Providing Processing Capability Normally Carried Out By The Receiver (ipc) Patents (Class 342/357.46)
  • Patent number: 11979481
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, for example, a system-on-a-chip is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a timing synchronisation unit including a hardware timer, for example, a gPTP timer. The integrated circuit also includes a non-Ethernet network interface, for example, a PCIe interface, for communicating with another integrated circuit having another hardware timer. The timing synchronisation unit is configured, in response to receiving a timing trigger from the other integrated circuit, to capture a local time t2. The timing synchronisation unit is further configured to provide the local time t2 to a processor for the processor to compute a timing offset between a remote time t1 of the other hardware timer which generated the timing trigger and the local time for time synchronisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thorsten Hoffleit, Christian Mardmoeller, Hansjoerg Berberich
  • Patent number: 11900311
    Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CONVEY, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Lynn Bebout, Carson Bennett Krieg, Matthew Howitt, Clinton Frederick Miller, Olivier Jean Marie Modica, Sebastian Kuruvilla Karivelithara, Christopher Richter
  • Patent number: 11792605
    Abstract: In a tracking device system, a networked smart device is enabled to cause execution of an executable function if a trigger condition of a conditional rule is satisfied. The conditional rules are customizable on a user interface of the smart device. The trigger condition may be any information received in a signal from a tracking device, for example, sensor data, location, a time, a date, a button press, a proximity, and more generally a trigger condition can be any condition that has a truth value by which an IF/THEN conditional rule can be evaluated and either is satisfied or is not. Executable functions for use in conditional rules may be selected from functions of a smart device, but also may include any function of a remote machine, network or system. Bluetooth radiotag devices may also include a cellular radio modem for global networking. Network systems may include software for tracking groups of radiotags and for autoprovisioning location and tracking services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PB, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Daoura, Robert Aldridge, Johnathan Charles Miller, Kal K Lambert, Nicholas R. Pearson-Franks
  • Patent number: 11670153
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a condition associated with an individual in a home environment are provided. Sensors associated with the home environment detect data, which is captured and analyzed by a local or remote processor to identify the condition. In some instances, the sensors are configured to capture data indicative of electricity use by devices associated with the home environment, including, e.g., which devices are using electricity, what date/time electricity is used by each device, how long each device uses electricity, and/or the power source for the electricity used by each device. The processor analyzes the captured data to identify any abnormalities or anomalies, and, based upon any identified abnormalities or anomalies, the processor determines a condition (e.g., a medical condition) associated with an individual in the home environment. The processor generates and transmits a notification indicating the condition associated with the individual to a caregiver of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron Williams, Joseph Robert Brannan, Christopher N. Kawakita, Dana C. Hunt
  • Patent number: 11640169
    Abstract: Consumption information associated with a user consuming video segments may be obtained. The consumption information may define user engagement during a video segment and/or user response to the video segment. Sets of flight control settings associated with capture of the video segments may be obtained. The flight control settings may define aspects of a flight control subsystem for the unmanned aerial vehicle and/or a sensor control subsystem for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The preferences for the flight control settings of the unmanned aerial vehicle may be determined based upon the first set and the second set of flight control settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the flight control settings and being configured to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to adjust the flight control settings to the determined preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Pablo Lema, Shu Ching Ip
  • Patent number: 11624620
    Abstract: A method of in-vehicle tracking begins with establishing a communication link between a mobile device and a navigation system of a vehicle. The navigation system presents driving instructions leading to a destination. Each of a plurality of locations is serially passed over the communication link from the mobile device to the navigation system. Additionally, each of the plurality of locations is serially set, as it is communicated, as the destination within the navigation system. As the destination within the navigation system is updated, the driving instructions leading to that destination are updated as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Cuddihy, Gary Steven Strumolo, Pramita Mitra, David Melcher, Ali Hassani, Craig Simonds
  • Patent number: 11437074
    Abstract: A method and system for composing a video of a course of actions along a track in an area monitored by a plurality of video cameras. A first sequence of user inputs defining the track is received. Each user input in the first sequence is associated with a time stamp and is received as an indication of a position in a map of the area being monitored. For each user input in the first sequence, video recordings from those that have a field-of-view covering the position indicated by the user input are collected. The collected video recordings are recorded in a time period starting at the time stamp associated with the user input and ending at a time stamp associated with a next user input in the first sequence or when an indication to stop the collecting is received. A video material is then composed from the collected video recordings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Axis AB
    Inventors: Viktor A. Andersson, Moa Leonhardt, Joacim Tullberg, Krister Nässlind
  • Patent number: 11436686
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods to receiving onboard diagnostic data associated with an operational state of a vehicle of a user and pushing a message to the user, the message including information associated with the onboard diagnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Left Lane Network, Inc.
