Monolithic GPS RF front end integrated circuit

Telecommunications – Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter – Local control of receiver operation

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C455S556100, C455S150100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07369830

ABSTRACT:
A highly integrated GPS RF Front End which uses a single conversion stage employs an image rejection mixer stage to eliminate the need for an image reject RF bandpass filter. Also a relatively high sample rate A/D is employed which allows a timeless monolitic IF Filter to be used. The disclosure also discusses a GPS Front End topology that is easily integrated from industry standard building blocks. With the broad variation in potential receiver designs, the present invention includes some specific receiver topologies that lend themselves to a high level of integration. The specific designs presented here are comprised of industry standard building blocks and functions that have been described elsewhere in the related art.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4426712 (1984-01-01), Gorski-Popiel
patent: 4445118 (1984-04-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 4463357 (1984-07-01), MacDoran
patent: 4578678 (1986-03-01), Hurd
patent: 4667203 (1987-05-01), Counselman, III
patent: 4701934 (1987-10-01), Jasper
patent: 4754465 (1988-06-01), Trimble
patent: 4785463 (1988-11-01), Janc et al.
patent: 4809005 (1989-02-01), Counselman, III
patent: 4821294 (1989-04-01), Thomas, Jr.
patent: 4890233 (1989-12-01), Ando et al.
patent: 4894662 (1990-01-01), Counselman
patent: 4998111 (1991-03-01), Ma et al.
patent: 5014066 (1991-05-01), Counselman, III
patent: 5036329 (1991-07-01), Ando
patent: 5043736 (1991-08-01), Darnell et al.
patent: 5108334 (1992-04-01), Eschenbach et al.
patent: 5177490 (1993-01-01), Ando et al.
patent: 5202829 (1993-04-01), Geier
patent: 5223844 (1993-06-01), Mansell et al.
patent: 5225842 (1993-07-01), Brown et al.
patent: 5257195 (1993-10-01), Hirata
patent: 5293170 (1994-03-01), Lorenz et al.
patent: 5311195 (1994-05-01), Mathis et al.
patent: 5323164 (1994-06-01), Endo
patent: 5343209 (1994-08-01), Sennott et al.
patent: 5345244 (1994-09-01), Gildea et al.
patent: 5347284 (1994-09-01), Volpi et al.
patent: 5347536 (1994-09-01), Meehan
patent: 5379224 (1995-01-01), Brown et al.
patent: 5402347 (1995-03-01), McBurney et al.
patent: 5416712 (1995-05-01), Geier et al.
patent: 5420593 (1995-05-01), Niles
patent: 5440313 (1995-08-01), Osterdock et al.
patent: 5450344 (1995-09-01), Woo et al.
patent: 5504684 (1996-04-01), Lau et al.
patent: 5535278 (1996-07-01), Cahn et al.
patent: 5587715 (1996-12-01), Lewis
patent: 5592173 (1997-01-01), Lau et al.
patent: 5625668 (1997-04-01), Loomis et al.
patent: 5663734 (1997-09-01), Krasner
patent: 5663735 (1997-09-01), Eshenbach
patent: 5739786 (1998-04-01), Greenspan et al.
patent: 5781156 (1998-07-01), Krasner
patent: 5786789 (1998-07-01), Janky
patent: 5812087 (1998-09-01), Krasner
patent: 5825327 (1998-10-01), Krasner
patent: 5828694 (1998-10-01), Schipper
patent: 5831574 (1998-11-01), Krasner
patent: 5841396 (1998-11-01), Krasner
patent: 5845203 (1998-12-01), LaDue
patent: 5854605 (1998-12-01), Gildea
patent: 5874914 (1999-02-01), Krasner
patent: 5877724 (1999-03-01), Davis
patent: 5877725 (1999-03-01), Kalafus
patent: 5883594 (1999-03-01), Lau
patent: 5884214 (1999-03-01), Krasner
patent: 5889474 (1999-03-01), LaDue
patent: 5903654 (1999-05-01), Milton et al.
patent: 5907809 (1999-05-01), Molnar et al.
patent: 5917444 (1999-06-01), Loomis et al.
patent: 5920283 (1999-07-01), Shaheen et al.
patent: 5923703 (1999-07-01), Pon et al.
patent: 5926131 (1999-07-01), Sakumoto et al.
patent: 5936572 (1999-08-01), Loomis et al.
patent: 5943363 (1999-08-01), Hanson et al.
patent: 5945944 (1999-08-01), Krasner
patent: 5963582 (1999-10-01), Stansell, Jr.
patent: 5977909 (1999-11-01), Harrison et al.
patent: 5982324 (1999-11-01), Watters et al.
patent: 5987016 (1999-11-01), He
patent: 5999124 (1999-12-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6002362 (1999-12-01), Gudat
patent: 6002363 (1999-12-01), Krasner
patent: 6009551 (1999-12-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6016119 (2000-01-01), Krasner
patent: 6040798 (2000-03-01), Kinal et al.
patent: 6041222 (2000-03-01), Horton et al.
patent: 6047017 (2000-04-01), Cahn et al.
patent: 6052081 (2000-04-01), Krasner
