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Method of determining a GPS position fix and a GPS receiver for the same

US7679556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2006
Grant dateMar 16, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/34
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of determining a GPS position fix. The method includes: (i) sampling received GPS signals and storing those samples; (ii) conducting preliminary processing of those GPS signal samples to determine the likelihood of being able to obtain a position fix during later, final processing of those GPS signal samples; and (iii) after step (ii), conducting final processing of those GPS signal samples to obtain a position fix.

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