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7633438 Method of downloading ephemeris data based on user activity  
Ephemeris data is downloaded intelligently to a GPS-enabled wireless communications device based on user activity rather than at fixed predetermined intervals. Ephemeris data can be downloaded to...
7633439 Method and system for processing positioning signals based on predetermined message data segment  
A method and system for determining a geolocation of an object includes collecting a positioning signal including a predetermined message data segment. A time of arrival of the predetermined...
7633440 Positioning receiver  
A positioning receiver is shown having one or more receiving channels for receiving a signal from a positioning station, a controlling element for controlling the reception of the signal from the...
7630830 Navigation apparatus, driving direction guidance method, and navigation system  
A navigation apparatus and a driving direction guiding method are capable of clearly indicating a correct direction in which a vehicle should be driven at an exit when the vehicle exits a parking...
7629925 Positioning apparatus  
A positioning apparatus and a point positioning method which estimated with high accuracy with only one linear regression equation is provided. The positioning apparatus ( 10 ) includes the two GPS...
7626958 Serial port multiplexing protocol  
An interface system for interfacing to a first receiving device receiving a first plurality of signals and a second receiving device receives a second signal includes a microcontroller coupled to...
7626539 Method and apparatus for managing time in a satellite positioning system  
A method, apparatus and system for time management in a position-location system is described. The method may include (i) obtaining, at a global-navigation-satellite-system receiver while being...
7626542 Mitigating interference in a signal  
A method and receiver are disclosed for mitigating or substantially canceling signal interference between signals detected at the receiver. Once a presumed interfering signal(s) is acquired,...
7623069 Present position locating method  
An evaluation point E of a present position candidate corresponding to each satellite set is calculated based on an a priori residual (APR) (APR value), a PDOP value, and the number of satellites...
7623067 Fast search GPS receiver  
A system within a multi-channel GPS receiver that searches for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites by receipt of a plurality of GPS signals where each GPS signal corresponds to a GPS...
7623068 Detection of deception signal used to deceive geolocation receiver of a satellite navigation system  
A method for detecting the presence of a deception signal associated with a satellite navigation system. The deception signal has certain “observables”, which can be used by a GPS receiver to...
7619560 GPS processing arrangement  
A software GPS processing arrangement comprising a FIFO buffer for receiving a stream of the GPS signal samples, a memory, a DMA controller for transferring the GPS signal samples from the FIFO...
7612713 First output position calculation method, storage medium, positioning device, and electronic instrument  
In the first positioning, a positioning process that calculates the present position based on acquired GPS satellite signals (step A 3 ) is performed a plurality of times. A number of times that...
7612711 System and method for communicating low data rate information with a radar system  
A method is disclosed for transmitting low data rate symbols from a communications terminal to a burst radar transceiver. A plurality of bursts can be emitted from a burst radar transceiver, each...
7609204 System and method for dynamically estimating output variances for carrier-smoothing filters  
An improved system and method is disclosed for dynamically estimating the output variances of carrier-smoothing filters used, for example, in GPS receivers. By accurately estimating the output...
7605750 Enhancing mobile multiple-access communication networks  
A global positioning system receiver for use to determine accurate position during flight based on data received from GPS satellites, the receiver including a clock with high short term accuracy,...
7603232 Vehicle position tracking system via satellite and method thereof  
A vehicle position information transmitter via satellite, a method thereof, a vehicle position tracking system using the same and a method thereof are provided. The transmitter transmits vehicle...
7598907 System and method for WWAN/WLAN position estimation  
Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS...
7593706 Dynamic pre-selector for a GPS receiver  
A GPS receiver circuit ( 300 ) for reducing insertion loss. The receiver circuit ( 300 ) includes a switch ( 304 ) for diverting input signals between a filtered pathway ( 312 ) and a short circuit...
7593738 GPS synchronization for wireless communications stations  
A method and system are specified to determine, provide, and exploit the precise time base relations between the distinct signal timings of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a wireless...
7592950 Method and apparatus for combining measurements and determining clock offsets between different satellite positioning systems  
Method and apparatus for processing satellite signals from a first satellite navigation system and a second satellite navigation system is described. In one example, at least one first pseudorange...
7590405 Apparatus for enabling a mobile communicator and methods of using the same  
An apparatus and method for enabling a Mobile Communicator, such as a cell phone or Mobile Communication Device. A Mobile Communicator comprising: an Enabling System, wherein the Enabling System...
7586382 Methods and systems for temperature related frequency drift compensation  
Systems and methods are provided that compensate for frequency drift due to temperature variation without the need for a temperature sensor. In one embodiment, a navigation receiver with an...
7586440 Independent positioning device and independent positioning method  
A linear regression equation is comprised of the objective variables and the explanatory variables. The objective variables are comprised of the L1 carrier phases, the L2 carrier phases, the C/A...
7579984 Ultra-tightly coupled GPS and inertial navigation system for agile platforms  
An Ultra-Tightly Coupled GPS-inertial navigation system for use in a moving agile platform includes a range residual extractor that uses best curve fitting of a third order polynomial for...
