Utility data collection system employing location data receiver, such as a dual USB port GPS receiver
US7463980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enabling a single antenna and a single GPS or other receiver to transmit GPS data to multiple software applications is disclosed herein. A GPS satellite transmits GPS data to a GPS receiver through an antenna. The GPS data travels to a GPS splitter, where the GPS data is transmitted to a GPS utility data collection application and to another GPS application. The software applications can be on a single or on multiple computers. The GPS signals may also be split into multiple streams internal to a single computer.
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