Shared receive path for simultaneous received signals

A method of processing received signals, the method comprising:

• determining a handoff condition between base stations operating in different communication modes;
• converting a first receive signal from a first base station supporting the handoff condition to a to a first converted signal in a first frequency band;
• converting a second signal from a second base station supporting the handoff condition to a second converted signal in a second frequency band, at least a portion of the first frequency band overlapping a portion of the second frequency band, and wherein converting the second signal to the second converted signal occurs during at least a portion of time that the first receive signal is converted to the first converted signal;
• combining the first converted signal with the second converted signal;
• processing the combined first and second converted signal according to a first mode;
• and
• simultaneously processing the combined first and second converted signal according to a second mode to extract information contained in at least one of the first and second signal.

A wireless device comprising:

• means for converting, during a handoff condition, a received first signal in a first receive frequency band to a first converted signal in a first frequency band;
• means for converting, during the handoff condition, a second signal in a second receive frequency band distinct from the first receive frequency band to a second converted signal in a second frequency band, at least a portion of the first frequency band overlapping a portion of the second frequency band, and wherein converting the second signal occurs during at least a portion of time that the first receive signal is converted to the first converted signal;
• means for combining the first converted signal with the second converted signal;
• and
• means for processing the combined first and second converted signal by processing the combined signal according to a first mode and simultaneously processing the combined signal according to a second mode, distinct from the first mode.

One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, the processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of processing received signals, the method comprising:

• programming a first oscillator to convert, during a handoff condition, a received first signal in a first receive frequency band to a first converted signal in a first frequency band;
• programming a second oscillator, distinct from the first oscillator, to simultaneously convert, during the handoff condition, a second signal to a second converted signal in a second frequency band, at least a portion of the first frequency band overlapping a portion of the second frequency band;
• and
• processing a combined signal comprising the first converted signal combined with the second converted signal by processing the combined signal according to a first mode and simultaneously processing the combined signal according to a second mode, distinct from the first mode.

A method of processing received signals, the method comprising:

• simultaneously frequency converting a first receive signal in a first receive frequency band and a second receive signal in a second receive frequency band distinct from the first receive frequency band to a converted first signal and a converted second signal in a common frequency band;
• combining the converted first signal with the converted second signal to generate a combined signal;
• and
• processing the combined signal to extract information from the converted first signal and the converted second signal, wherein processing the combined signal includes processing the combined signal according to a first mode, and simultaneously processing the combined signal according to a second mode.