Method and apparatus for processing data in a GPS receiving device in a road vehicle
US4837700A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for processing data received by a receiving device which outputs present location data for a movable vehicle based on the Global Positioning System and is positioned in the vehicle, including the steps of calculating an average of a predetermined number of data output from the receiving device while the vehicle stops, determining the average to be an effective data if the standard deviation of the data is within a predetermined range, and processing the averaged data as the present location data for the vehicle.
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