    Inventors: David Fleck, Don Harris
  • Patent number: 11385355
    Abstract: A method carried out in a radionavigation system (2), the radionavigation system (2) comprising a receiver (4) and a radionavigation infrastructure (6), the radionavigation infrastructure comprising a plurality of satellite-borne transmitters (8, 8?, 8?, 8??), and encryption component (10) configured for communication with the transmitters (8, 8?, 8?, 8??) and the receiver (4). The method comprises the following, for one or more given transmitters (8) of the plurality of satellite-borne transmitters (8, 8?, 8?, 8??). In the radionavigation infrastructure (6), a series of keys k2,i are generated in respect of a predetermined authentication interval [0,T] of duration T and commencing at t=0 and a spreading code-encrypted signal e(t) is generated from a first radionavigation signal s1(t) using a keystream K1(t), the keystream K1(t) being generated with a secret key k1 of the radionavigation infrastructure (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: THE EUROPEAN UNION, REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Inventor: Ignacio Fernandez Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11321784
    Abstract: In one aspect a computerized method for detecting anomalies in expense reports of an enterprise includes the step of implementing a semantic analysis algorithm on an expense report data submitted by an employee, wherein the expense report data is provided in a computer-readable format. The method includes the step of, with one or more machine learning algorithms, detecting an anomaly in expense report data. The method includes the step of obtaining an augmentation of the expense report data with a set of web scale data. The method includes the step of verifying receipts associated with an expense report. The method includes the step of determining that the employee or any employee has previously claimed an expense in the expense report data. The method includes the step of identifying an inappropriate expense in the expense report data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: APPZEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kunal Verma, Anant d Kale
  • Patent number: 11280896
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide relatively accurate position data from a plurality of separate position sensors. A system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a position sensor coupled to a mobile structure. The logic device is configured to receive positions of the position sensor and/or velocities corresponding to motion of the position sensor from the position sensor and determine an estimated relative position of the mobile structure based, at least in part, on the received Doppler-derived velocity and a prior estimated relative position of the mobile structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FLIR Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Oliver Hawker, Stephen Wilkins
  • Patent number: 11257025
    Abstract: A system may include a federated shipping node. The federated shipping node may receive shipping information for a parcel and determine a new shipping state for the parcel based on the shipping information. The federated shipping node may append the new shipping state to a blockchain. In addition, the federated shipping node may store the new shipping state in an off-chain database. A previous shipping state for the parcel may be replaced with the new shipping state in the off-chain database. To display the real-time information related to the parcel, the federated shipping node may receive the new shipping state from the off-chain database, and send the new shipping state to a device for display. To display the historical information related to the parcel, the federated shipping node may receive previous shipping states from the blockchain, and send the previous shipping states to the device for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventor: Vivek Govekar
  • Patent number: 11035674
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for navigation in a GPS-denied environment that do not rely on locations of known points. Instead, the operator can measure distance and/or inclination as well as azimuth to arbitrary points on the visual horizon (or sub-horizon) from their location. These observations can then be compared to precomputed distances and inclinations for corresponding azimuths to the visual horizon of a grid of points based on known surface terrain data. The closest grid point to the observer's location obtained in this way can be refined using a model of the surrounding environment, allowing for the operators position to be quickly and accurately determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk B. Warnaar, David H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11019807
    Abstract: A look-up table is defined by at least one reference point, and rows and columns that are offset from the reference. The table rows and columns correspond to ordinate and abscissa data points representing geographic locations. Each data point offset in the table corresponds to a predefined geographic offset. The look-up table contains machine-stored values at each table location, with each value representing a particular one of several guidance zones. Each guidance zone is associated with behavioral guidance provided to an animal Real-time determination of a current guidance zone is made by first determining present location. The corresponding table location is identified by calculating latitudinal and longitudinal offsets from a reference point, and using these offsets as the two indices to access a double-indexed array. The offsets are selectively subjected to a scalar conversion to accommodate large land areas while limiting the amount of memory required to store the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GPSip, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney P. Landers, Kevin L. Nieuwsma, Chad R. James, Patrick J. Krekelberg
