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7400293 Atmospheric turbulence analysis system  
A turbulence analysis system comprises a communication interface and a processing system. The communication interface receives time variance metrics for a plurality of satellite signals. The time...
7394423 Internet protocol based 911 system  
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for initiating and handling an emergency IP request using an IP enabled device having GPS capability. The IP enabled device is...
7392134 Satellite navigation controller  
A navigation device changes a position determination accuracy of a receiver for satellite navigation to a higher accuracy in the following cases: when the subject vehicle approaches a destination,...
7391677 Positioning device, positioning method, and timepiece having the positioning device  
A positioning device has a reception unit for receiving navigation messages transmitted continuously in a time series from positioning information satellites orbiting the Earth and determines the...
7382317 Two-stage location system  
Systems and methods are provided for two-stage location. In one implementation, there is provided a method for receiving a first location of a first radio, the first radio providing the first...
7382315 System for and method of improving beyond line-of-sight transmissions and receptions  
A radio system can be configured as a beyond line-of-sight system and includes a number of antennas, a number of phase adjusters and a transmitter/receiver unit. Each of the phase adjusters can be...
7378956 ULID data structure, ULID-based location acquisition method and location-based service system  
The present invention relates to an LBS system in which user location information is obtained using a ULID code of RFID tags attached to various places such as a building, a store, road signs,...
7379729 Locator system  
A locator system is disclosed. An e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured receive a request to generate location information regarding a remote mobile station, and...
7376507 Geophysics-based method of locating a stationary earth object  
A geophysics-based method for determining the position of a stationary earth object uses the periodic changes in the gravity vector of the earth caused by the sun- and moon-orbits. Because the...
7372400 Methods and apparatus for a navigation system with reduced susceptibility to interference and jamming  
A navigation system provides a significant level of protection against all forms of interference or jamming to GPS in a cost-effective way. The system employs a network of ground reference stations...
7366611 System and method for detecting interference in global positioning satellite signals  
A system and method are provided for detecting local interference in GPS signals. A GPS receiver is capable of determining its GPS coordinates. A memory is capable of storing an initial location of...
7365679 Positioning apparatus, control method of positioning apparatus, control program for positioning apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium having control program for positioning apparatus recorded therein  
A positioning apparatus that measures a current position by using measurement basis codes carried on satellite waves from a plurality of positioning satellites includes: a first phase error...
7365681 GPS receiver having a prescribed time-of-entry into an operation mode  
A GPS receiver having a fast method for determining GPS clock time. The GPS receiver includes a signal processor for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites and detecting current GPS data bits...
7362265 Process for accurate location determination in GPS positioning system  
A base station (server) transmits assisting information to the user's receiver (rover). Signals from at least 5 satellites are used for 3-dimensional positioning. Pseudorange measurements are made...
7358896 Multiband GNSS receiver  
RF receiver for GNSS signals, (e.g., GPS, Galileo, Glonass), composed of a single chip and a low number of external components, has a number of independent signal paths each including a separate IF...
7358893 Pseudo random code modulated signal combiner  
A circuit and associated method for determining the heading of a vehicle or device with a satellite ranging system receiver is provided. The circuit requires only a single front end RF stage. A...
7355535 Signal processing providing lower downsampling losses  
Methods and devices for processing GPS signals are provided. The device includes: means for storing one or more lookup tables, each lookup table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry...
7355550 Methods and systems for distinguishing ARINC 743 from ARINC 743A protocols  
An apparatus and method for automatically adjusting for data protocol discrepancies. The apparatus includes a unit that receives a signal from GPS receiver. The signal was formatted according to a...
7355513 Ultra-reliable personnel position locating system  
A survivor locator system allows for the detection of the location for a person who is lost and requires recovery and extraction from their current environment. By using a phase matched antenna...
7352322 GPS-based positioning system for mobile GPS terminals  
The present invention discloses a GPS system that uses call-processor intelligence to determine the mode of operation of a GPS receiver located in a GPS terminal. The modes are selected based on...
7349705 Wireless remote location system and method  
A wireless subscriber unit for a tracking and locating system and method is disclosed. The locating system provides positional information of remote locator devices in the form of images viewable...
7348921 GPS receiver using stored navigation data bits for a fast determination of GPS clock time  
A GPS receiver having a fast method for determining GPS clock time. The GPS receiver includes a signal processor for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites and detecting current GPS data bits...
7345652 Antenna system and RF signal interference abatement method  
Disclosed is an antenna system including a Luneberg Lens having a spherically shaped outer surface and a spherically shaped focal surface spaced from its outer surface with a plurality of patch...
7345582 Methods for detecting, computing and disseminating location information of weapons of mass destruction  
The present invention relates systems and methods to determine the location information of a signal made from a radioactive device or hazardous material. The system employs multiple radiation...
7345628 Location dependent display of information for GPS devices  
An invention for providing information to a GPS device by selecting location-specific information stored on a memory medium incorporated in the GPS device, or received by the GPS device from...
