Method and apparatus for determining time in a GPS receiver
US6346911B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04R20/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining time in a GPS receiver is provided according to the invention. The method includes the steps of capturing (304) GPS data in a GPS message for a predetermined period of time, locating (308) a predetermined data sequence in the captured data, and determining (311) a time offset between a data capture start time and a time of arrival of the expected data pattern.
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