Methods, wireless radio receivers, and systems for selecting a data stream from concurrently demodulated radio signals

A method for selecting demodulated radio signals comprising:

• demodulating radio signals received via a TDMA channel to provide a first data stream;
• demodulating the radio signals concurrently to provide a second data stream;
• determining a first error level associated with the first data stream and a second error level associated with the second data stream;
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• determining a first error rate associated with the first data stream using Class 1B bits received in a frame of a TDMA channel that carries the radio signals and a second error rate associated with the second data stream using the Class 1B bits if the first and second error levels are acceptable.

A wireless radio receiver comprising:

• a first demodulator circuit that receives radio signals and is configured to provide a first data stream;
• a second demodulator circuit that receives the radio signals and is configured to demodulate the radio signals concurrently with the first demodulator to provide a second data stream with the first data stream;
• a first error circuit, electrically coupled to the first demodulator circuit, that is configured to determine a first error level associated with the first data stream that indicates the acceptability of the first data stream for further processing;
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• a second error circuit, electrically coupled to the second demodulator circuit, that is configured to determine a second error level associated with the second data stream that indicates the acceptability of the second data stream for further processing.

A wireless radio receiver comprising:

• a first demodulator circuit that receives radio signals and that is configured to provide a first data stream;
• a second demodulator circuit that receives the radio signals and that is configured to demodulate the radio signals concurrently with the first demodulator to provide a second data stream;
• a first error level circuit, electrically coupled to the first demodulator circuit, that is configured to determine a first error level associated with the first data stream using Class 1A bits received in a frame of a TDMA channel;
• a second error level circuit, electrically coupled to the second demodulator circuit that is configured to determine a second error level associated with the second data stream using the Class 1A bits;
• a first error rate circuit, electrically coupled to the first demodulator circuit, that is configured to provide a first error rate associated with the first data stream using at least Class 1B bits received via in the frame of the TDMA channel;
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• a second error rate circuit, electrically coupled to the second demodulator circuit, that is configured to provide a second error rate associated with the second data stream using at least the Class 1B bits.

A system for selecting demodulated radio signals comprising:

• means for demodulating radio signals to provide a first data stream;
• demodulating the radio signals concurrently to provide a second data stream;
• means for determining a first error level associated with the first data stream that indicates the acceptability of the first data stream for further processing;
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• means for determining a second error level associated with the second data stream that indicates the acceptability of the second data stream for further processing.