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Selecting an optimal satellite positioning system receiver

US7233280B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
1References
20Claims
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Filing dateMay 16, 2005
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/421
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device (100) has a port (108), a first SPS receiver (104), and a processor (106) coupled to the first SPS receiver and the port. The processor is programmed to detect (102) a second SPS receiver (107) at the port, deactivate (206) the first SPS receiver, and determine (208) a location of the device according to signals received by the second SPS receiver from GPS satellites.

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