Mobile radio communication devices and methods for controlling a mobile radio communication device

1. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive radio pilot information via a predefined physical radio channel according to a radio communication technology family, wherein the radio pilot information comprises availability information about the availability of at least one radio communication technology of at least one other radio communication technology family;

a radio communication protocol controller configured to provide at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family based on the received pilot information.

2. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the radio communication protocol controller comprises a programmable controller.

3. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a decoder configured to decode the received pilot information.

4. The mobile radio communication device of claim 3 ,

wherein the decoder comprises at least one radio baseband circuit configured to decode the received pilot information.

5. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the predefined physical channel is a Cognitive Pilot Channel.

6. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the predefined physical channel is a non-cognitive physical channel; and

wherein the pilot information is received via a Virtual Cognitive Pilot Channel.

7. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the at least one radio communication technology family and the at least one other radio communication technology family comprises at least one radio communication technology family selected from a group of radio communication technology families consisting of

Short Range radio communication technology family;

Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology family;

Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology family.

8. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power supply switch configured to provide power to the receiver or the radio communication protocol controller.

9. The mobile radio communication device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a power supply switch controller configured to control the power supply switch to deactivate power supply to the receiver while the radio communication protocol controller performs processing.

10. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a further receiver coupled to the radio communication protocol controller such that the receiver characteristics of the further receiver may be controlled by the radio communication protocol controller.

11. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the radio communication protocol controller is configured to provide at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family selected from a group of radio communication protocols consisting of:

a physical radio communication protocol layer radio communication protocol;

a medium access control radio communication protocol layer radio communication protocol; and

a network radio communication protocol layer radio communication protocol.

12. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 ,

wherein the receiver is configured to receive at least a portion of the at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family.

13. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first memory configured to store the program code implementing at least a portion of the at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family.

14. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a working memory coupled to the radio communication protocol controller, wherein the working memory stores the program code the radio communication protocol controller uses to provide at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family based on the received pilot information.

15. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first memory configured to store the program code implementing at least a portion of the at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family;

a working memory coupled to the radio communication protocol controller, wherein the working memory stores the program code the radio communication protocol controller uses to provide at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family based on the received pilot information;

wherein the radio communication protocol controller is configured to load the required portion of the program code of the at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family from the first memory into the working memory.

16. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiver controller configured to control the receiver such that only predefined pilot information is forwarded to the radio communication protocol controller.

17. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a radio scanner configured to scan for radio communication signals other than the signals received by the receiver.

18. A method for controlling a mobile radio communication device, comprising:

receiving radio pilot information via a predefined physical radio channel according to a radio communication technology family, wherein the radio pilot information comprises availability information about the availability of at least one radio communication technology of at least one other radio communication technology family;

providing at least one radio communication protocol of the at least one radio communication technology of the at least one other radio communication technology family based on the received pilot information.

19. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a cognitive pilot channel receiver configured to receive cognitive pilot channel information via a predefined physical radio channel;

a determination circuit configured to determine as to whether a predefined receiving criterion of the receiving of radio signals is fulfilled; and

a cognitive pilot channel receiver activator configured to activate the cognitive pilot channel receiver based on whether the predefined receiving criterion of the receiving of radio signals is fulfilled or not;

wherein the determination circuit is configured to determine as to whether a predefined receiving criterion relating to the receiving quality of the received radio signals is fulfilled; and

wherein the cognitive pilot channel receiver activator is configured to activate the cognitive pilot channel receiver based on whether the receiving quality of the received radio signals is lower than a predefined receiving quality threshold.

20. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a cognitive pilot channel receiver configured to receive cognitive pilot channel information via a predefined physical radio channel;

a determination circuit configured to determine as to whether a predefined receiving criterion of the receiving of radio signals is fulfilled;

a cognitive pilot channel receiver activator configured to activate the cognitive pilot channel receiver based on whether the predefined receiving criterion of the receiving of radio signals is fulfilled or not; and

a radio communication protocol controller configured to provide at least one radio communication protocol of at least one radio communication technology of at least one radio communication technology family selected from a plurality of different radio communication technology families.

21. The mobile radio communication device of claim 20 ,

wherein the radio communication protocol controller comprises a programmable controller.

22. The mobile radio communication device of claim 20 ,

wherein the at least one radio communication technology family comprises at least one radio communication technology family selected from a group of radio communication technology families consisting of:

Short Range radio communication technology family;

Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology family;

Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology family.