Spread spectrum receiver with multi-bit correlator
US7729413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70715
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and a method to track GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite signal in a GPS receiver that includes an expanded capture window to rapidly reacquire the satellite signal after the satellite signal has been obstructed or when there is other type of signal loss. The expanded capture window includes a plurality of additional early and late correlations for maintaining synchronization of the GPS signal with a generated replica signal when positional error has accumulated during the time of the signal loss. The plurality of additional early and late correlations may be delayed from each other by a multiple of a fraction of a chip and may be performed in one or multiple channels of the GPS receiver. The adjoining code samples in the replica signal may also be offset by a fraction of a chip or by a multiple of the fraction of a chip.
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