Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a satellite
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-14
2011-11-15
Tarcza, Thomas (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a satellite
Reexamination Certificate
active
08059028
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for position determination is provided using measurements from both Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and terrestrial-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (UTDOA) receivers. The method involves the transformation of downlink satellite measurements into equivalent UTDOA measurements by computing comparable cross-correlation coefficients and time differences of arrival with respect to a UTDOA reference station. The method includes a weighting operation whereby the relative weights of the UTDOA measurements and the relative weights of the GPS measurements are adjusted based on a theoretical scaling followed by empirical adjustments. The method further involves the efficient computation and combining of metrics that are used to minimize the weighted error between candidate location solutions and the UTDOA and GPS measurements. This is done efficiently in two dimensions for UTDOA and in three dimensions for GPS measurements by increasing the complexity of searching operations as the optimal location solution is approached. A technique is also described that improves upon a particular location solution by changing the measurement weightings using criteria specific to GPS and UTDOA.
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Anderson Robert J.
Boyer Pete A.
LeFever Ronald
Mia Rashidus S.
Nguyen Nga X
Tarcza Thomas
TruePosition, Inc.
Woodcock & Washburn LLP
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