patent: 6061018 (2000-05-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6064336 (2000-05-01), Krasner
patent: 6067328 (2000-05-01), Lewellen et al.
patent: 6104338 (2000-08-01), Krasner
patent: 6104340 (2000-08-01), Krasner
patent: 6104712 (2000-08-01), Robert et al.
patent: 6107960 (2000-08-01), Krasner
patent: 6111540 (2000-08-01), Krasner
patent: 6111541 (2000-08-01), Karmel
patent: 6122506 (2000-09-01), Lau et al.
patent: 6131067 (2000-10-01), Girerd et al.
patent: 6133871 (2000-10-01), Krasner
patent: 6133873 (2000-10-01), Krasner
patent: 6133874 (2000-10-01), Krasner
patent: 6150980 (2000-11-01), Krasner
patent: 6185427 (2001-02-01), Krasner
patent: 6208290 (2001-03-01), Krasner
patent: 6208291 (2001-03-01), Krasner
patent: 6211819 (2001-04-01), King et al.
patent: 6215441 (2001-04-01), Moeglein
patent: 6215442 (2001-04-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6222484 (2001-04-01), Seiple et al.
patent: 6236354 (2001-05-01), Krasner
patent: 6236365 (2001-05-01), LeBlanc et al.
patent: 6239742 (2001-05-01), Krasner
patent: 6259399 (2001-07-01), Krasner
patent: 6272430 (2001-08-01), Krasner
patent: 6289041 (2001-09-01), Krasner
patent: 6295024 (2001-09-01), King et al.
patent: 6307504 (2001-10-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6313786 (2001-11-01), Sheynblat et al.
patent: 6314308 (2001-11-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6324211 (2001-11-01), Ovard et al.
patent: 6327473 (2001-12-01), Soliman et al.
patent: 6356602 (2002-03-01), Rodal et al.
patent: 6377209 (2002-04-01), Krasner
patent: 6393046 (2002-05-01), Kohli et al.
patent: 6408196 (2002-06-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6411254 (2002-06-01), Moeglein
patent: 6411892 (2002-06-01), van Diggelen
patent: 6417801 (2002-07-01), van Diggelen
patent: 6421002 (2002-07-01), Krasner
patent: 6429814 (2002-08-01), van Diggelen et al.
patent: 6433731 (2002-08-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6453237 (2002-09-01), Fuchs et al.
patent: 6466161 (2002-10-01), Turetzky et al.
patent: 6466612 (2002-10-01), Kohli et al.
patent: 6484097 (2002-11-01), Fuchs et al.
patent: 6487499 (2002-11-01), Fuchs et al.
patent: 6510387 (2003-01-01), Fuchs et al.
patent: 6529829 (2003-03-01), Turetzky et al.
patent: 6542821 (2003-04-01), Krasner
patent: 6583757 (2003-06-01), Krasner
patent: 6597311 (2003-07-01), Sheynblat
patent: 6633255 (2003-10-01), Krasner
patent: 6680695 (2004-01-01), Turetzky et al.
patent: 6707423 (2004-03-01), Turetzky et al.
patent: 6856794 (2005-02-01), Tso et al.
patent: 6873288 (2005-03-01), Heppe
patent: 2002/0064209 (2002-05-01), Turetzky et al.
patent: 2002/0169578 (2002-11-01), Yang
patent: 2006/0071851 (2006-04-01), Graas et al.
patent: 0511741 (1992-11-01), None
patent: 2115195 (1983-01-01), None
patent: 58-105632 (1983-06-01), None
patent: 7-036035 (1986-05-01), None
patent: 4-326079 (1992-11-01), None
patent: WO 90/11652 (1990-10-01), None
Shaeffer, Derek K. “A 115mW CMOS GPS Receiver” Jun. 1998, pp. 1-46 http://smirc.stanford.edu/papers/Orals98s-derek.pdf.
Marketing Material: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies - Integrated Solutions -- MGP6200 ™ Multimode GPS Processor (8 pages).
Marketing Material: uNav Microelectronics - uN9×18 Low Power, High Performance GPS Receiver Chipset/uN9x18 GPS Receiver Solution (9 pages).
Marketing Material: uNav Microelectronics, uN9×18 Low Power, High Performance GPS Receiver Chipset (2 pages).
Marketing Material: Global Locate -- Hammerhead II ™, Single Chip AGPS Solution (2 pages).
Marketing Material/Press Release: Broadcom Introduces Advanced Single-Chip GPS Solution for Mobile Applications (3 pages).
Marketing Material/White Paper: SnapTrack: A Qualcomm Company - SnapTrack's Wireless Assisted GPS ™ (A-GPS) Solution Provides the Industry's Best Location System - Location Technologies for GSM, GPRS and WCDMA Networks (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies: Enabling the Future of Communications) (4 pages).

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Monolithic GPS RF front end integrated circuit does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Monolithic GPS RF front end integrated circuit, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Monolithic GPS RF front end integrated circuit will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2777860

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.