  • Patent number: 10979278
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for compensating an imbalance between an I path and a Q path of a receiver. The method includes: sending a cosine signal and a sine signal through a signal generator, transmitting the cosine signal and the sine signal in the I path and Q path respectively; calculating autocorrelation values of the I path and the Q path in the signal receiving direction; determining a comparison result of amplitudes of the cosine signal received by the I path and the sine signal received by the Q path according to the autocorrelation values; calculating an adjustment compensation value of an analog domain gain amplifier, and an amplitude value and a phase value in a digital domain according to the comparison result of amplitudes; and compensating and adjusting the signal according to the adjustment compensation value, the amplitude value and the phase value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Radiawave Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liuan Zhang, Yulin Tan, Ning Zhang, Jon Sweat Duster, Haigang Feng
  • Patent number: 10966173
    Abstract: Accurate position capability can be quickly provided using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). When associated with a WLAN, a wireless device can quickly determine its relative and/or coordinate position based on information provided by an access point in the WLAN. Before a wireless device disassociates with the access point, the WLAN can periodically provide time, location, and decoded GPS data to the wireless device. In this manner, the wireless device can significantly reduce the time to acquire the necessary GPS satellite data (i.e. on the order if seconds instead of minutes) to determine its coordinate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Yi-Hsiu Wang
  • Patent number: 10869160
    Abstract: A system described herein may identify proximity events using geofencing capabilities of user equipment (“UE”) such as mobile phones. The UE may interact with a mobile client manager (“MCM”) to identify landmarks (or “locations of interest”) near the UE. The UE may identify a set of local landmarks that are nearest to the UE. The UE may utilize geofence-based location services to reduce power consumption when outside geofences associated with local landmarks. If the UE enters a geofence associated with a local landmark, the UE may utilize granular location services for increased accuracy. The UE may notify the MCM when the UE “dwells” near a given landmark by entering the geofence associated with the landmark but does not approach a threshold distance of the landmark. The UE may cease utilizing granular location services when dwelling, and may instead use location services based on push messages received from the MCM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Arindam Mitra, Kyle Matthew Hedden, Alan Lobo
  • Patent number: 10839338
    Abstract: A predictive engine on a computer environment comprising a shared pool of configurable computing resources is executed to perform a predictive analysis on data pipelined into the computer environment, the data received from a plurality of sources and in a plurality of different formats, the predictive engine generating a network level cost information based on the predictive analysis on a dynamic and continuous basis. Asynchronous communication comprising the network level cost information from the predictive engine is received and a set of candidate nodes for order fulfillment is generated based on the network level cost information and a defined distance between the set of candidate nodes and a target destination. An optimization engine on the computer environment is invoked that filters the set of candidate nodes. A number of fulfillment nodes that meet one or more of a constraint and preconfigured rule is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjay E. Cheeran, Ajay A. Deshpande, Saurabh Gupta, Arun Hampapur, Steve Igrejas, Ali Koc, Pradyumnha G. Kowlani, Yingjie Li, Ding Ding Lin, Xuan Liu, Christopher S. Milite, Brian L. Quanz, Vadiraja S. Ramamurthy, Sachin Sethiya, Chek Keong Tan, Dahai Xing, Michael Yesudas, Xiaobo Zheng
  • Patent number: 10840970
    Abstract: A method and devices are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the airborne measuring station as compared with known methods by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the airborne measuring station. In one embodiment, this may be accomplished by transmitting a burst of predetermined ranging packets and recording the correlation values of each received bit stream of the response packets with the corresponding predetermined bit streams for each of the transmitted ranging packets within a preset reception window. A rolling maximum is then performed on the correlation values in each reception window. At the end of the burst, the rolling maximum results are summed and the time of the peak value is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SR Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad C. Smith, Graham K. Smith
  • Patent number: 10748223