7580794 Remote subscription unit for GNSS information  
A GPS information service system for providing supplemental GPS correction and signal acquisition information to subscribers. A GPS information server broadcasts GPS aiding information encrypted...
7579985 Positioning apparatus, control method of positioning apparatus, control program for positioning apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for storing control program for positioning apparatus  
A positioning apparatus for positioning a current position based on satellite signals from positioning satellites includes: positioning time unit information estimating means for estimating...
7576690 Position determination with reference data outage  
Position determination at a rover station on the basis of positioning signals from a plurality of positioning satellites. During normal operation a position of the rover station is determined on...
7574168 Selective GPS denial system  
A selective GPS denial system includes a plurality of GPS deniers for disrupting reliable operation of GPS receivers, a plurality of remote sensor interfaces, a gateway, and a computer management...
7573423 Method of acquiring satellite data  
The present invention provides a method of acquisition of satellite data by a mobile device including a radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) receiver. The method includes: the receiver...
7574301 Global positioning system receiver and correlating circuit thereof  
A global positioning System receiver and a correlating circuit thereof are disclosed. They sequentially and in parallel generate the portion of bits of the C/A code representing the satellite,...
7574218 Systems and methods for transmitting global positioning system information  
A wireless communication system includes a location assist system that is configured to interface with a network, such as the Internet, or a server, such as an HTTP server, to obtain GPS...
7570206 Positioning device, positioning control method, positioning control program, and computer-readable recording medium having positioning control program recorded thereon  
A positioning device comprising: a peak frequency determination section which determines a peak frequency which is a reception frequency corresponding to a maximum correlation value of a specific...
7570207 Positioning device, electronic instrument, and storage medium storing program  
Signals output from two filters included in a filter section 70 and differing in passband are respectively stored in different memories included in a memory section 80 , and a positioning...
7567208 Position and time determination under weak signal conditions  
Described herein are systems and methods that are capable of determining receiver position and system time under weak signal conditions. When the receiver is unable to accurately determine the...
7564406 Method and apparatus in standalone positioning without broadcast ephemeris  
The present invention provides methods and system for enabling a standalone navigation receiver capable of generating receiver specific predicted satellite orbits based on historical navigation...
7551133 GPS navigation using interacting multiple model (IMM) estimator and probabilistic data association filter (PDAF)  
A method for GPS navigation which uses an interacting multiple-model (IMM) estimator with a probabilistic data association filter (PDAF) improves navigation performance. The method includes (a)...
7551132 GPS receiver with fast acquisition time  
Method for acquiring a plurality of GPS signals, in which the signals received from the space vehicles are correlated, in an array of parallel processing modules ( 20 ) with local replicas of a...
7551126 GNSS sample processor for determining the location of an event  
An apparatus and method for determining a GNSS position of an event where an event capture device writes a short burst of GNSS signal samples with an approximate time into an event data file and a...
7545317 Method and apparatus for navigation data downloads from weak signals  
The present invention provides systems and methods that enable a standalone receiver capable of downloading navigation data under weak signal conditions. In an embodiment, a standalone navigation...
7545319 Configurable satellite positioning system receivers with programmable inputs  
Generic SATPS receivers and methods for configuring generic SATPS receivers that include a plurality of outputs are provided. These configurable SATPS receivers are adapted to be utilized in at...
7545850 Analog compression of GPS C/A signal to audio bandwidth  
The present invention discloses analog methods and circuits for compression of the GPS C/A signal to audio bandwidths to improve TTFF times, as well as decreasing auto correlation errors in systems...
7545316 Apparatus and methods to share time and frequency data between a host processor and a satellite positioning system receiver  
Methods and apparatus to share time and frequency data between a host processor and a satellite position system (SPS) receiver in a satellite positioning system are disclosed. An example method...
7545894 Method and apparatus for detecting and processing global positioning system (GPS) signals  
A method acquires a location system signal that includes second data signals superimposed on the first data signals. The method includes iterating Doppler frequency offset values and time offsets...
7538725 GPS positioning method and GPS position device  
In the present invention, a conditional probability distribution function of received signal which is conditioned with a received signal amplitude (a), a pseudo range (p) and a navigation bit (b m...
7535417 Enhancing time keeping accuracy for low power GPS receivers  
A mobile device including a positioning device for determining position by timing analysis of received signals, the positioning device including a system for determining timing accuracy, the system...
7535414 Navigational positioning without timing information  
Provided herein are systems and methods that enable a navigation receiver to determine receiver position using a low ppm (Parts Per Million) Real Time Clock (RTC) under weak satellite signal...
7532159 Fast time to first fix by calibration of a real time clock  
A generic navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal receiver having a fast time to first fix by calibrating a low power always-on real time clock (RTC). The receiver includes an RTC calibrator...
7528771 Method and system for GPS position measuring and frequency error detecting method  
A receiver terminal receives a frequency from an external reference oscillator portion, which is more accurate than that of a frequency generated within the receiver in a local oscillator portion....
7525481 Performance of a receiver in interfering conditions  
A device 20 includes a receiver 21 for receiving and processing signals at least in a first frequency band and an antenna 216 which is connected to the receiver 21 . In order to improve the...