Method of determining the position of a mobile unit
US6618671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2205/008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining the position of a mobile unit (MS1) having a GPS receiver (24) is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of measuring mobile unit pseudoranges at the mobile unit (MS1) using the GPS receiver (24); providing reference pseudoranges corresponding to a reference location situated remote from the mobile unit (BS1); and determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) relative to the reference location (BS1) as a function of both the reference pseudoranges and the mobile unit pseudoranges.
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