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving, from a plurality of different mobile computing devices that are located in different distributed geographic locations, a plurality of different expense report line item records, the expense report line item records generated by instances of expense tracking application programs hosted at the mobile computing devices, each of the expense report line item records comprising at least an account identification value and a geo-location value, the geo-location value indicating a then-current geographical location of a particular mobile computing device; digitally storing the plurality of different expense report line item records in a digital data repository; receiving, from a client computer, a request to report one or more of: all account identification values that are within a specified geographic region; or the last recorded locations of a particular account identification value; generating and submitting a database query to the digital data r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Donna Wilczek
  • Patent number: 10670727
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for the validation of satellite-based positioning. The system comprises a radio navigation device (10) installed on board a mobile carrier (2), including a satellite geo-positioning device (12) able to receive a composite radio signal including a plurality of radio navigation signals each transmitted by a transmitting satellite and including time-synchronization and position-reference information, the radio navigation device being able to carry out processing of the received radio navigation signals to calculate first navigation information including information on the geographical position, speed and time of the carrier. The radio navigation device (10) is capable of transmitting baseband digitized signals (IF1, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Marc Revol, Philippe Laviron
  • Patent number: 10674472
    Abstract: Accurate position capability can be quickly provided using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). When associated with a WLAN, a wireless device can quickly determine its relative and/or coordinate position based on information provided by an access point in the WLAN. Before a wireless device disassociates with the access point, the WLAN can periodically provide time, location, and decoded GPS data to the wireless device. In this manner, the wireless device can significantly reduce the time to acquire the necessary GPS satellite data (i.e. on the order if seconds instead of minutes) to determine its coordinate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Yi-Hsiu Wang
  • Patent number: 10554645
    Abstract: A method and system for authenticating an Internet user identity by cross-referencing and comparing at least two independent sources of information. A first geographical location of a computer signature of an internet user is identified, and the geographical location of a communication voice device of said internet user is identified to determine a second location. The first and second locations are compared for geographical proximity to confirm the identity of the internet user. Based upon geographical proximity of said locations, a score may be assigned to the internet user, and access to a website or authorization to carry out a transaction may be allowed or limited based upon said score. Alternatively, additional authentication information can be required or access can be terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Spriv LLC
    Inventor: Guy Hefetz
  • Patent number: 10458217
    Abstract: According to examples, system control may include accessing a plurality of procedures to control an operation of a system to prevent an occurrence of a fault in the system and/or a reduction of an output of the system. A highest ranked procedure may be learned from the plurality of procedures to control the operation of the system to prevent the occurrence of the fault in the system and/or the reduction of the output of the system. Real-time data associated with the system may be accessed. Further, the operation of the system may be controlled by applying the highest ranked procedure to prevent the occurrence of the fault in the system and/or the reduction of the output of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Sanjoy Paul, Farrukh Akram, Sudhir Ranganna Patavardhan
  • Patent number: 10390172
    Abstract: A wireless access device is provided that includes at least one processor, an antennae, and a localization engine. The localization engine is executable by the at least one processor to determine a location of the access device, receive a wireless signal from a particular device that includes presence information corresponding to the particular device that lacks self-localization functionality, and determine a location of the particular device based on the location of the access device and the presence information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Chittabrata Chitto Ghosh, Hassnaa Moustafa
  • Patent number: 10382897
    Abstract: A gateway, a tracking device, a server, and a method for tracking assets are provided. The method includes receiving a message from a tracking device. The received message includes an identification parameter associated with the tracking device and indicates at least one of a null location or a location of the tracking device. The method also includes determining whether the received message indicates a valid location of the tracking device, based on whether the location of the tracking device is within a predetermined range of the electronic device. The method also includes augmenting the received message with at least one of location information of the electronic device, and identification information of the electronic device when the received message indicates the null location or the location of the tracking device is not the valid location of the tracking device. The method further includes transmitting the message to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GEOFORCE, INC.
