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Method for secure determination of an object location, preferably a vehicle moving along a known course

US6768447B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateJul 27, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61L2205/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for determining the location or the position of an object moving along a known course includes equipment associated with the object. The equipment includes at least one central computer, at least one receiver/decoder of signals originating from one or more satellites, a radio interface and a database having a mapping of the course of the object. The device includes further central equipment including a central computer, one or more radio interfaces, a bus system, a database including the mapping of the course, an application for managing modifications of the mapping and at least one console, and moving-object/central-equipment and man/moving-object interface elements.

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