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Method of acquiring satellite data

US7573423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2004
Grant dateAug 11, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/25
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of acquisition of satellite data by a mobile device including a radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) receiver. The method includes: the receiver receiving a signal transmitted by a plurality of satellites and corresponding to a sum of signals each transmitted by a satellite and each modulated by a spread spectrum signal characteristic of said satellite; the receiver generating a plurality of local duplicates each of which is the duplicate of a spread spectrum signal characteristic of a satellite; correcting the frequency of each of the local duplicates by compensating the Doppler effect of each of the satellites; summing the plurality of corrected duplicates; and determining the correlation function as a function of time between the sum of the plurality of corrected duplicates and the satellite data signal.

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