A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system (100) shares the downlink processing burden among members of a local group of local stations. The method includes receiving the radio communication (302) at a first mobile station (304) of a plurality of mobile stations (300)....http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7024196?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7024196 - Method and apparatus for distributing processing load for decoding radio frequency transmissions