7342533 Method and apparatus for obtaining satellite trajectory data at a satellite positioning system receiver  
Method and apparatus for locating position of a mobile receiver is described. In one embodiment, satellite measurements are obtained at the mobile receiver for a plurality of satellites in a...
7340346 Method for generating data set  
A computer method of generating a probabilistic dataset relating to a weather event includes inputting data representative of an historical weather event, and generating data representative of a...
7340283 Globally referenced positioning in a shielded environment  
A method, apparatus and system for globally referenced positioning in a shielded environment includes integrating and correlating information from a UWB receiver, a GPS receiver, and a bent-path...
7340212 Method and system for delivery of location-specific data using digital satellite broadcast  
A method and system for location-specific delivery of digital satellite broadcast data comprising determining a current service location, selecting a satellite radio band based on the...
7340343 RTK positioning system and positioning method therefor  
The locations of pseudolites and the location of a stationary reference station are previously known by a user processing unit, and codes and carrier phase of signals transmitted from the...
7336176 Position indicating system  
A position indicating system includes: a position indicating device, a first reference device, and a second reference device. The position indicating device includes: a first position indicating...
7336227 Portable position determining device  
A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to...
7337062 Walker navigation device and program  
A pedestrian navigation device ( 10 A) of this invention comprises a position information reception portion ( 12 ), which obtains current position information from a GPS ( 20 ); a position...
7336225 Synthetic phase processor for controlling accuracy of high integrity GPS positions  
A positioning system or synthetic phase processor or rover station for providing high integrity positions with graduated accuracies. The positioning system includes one or more real time kinematic...
7336224 Satellite positioning system receivers and methods  
A satellite positioning system receiver having a battery, wherein the receiver is programmed to determine ( 310 ) whether the receiver is connected to a power supply other than its battery, to...
7336226 Object identification system combined with millimeter-wave passive image system and global positioning system (GPS) for the blind  
This invention relates to an object identification device, for the blind, that identifies objects such as walls and cars by detecting the ambient environment through a 94-GHz millimeter-wave image...
7333054 Information processing device, power supply control method, and computer program  
An information processing device includes a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power supply...
7333815 Power-saving remote locator system and method  
A server for authenticating subscribers in a tracking and locating system and method is disclosed. The locating system provides positional information of locator devices in the form of pages...
7321774 Inexpensive position sensing device  
Inexpensive position sensing devices that allow widespread use and availability of position information are disclosed. One embodiment of the position-sensing device acquires, down converts and...
7313401 Positioning system using packet radio to determine position and to obtain information relative to a position  
A positioning system includes the ability to receive GPS signals and to receive and transmit packet radio signals. The positioning system receives GPS transmissions to determine its pseudo...
7310063 Navigation system for a snorkeler  
A navigation system is provided for use by a snorkeler. A GPS signal receiving antenna ( 31 ) is coupled to the snorkeler in a substantially fixed spatial relationship and communicates with a...
7310064 Rebroadcasting method and system for navigation signals  
A “synchrolite” or rebroadcasting device allows GPS or GNSS navigation signals received at one or several locations to be processed at a separate location. The signals received by the...
7307585 Integrated aeroelasticity measurement system  
An aircraft aeroelasticity measurement system according to the invention can be used to perform in-flight wing twist measurements of an aircraft or any moving vehicle or structure on which its...
7308360 Technique for audibly providing driving directions using a mobile telephone  
A method for providing driving directions can include the step of within a mobile telephone device, associating one or more of audio files with enabling GPS coordinates. The audio files can include...
7305244 Method for activating a location-based function, a system and a device  
A method for activating a location-based function, at least one item of position data is determined for the function as a condition for activating the function. A device in a wireless communication...
7305303 Personal navigation using terrain-correlation and/or signal-of-opportunity information  
A navigation system includes an inertial navigation unit. The navigation system also includes a Kalman filter that generates corrective feedback for use by the inertial navigation unit. The Kalman...
7299126 System and method for evaluating moving queries over moving objects  
The present invention is directed to a system and a method for evaluating a plurality of moving queries over moving objects. The method, which can be embodied in a computer readable medium...
7298320 Waterproof combined global positioning system receiver and two-way radio and method of waterproof enclosure fabrication  
A combined global positioning system receiver and two-way radio communications unit (GPS/radio unit) that is configured for wirelessly communicating with one or more other such units and that...
7298322 Navigation device which switches the feed to an interface of a central processing unit between digital position information obtained with an internal antenna or digital position information obtained with an external antenna  
A navigation device ( 1 ) with a housing ( 2 ), an antenna ( 3 ), forming a part of the device ( 1 ), for position signals, an internal conversion unit ( 11 ) for evaluating and converting the...
7295920 Apparatus and method for car relocation and parking timer  
A method and portable device is provided to assist a person to relocate their parked car and track the time the car should be attended to. A device embodiment includes a car location recording...