Abstract: An RF receiver system is provided having a plurality of selectable antennas. The system includes a receiver for receiving RF signals from one of the plurality of antennas at a time. The receiver includes processing circuitry for processing the RF signals and generating a control signal to control selection of one of the antennas at a time. The system further includes a switched diversity module having a plurality of switches coupled to the plurality of antennas for selecting one of the antennas at a time. The switched diversity module further includes logic receiving the control signal generated by the receiver and generating logic output signals to control selection of one of the antennas at a time.

Abstract: A wireless satellite radio distribution network is disclosed. The wireless distribution network includes an integrated receiver/wireless router and at least one networked device. The integrated receiver/wireless router includes a receiving means that receives a plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming from a satellite signal. The integrated receiver/wireless router includes a distribution means for distributing one or more selected compressed bit streams of satellite programming from the plurality of compressed bit streams of satellite programming of the satellite signal over one or more routed network wireless paths to wirelessly distribute the selected one or more compressed bit stream(s) of satellite programming within a localized area. The at least one networked device is positioned in the localized area and includes a communication means for communicating over the one or more routed network wireless path.

Abstract: An SDARS receiver for use with at least two antennae, each of which receives bitstreams from a first satellite, bitstreams from a second satellite, and bitstreams from a terrestrial repeater, including demodulators configured to switch between demodulating bitstreams from the satellites and to switch between demodulating bitstreams from the terrestrial repeater, and a processor coupled to the demodulators, the processor being configured to switch the demodulators according to a variety of algorithms.