    Inventors: Troy Edwin Lanes, Gary Allen Naden
  • Patent number: 10289902
    Abstract: The present invention includes a sensor device which is worn on a user's body, acquires and outputs positioning data including geographical position information of the moving user, and measures and outputs motion data regarding the motion status of the body, a wrist device which controls the operation of the sensor device, and a data processing section which obtains a first movement track indicating the user's positional change based on the positioning data outputted from the sensor device and a second movement track indicating a relative change of the user's position based on the motion data, deforms the second movement track based on a comparison between the positions of the first movement track and the second movement track at the same clock time in the first movement track and the second movement track, and obtains the user's moving distance from a track after the deformation processing on the second movement track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 10032367
    Abstract: To provide different services and information in real time to each automobile or each driver with a high-quality driving assistance or automatic driving system that manages a plurality of mobile objects by communicating with the mobile objects, provided is a system including a mobile object server operable to receive information from each of a plurality of mobile objects within a geographic space and perform a process associated with each mobile object; and a registration server operable to register a first additional process that is to be performed in addition to a first basic process common to the plurality of mobile objects, in association with one mobile object among the plurality of mobile objects. Also provided are a method and program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Miyahira, Gaku Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9922387
    Abstract: Media capture apparatus and methods for obtaining metadata. Metadata may be collected and stored in a container independent of audio and/or image (media) content. Some container implementations may be configured to store metadata for a given interval, and media content for a portion of the interval. In action camera implementations, metadata may provide a context related to time, physical conditions of a person, location, surroundings of the video capture. In event recording applications, the metadata container may provide information related to a timeline of the event, environmental conditions, proximity of other capture devices. Metadata may be utilized for processing, viewing, and/or sharing of media content. Individual capture devices may communicate and/or combine metadata to one another in order to expand metadata content. Metadata, video and/or images may be shared between users and/or devices using a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: David Newman, Mark Vaden, Rolf Fischer
  • Patent number: 9914417
    Abstract: A device for preventing an eCall system backup battery for a vehicle from discharging is provided. The device includes a GPS configured to provide current position information of the vehicle in which an eCall system is mounted. A sales area information storage is configured to form and store the GPS information on all sales areas as a sales area information database. A microcomputer is configured to determine whether the vehicle is located within a sales area which is a final destination by using the information acquired from the GPS module and the sales area information storage and to control whether the backup battery operates depending on the determination result. A power supply manager is configured to select and manage any one of a main battery and the backup battery as supply power of the eCall system by a control of the microcomputer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chan Seok Park, Min Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 9916229
    Abstract: In an approach for generating transaction tracking data that is used to simulate a customer environment or test case scenario, a processor receives user input data, wherein the user input data includes, at least, an application topology constructed using a graphical user interface. A processor validates the user input data for, at least, supported environments of components of the application topology. A processor generates transaction tracking data based on, at least, the user input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Boon C. Chee, Scot W. Dixon, Michelle M. Y. Loffler, Samuel K. H. Seow, Nicholas Wu
  • Patent number: 9915736
    Abstract: A navigation satellite system, one or more NSS reference station is set out for providing information to one or more rover receivers. The NSS reference station comprises a processing unit configured to determine one or more first range intervals representing first ambiguity windows based on estimated atmospheric effects, and determine one or more second range intervals representing a second ambiguity window smaller than each of the first ambiguity windows based on uncertainties of range measurements within a predetermined previous period. The NSS reference station further comprises a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the NSS rover receivers, first messages each comprising a modulo a first ambiguity window, and transmission of two first messages, to range measurement transmit between the NSS rover receiver, a plurality of second messages, each second message comprising a range measurement modulo one of the second ambiguity windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Kendall Ferguson
  • Patent number: 9841506
    Abstract: A geographic tracking system with minimal power and size required at the mobile terminal collects observation data at the mobile terminal, forwards the data to a processor, which calculates the position. The mobile terminal needs only to gather a few milliseconds of observation data, and to relay this observation data to the processor. In one embodiment, the observation data is communicated to the processor using either a satellite communication network or through a mobile telephone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SkyBitz, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Brosius, Richard Burtner
  • Patent number: 9813863
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations and/or techniques for enhanced passive positioning with adaptive round trip time (RTT)-type ranging, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jubin Jose, Xinzhou Wu, Lionel Jacques Garin
  • Patent number: 9798822
    Abstract: Methods and systems that present URLs from a history of records organized by locations are described. Each record may be stored to represent a URL accessed for retrieving a web page by a browser hosted in a device at a certain point in time. Additionally, the record may include a location data indicating a physical location of the device at the certain point in time. Optionally, a timestamp indicating the certain point in time may be included in the record. Groups of the records may be clustered according to the locations. In one embodiment, at least one of the groups may be selected for presentation on a display according to where the display is currently located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alice Liu, Gavin Barraclough
  • Patent number: 9786182
    Abstract: A method is implemented by computer for the management of a convoy comprising at least two vehicles, each of the at least two vehicles comprising satellite positioning means and vehicle-to-vehicle communication means, the method comprising the determination of the relative positioning of the vehicles, the determination comprising the measurement of the propagation time of a signal between vehicles by the communication means, the clocks associated with the communication means being synchronized via satellite positioning means at a reference clock time. Developments comprise the communication between the vehicles of various data (e.g. measurement uncertainties, signal-to-noise ratios, residual values), the determination of absolute locations, the use of an SBAS-type system, the use of differential GPS, the use of Doppler measurements for the turns or even the exclusion of a failing satellite. A computer program product and associated systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Thibaud Calmettes, Michel Monnerat, Damien Serant
  • Patent number: 9769603
    Abstract: Accurate position capability can be quickly provided using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). When associated with a WLAN, a wireless device can quickly determine its relative and/or coordinate position based on information provided by an access point in the WLAN. Before a wireless device disassociates with the access point, the WLAN can periodically provide time, location, and decoded GPS data to the wireless device. In this manner, the wireless device can significantly reduce the time to acquire the necessary GPS satellite data (i.e. on the order of seconds instead of minutes) to determine its coordinate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Yi-Hsiu Wang
  • Patent number: 9651388
    Abstract: A system and method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), comprising an improved Geometric Dilution of Precision (GDOP) calculation, a reduced set of feature landmarks, the use of Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) to detect measurement motion, and the use of one-time use features and absolute reference landmarks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Chapman, John S. Hamilton, Dalayr W. Hight
  • Patent number: 9645247
    Abstract: A method is described for estimating the coordinated universal time (UTC). The method involves receiving, by a satellite navigation receiver, signals broadcast by a global navigation satellite service (GNSS) satellite. The signals encode a first time of week (TOW) value. The method also involves estimating a first week number (WN) value and a first relationship between the UCT and a reference time of an onboard clock of the GNSS satellite (OFFSET) from time parameter values stored at a local memory. The method determines a first estimate of the UTC from the first TOW value, the first WN value, and the first OFFSET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
    Inventors: Chaminda Basnayake, Dipankar Pal
  • Patent number: 9612341
    Abstract: A method of extracting pseudorange information using a cellular device. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chipset which is physically remote from a cellular device is accessed which provides raw GNSS observables information based upon signals received from a circularly polarized GNSS antenna. The raw GNSS observables information is wirelessly transmitted from the GNSS chipset to the cellular device. The raw GNSS observables information is extracted by a processor of the cellular device. The raw GNSS observables information, in addition to GNSS corrections from at least one correction source, is used by the processor to determine a position of the circularly polarized GNSS antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Large, Richard Rudow, Robert Wold, Venkateswaran Kasirajan, James M. Janky
  • Patent number: 9606238
    Abstract: Low-energy consumption techniques for locating a movable object using a global satellite navigation system (GNSS) are provided. A mobile station attached to or included in a movable object can communicate bidirectionally with a fixed base station to determine a location of the movable object. The mobile station may communicate an estimated position to the base station and receive from the base station a set of GNSS satellites that are visible to the mobile station. The mobile station can acquire satellite timing information from GNSS signals from the set of satellites and communicate minimally-processed satellite timing information to the base station. The base station can determine the position of the mobile station and communicate the position back to the mobile station. By offloading much of the processing to the base station, energy consumption of the mobile station is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott J. Carter
  • Patent number: 9519065
    Abstract: A method for determining geolocation of a mobile device, and a system for performing the method. The mobile device includes a location component, a local positioning component, and a reference positioning component. The method includes determining a local-positioning period based on an identified factor, and obtaining a location fix for the device from the reference positioning component. The method further includes commencing the period and measuring movement using the location component. The method also includes determining a present location of the device, using the location component, based on the location fix and the movement data and, during the period, repeating the measuring and determining steps. The method further includes, after the period expires, updating the location fix with a new location fix from the reference positioning component, resetting the local-positioning period; and repeating the steps for determining location during the reset period using the new location fix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Henry, Christopher Rice
  • Patent number: 9489637
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for automatically detecting specific locations, i.e. bus stops, stop lights, and/or traffic signals, based on received GPS reports. The method can also be adopted to detect the utilization of the specific locations along the route. One example method includes receiving GPS data from a plurality of buses from along a transit route, and utilizes a machine learning classification strategy that captures the mobility patterns of the GPS equipped buses, at specific locations. The method may then generate mini-clusters, each comprised of a first location point from a first route and one or more subsequent location points located within a predetermined distance of the first location point. The mobility patterns of the mini-clusters within larger clusters are represented as a normalized histogram where the bin values become classification features. A machine learning model is then utilized to determine a location of the specific locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Leo Modica, Leon Stenneth
  • Patent number: 9426730
    Abstract: A method of selecting a cellular network entails determining a current location using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver in a mobile device, prioritizing bands based on the current location to create a set of prioritized bands, and searching the set of prioritized bands for the cellular network. This method expedites selection of the cellular network when a mobile device is powered on or when its cellular radiofrequency transceiver is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jarrod Chambers, Mahesh Narayanan, Jean-Philippe Paul Cormier
  • Patent number: 9406033
    Abstract: A portable device, which is unrelated to an ETC system, includes a processor, a GPS receiver, a memory, a wireless interface enabling wireless access to an outside server. The memory stores a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the device to obtain map information and toll gate information by accessing the outside server, periodically obtain a location of the device by using the GPS receiver and record the location in the memory so as to create location history data in the memory. The program also enables the device to determine whether or not the device passes a toll gate based on the location, the map information and the toll gate information and to record a toll amount of the toll gate according to the toll information in the location history data in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: David Raymond Dempski
  • Patent number: 9405009
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting navigation data to a satellite navigation receiver for reducing time to first fix is provided. A signal generation system generates a navigation data structure comprising a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame for accommodating selective ephemeris data, a third sub-frame for accommodating first parameters of almanac data, and a fourth sub-frame for accommodating a text message comprising second parameters of almanac data, and transmits the selective ephemeris data and the first and second parameters of almanac data to the satellite navigation receiver. The configuration of the navigation data structure enables the satellite navigation receiver to collect the navigation data in reduced time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ACCORD SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS PVT LTD.
    Inventors: Vyasaraj Guru Rao, Sashidharan Maa, Ge'rard Lachapelle
  • Patent number: 9391985
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for accomplishing two-factor authentication for internet transactions, wherein the user of the device through which the transaction is negotiated needs to give only a single yes/no verification to the system. In some embodiments, the second factor authentication is automated without any action on the part of the user. The method calls on the user's wireless voice device for the detection of environmental wireless signals (“Short Distance Wireless Information” or “SDWI”), and uses these signals collectively as a “fingerprint” that uniquely identifies the wireless signals near the wireless voice device. The system stores these SDWI fingerprints, and later uses the stored information to establish whether or not the user's wireless voice device is near a previously-recognized SDWI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Guy Hefetz
  • Patent number: 9366760
    Abstract: The present solution relates to a method in a user equipment (110) for providing navigation signals to a navigator device (104) for use in determining the location of the navigator device. The user equipment (110) selects a plurality of satellites whose signals are to be emulated. After determining the position of the user equipment (110), the user equipment (110) translates the determined position to emulating navigation signals using a parameter derived from each of the respective selected satellites. The user equipment (110) transmits, to the navigator device (104), the emulated navigation signals. The emulated navigation signals enable the navigator device to determine the location of the navigator device (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gabor Fodor, Muhammad Kazmi, Iana Siomina
  • