MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BAND INFORMATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY BAND COMPRESSION
A wireless device includes processing circuitry and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver section. The processing circuitry determines a set of information signals for receipt that are carried by a RF Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of information signal frequency bands with first frequency band separation. The RF receiver section, for each information signal of the set of information signals, down-converts the RF MFBMS signal by a respective shift frequency to produce a respective baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal and band pass filter the respective BB/IF information signal. The RF receiver section combines the BB/IF information signals corresponding to the set of information signals to form a BB/IF MFBMS signal having second frequency band separation of the information signals that differs from the first frequency band separation(s). The processing circuitry extracts data from the first and second information signals of the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
1 . A method for operating a wireless device comprising:
the wireless device determining a set of information signals for receipt, the set of information signals carried by a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of information signal frequency bands with first frequency band separation(s);
a RF receiver section of the wireless device receiving the RF MFBMS signal;
the RF receiver section of the wireless device:
for a first information signal of the set of information signals, down-converting the RF MFBMS signal by a first shift frequency and band pass filtering the down-converted signal to produce a first baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal;
for a second information signal of the set of information signals, down-converting the RF MFBMS signal by a second shift frequency and band pass filtering the down-converted signal to produce a second BB/IF information signal; and
combining the first and second BB/IF information signals to form a BB/IF MFBMS signal having second frequency band separation of the first and second information signals that differs from the first frequency band separation(s); and
a baseband processor of the wireless device extracting data from the first and second information signals of the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
2 . The method of claim 1 , the RF receiver section of the wireless device further:
for a third information signal of the set of information signals, down-converting the RF MFBMS signal by a third shift frequency and band pass filtering the down converted signal to produce a third BB/IF information signal; and
combining the third BB/IF information signal with the first and second BB/IF information signals to form the BB/IF MFBMS signal having the second frequency band separation.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a bi-directional communication frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first bi-directional communication frequency band;
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a second bi-directional communication frequency band; and
a third information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first plurality of information signals; and
the BB/IF MFBMS signal comprises a second plurality of information signals, the second plurality of information signals of the first plurality of information signals.
8 . A method for operating a wireless device comprising:
the wireless device determining a set of information signals for receipt, the set of information signals carried by a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of information signal frequency bands with first frequency band separation(s);
a RF receiver section of the wireless device receiving the RF MFBMS signal;
the RF receiver section of the wireless device, for each information signal of the set of information signals:
down-converting the RF MFBMS signal by a respective shift frequency to produce a respective baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal;
band pass filtering the respective BB/IF information signal; and
the RF receiver section combining the BB/IF information signals corresponding to the set of information signals to form a BB/IF MFBMS signal having second frequency band separation of the information signals that differs from the first frequency band separation(s); and
a baseband processor of the wireless device extracting data from the first and second information signals of the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a bi-directional communication frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first bidirectional communication frequency band;
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a second bidirectional communication frequency band; and
a third information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first plurality of information signals; and
the BB/IF MFBMS signal comprises a second plurality of information signals, the second plurality of information signals of the first plurality of information signals.
14 . A wireless device comprising:
processing circuitry operable to determine a set of information signals for receipt, the set of information signals carried by a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of information signal frequency bands with first frequency band separation(s);
a RF receiver section coupled to the processing circuitry and operable to:
for each information signal of the set of information signals:
down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a respective shift frequency to produce a respective baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal;
band pass filter the respective BB/IF information signal; and
combine the BB/IF information signals corresponding to the set of information signals to form a BB/IF MFBMS signal having second frequency band separation of the information signals that differs from the first frequency band separation(s); and
the processing circuitry operable to extract data from the first and second information signals of the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
15 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
for a first information signal of the set of information signals, the RF receiver is operable to:
down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a first shift frequency; and
band pass filter the down-converted signal to produce a first baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal;
for a second information signal of the set of information signals, the RF receiver is operable to:
down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a second shift frequency; and
band pass filter the down-converted signal to produce a second baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal;
the baseband processing module is operable to combine the first and second BB/IF information signals to form the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
16 . The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein:
for a third information signal of the set of information signals, the RF receiver is operable to:
down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a third shift frequency; and
band pass filter the down converted signal to produce a third BB/IF information signal; and
be baseband processing module is operable to combine the third BB/IF information signal with the first and second BB/IF information signals to form the BB/IF MFBMS signal.
17 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
18 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a cellular telephony frequency band.
19 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a bi-directional communication frequency band; and
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
20 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
a first information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first bidirectional communication frequency band;
a second information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a second bidirectional communication frequency band; and
a third information signal frequency band of the RF MFBMS signal comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band.
21 . The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:
the RF MFBMS signal comprises a first plurality of information signals; and
the BB/IF MFBMS signal comprises a second plurality of information signals, the second plurality of information signals of the first plurality of information signals.