MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BAND MULTIPLE STANDARD INFORMATION SIGNAL MODULAR BASEBAND PROCESSING MODULE

1 . A wireless device comprising:

an antenna operable to receive a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of RF information signals within respective information signal frequency bands;

a receiver section coupled to the antenna and operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by at least one shift frequency to produce a corresponding baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal that includes a set of BB/IF information signals; and

processing circuitry coupled to the receiver section having a plurality information signal modules and operable to:

determine a set of information signals for receipt;

produce the at least one shift frequency to the receiver section based upon the set of information signals;

enable a set of information signal modules corresponding to the set of information signals; and

extract data from the set of BB/IF information signals using the enabled set of information signal modules.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of information signal modules corresponds to a respective communication protocol standard.

3 . The wireless device of claim 2 , wherein the communication protocol standards are selected from the group consisting of:

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication standards;

Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) communication standards;

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication standards; and

cellular telephony communication standards.

4 . The wireless device of claim 1 , further comprising frequency shift circuitry coupled between the receiver section and the processing circuitry and operable to shift a frequency of at least one of the BB/IF information signals.

5 . The wireless device of claim 1 , the receiver section comprises:

a first receive path of a plurality of receive paths that is operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a first shift frequency to produce a first BB/IF information signal; and

a second receive path of the plurality of receive paths that is operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a second shift frequency to produce a second BB/IF information signal.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , the receiver section comprises:

a first receive path of a plurality of receive paths that is operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a first shift frequency to produce a first BB/IF information signal;

a second receive path of the plurality of receive paths that is operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a second shift frequency to produce a second BB/IF information signal; and

a third receive path of the plurality of receive paths is operable to down-convert the RF MFBMS signal by a third shift frequency to produce a third BB/IF information signal.

7 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the set of BB/IF information signals is fewer than the plurality of RF information signals.

8 . The wireless device 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.

9 . The wireless device 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.

10 . The wireless device 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.

11 . The wireless device 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.

12 . A wireless device comprising:

processing circuitry having a plurality of information signal modules and operable to:

determine a set of information signals for transmission;

determining at least one shift frequency based upon the set of information signals; and

enable a set of information signal modules corresponding to the set of information signals, the set of information signal modules operable to produce a set of baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signals;

a transmitter section coupled to the processing circuitry and comprising:

a transmitter section coupled to the processing circuitry and operable to up-convert the plurality of BB/IF information signals by the at least one shift frequency to form a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of RF information signals within a plurality of information signal frequency bands; and

an antenna coupled to the transmitter section operable to transmit the RF MFBMS signal.

13 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of information signal modules corresponds to a respective communication protocol standard.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the communication protocol standards are selected from the group consisting of:

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication standards;

Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) communication standards;

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication standards; and

cellular telephony communication standards.

15 . The wireless device of claim 12 , further comprising frequency shift circuitry coupled between the transmitter section and the processing circuitry and operable to shift a frequency of at least one of the BB/IF information signals.

16 . The wireless device of claim 12 , the transmitter section comprises:

a first transmit path of a plurality of transmit paths that is operable to up-convert a first BB/IF information signal by a first shift frequency to produce a first RF information signal; and

a second transmit path of the plurality of transmit paths that is operable to up-convert a second BB/IF information signal by a second shift frequency to produce a second RF information signal.

17 . The wireless device of claim 12 , the transmitter section comprises:

a first transmit path of a plurality of transmit paths that is operable to up-convert a first BB/IF information signal by a first shift frequency to produce a first RF information signal;

a second transmit path of the plurality of transmit paths that is operable to up-convert a second BB/IF information signal by a second shift frequency to produce a second RF information signal; and

a third transmit path of the plurality of transmit paths that is operable to up-convert a third BB/IF information signal by a second shift frequency to produce a third RF information signal.

18 . The wireless device of claim 12 , 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.

19 . The wireless device of claim 12 , 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.

20 . The wireless device of claim 12 , 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.

21 . The wireless device of claim 12 , 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.

22 . A method for operating a wireless device comprising:

receiving a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of RF information signals within respective information signal frequency bands;

down-converting the RF MFBMS signal by at least one shift frequency to produce a corresponding baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signal that includes a set of BB/IF information signals; and

determining a set of information signals for receipt;

producing the at least one shift frequency to the receiver section based upon the set of information signals;

enabling a set of information signal modules of a processing module corresponding to the set of information signals; and

extracting data from the set of BB/IF information signals using the enabled set of information signal modules.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein each of the plurality of information signal modules corresponds to a respective communication protocol standard.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the communication protocol standards are selected from the group consisting of:

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication standards;

Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) communication standards;

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication standards; and

cellular telephony communication standards.

25 . The method of claim 22 , further comprising shifting a frequency of at least one of the BB/IF information signals.

26 . A method comprising:

determining a set of information signals for transmission;

determining at least one shift frequency based upon the set of information signals;

enabling a set of information signal modules corresponding to the set of information signals;

the set of information signal modules operable to producing a set of baseband/low Intermediate Frequency (BB/IF) information signals;

up-converting the plurality of BB/IF information signals by the at least one shift frequency to form a Radio Frequency (RF) Multiple Frequency Bands Multiple Standards (MFBMS) signal having a plurality of RF information signals within a plurality of information signal frequency bands; and

transmitting the RF MFBMS signal.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein each of the plurality of information signal modules corresponds to a respective communication protocol standard.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the communication protocol standards are selected from the group consisting of:

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication standards;

Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) communication standards;

Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) communication standards; and

cellular telephony communication standards.

29 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising shifting a frequency of at least one of the BB/IF information signals.