| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 342357670 | Satellite selection (IPC) | 16 |
| 20100231448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING OPTIMAL SATELLITES IN VIEW - A system and method for determining one or more satellites in view of a wireless device. A request for satellite assistance data may be received from a requesting entity and a reference location determined as a function of the request. A set of satellites may be determined as a function of the reference location. Subsequent cached information may be determined for each satellite in the set of satellites if cached information already existing for each satellite in the set of satellites has been cached for greater than a predetermined time period. This subsequent cached information may then replace the previously existing cached information for the reference location. One or more satellites in view of the wireless device may then be determined as a function of either the subsequent cached information or previously existing cached information, and assistance data may be provided to the requesting entity to determine an estimated location of the wireless device. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110193743 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY PROCESSING CHANNELS IN A GNSS RECEIVER - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver comprising one or more regular channel circuits and one or more sniff channel circuits may be operable, utilizing the sniff channel circuits, to monitor power levels of currently visible GNSS satellites which are not being utilized by the regular channel circuits. An alternative GNSS satellite from the currently monitored GNSS satellites may be selected by the GNSS receiver based on the monitored power levels. GNSS signals received from the selected alternative GNSS satellite may be processed by a regular channel circuit. The GNSS receiver may be operable to detect, for example, signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) or carrier-to-noise density ratios (C/N0s) of the currently visible GNSS satellites utilizing the sniff channel circuits. The sniff channel circuits may not be utilized to generate GNSS measurements so that functionality of each of the sniff channel circuits may be reduced. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120056783 | METHOD OF SATELLITE STATUS JUDGMENT - A method of satellite status judgment and computer program applying the same is disclosed. The method includes steps of obtaining a signal variation slope of a first signal of a target satellite during a first observation time period, determining whether the target satellite is under a situation of being masked according to the slope of the first signal, and generating a prompt message when the target satellite is under the situation of being masked. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120188124 | GNSS RECEIVER AND OPERATING METHOD - A GNSS receiver ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120249369 | QUASI-COLD START SATELLITE VEHICLE SEARCH METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods, systems, computer readable media, and mobile devices for searching for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals include acquiring satellite position location signals from a first SV in the GNSS from an Earth location. From an SV position list a determination is made whether any SVs in the GNSS are not-in-view of the first SV. Satellite position location signals are searched from other SVs in the GNSS, except from any SVs that have been determined not-in-view of the first SV. According to one aspect, ellipsoidal, additional, and extrapolated elimination regions are created to expand the SVs that can be eliminated as being not-in-view. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120299771 | Method and Apparatus for Weak Data Bit Sync in a Positioning System - The present invention is related to location positioning systems, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus of synchronizing to data bits in a positioning system signal. According to a first aspect, the present invention speeds up data bit sync by allowing high Pfa in the overall bit sync computation (e.g. 10 | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130002485 | Satellite Subset Selection - Apparatus for calculating the location of a receiver by means of a location algorithm that generates a receiver location in dependence on signalling events received by that receiver from a set of satellites, the apparatus being arranged to select, from a constellation of satellites visible to the receiver, the set of satellites to use in the location algorithm in dependence on an effect that it is estimated using that set of satellites will have on the capability of the location algorithm to generate an accurate location for the receiver. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130088389 | SELECTION METHOD OF SATELLITES FOR RTK POSITIONING CALCULATION AND A SELECTION DEVICE OF SATELLITES FOR THE SAME - A use for real-time in RTK positioning is provided, which raises the capacity factor of high precision positioning time. The mask threshold of either an elevation angle mask or signal strength mask is initialized. The satellite signal chosen via this mask threshold performs RTK positioning calculation. The quality check of this positioning solution is performed. When a decision result is good, this positioning solution turns into a high precision positioning solution. When a decision result is bad, other mask thresholds are changed from an initial value. The satellite signal newly chosen via this changed mask threshold performs RTK positioning calculation. The quality check of this positioning solution is performed. When a decision result is good, this positioning solution turns into a high precision positioning solution. A quality check is performed by the Ratio test and a satellite signal also chooses a GLONASS signal automatically with a GPS signal. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130234888 | Method and Apparatus for Locating Mobile Receivers Using a Wide Area Reference Network for Propagating Ephemeris - A method and apparatus for distribution and delivery of global positioning system (GPS) satellite telemetry data using a communication link between a central site and a mobile GPS receiver. The central site is coupled to a network of reference satellite receivers that send telemetry data from all satellites to the central site. The mobile GPS receiver uses the delivered telemetry data to aid its acquisition of the GPS satellite signal. The availability of the satellite telemetry data enhances the mobile receiver's signal reception sensitivity. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140035784 | ENHANCING SEARCH CAPACITY OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) RECEIVERS - Enhancing search capacity of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. A method for searching satellite signals in a receiver includes performing a plurality of searches sequentially. The method also includes storing a result from each search of the plurality of searches in a consecutive section of a memory. Further, the method includes detecting free sections in the memory. The method also includes concatenating the free sections in the memory to yield a concatenated free section. Moreover, the method includes allocating the concatenated free section for performing an additional search. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140203965 | Culled Satellite Ephemeris Information for Quick, Accurate Assisted Locating Satellite Location Determination for Cell Site Antennas - Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a preferred group having a longest dwell time based on a time passing through an ellipsoid arc path through a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular base station). The culled locating satellites may select those visible, or more preferably those locating satellites currently within a cone of space above the relevant base station are selected for communication by a mobile device within the service area of the base station. The inverted cone of space may be defined for each antenna structure for any given base station, and each has 360 degrees of coverage, or less than 360 degrees of coverage, with relevant locating satellites. Thus, cell sites may be specifically used as reference points for culling the ephemeris information used to expedite Assisted GPS location determinations. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140240174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING NON-LINE OF SIGHT (NLOS) AROUND A GPS RECEIVER - Provided are a method and device for determining a non-line of sight (NLOS) state around a GPS receiver. The method may include collecting, from at least one satellite, satellite information including a direction angle, a signal to noise (SNR), and an altitude, selecting a satellite of which the NLOS state is to be determined based on an altitude value of the collected satellite information, and determining whether the selected satellite is in the NLOS state with respect to a direction to the satellite based on the SNR and direction angle included in the satellite information of the selected satellite. According to the present invention, by reducing a location calculation error that occurs due to a distance measurement error when a location is measured, a more precise result of location measurement can be obtained. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140333478 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION AND/OR SPEED OF A GUIDED VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A method for selecting usable satellites from among the satellites of a localization constellation, to determine an instantaneous kinematic state of a train, is provided. The method includes determining a measured value and an estimated value of a Doppler coefficient and/or a pseudo-range, then comparing the measured and estimated values and, in case of divergence, deleting the satellite from the usable satellites. The estimated value results from a dynamic model of the train, which uses only a kinematic state at a past moment to calculate an estimated instantaneous kinematic state and that uses a mapping of the track on which the guided vehicle moves. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140333479 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A SATELLITE - The invention relates to a method for selecting a satellite which is designed to send a global navigation satellite system-signal, also known as a GNSS-Signal, to a vehicle, consisting of: measuring measurement position data of the vehicle in relation to the satellite based on the GNSS-Signal; determining redundant reference position data of the vehicle in relation to the measurement position data determined according to the GNSS-Signal; and selecting the satellite when a comparison of the measurement position data and the reference position data meets a predetermined condition. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140354476 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR A SATELLITE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM RECEIVER TO SELECT A SUBSET OF TRACKING SATELLITES - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a satellite navigational system receiver to select a subset of tracking satellites from the satellites in view are described. In one method, after selecting the satellite with a highest elevation, satellites are selected for the tracking subset by searching the sectors of an azimuth plane map in sequence. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150301187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING SATELLITE SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for selecting a satellite system which performs a positioning in an electronic device are provided. The method and apparatus include determining a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) use mode, determining area information, the area information being information on an area where the electronic device is positioned, and selecting and activating at least one satellite system suitable for the area information among a plurality of GNSSs. | 10-22-2015 |
