Method and apparatus for assisted GPS

Details Method and apparatus for assisted GPS Method and apparatus for assisted GPS

2006-06-20

2006-06-20

Issing, Gregory C. (Department: 3662)

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Directive

Including a satellite

C342S357490, C342S357490

Reexamination Certificate

active

07064706

ABSTRACT:
A cellular network protocol that maintains the reliability of assisted GPS based positioning is taught. An Integrity Monitor (IM) informs mobile stations, their users, or networks of measurement quality and it warns them of failing and failed GPS satellites by isolating them from the effects of these failures. Whenever an unhealthy satellite is detected, its corresponding assistance data will be excluded for delivery or for position determination. In other words, there are two specific aspects to the Integrity Monitor (IM). For DGPS users, it predicts the reliability or quality of the DGPS corrections. For all users, it isolates the mobile position calculation from the effects of GPS satellite failures. The UDRE parameter, nominally output by a reference DGPS receiver, is used to communicate the DGPS quality information, and DGPS corrections are simply excluded for failed satellites. For autonomous GPS users, a special integrity message is required and defined to communicate the satellite failure status information.

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