An apparatus and method for simultaneously processing each of a plurality of carrier signals having data modulated thereon, wherein a complete data stream is formed by extracting at least portions of at least two of the modulated signals and combining the extracted portions. Each of the portions of the...http://www.google.de/patents/US20030165200?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030165200 - Method and apparatus for simultaneously retrieving portions of a data stream from different channels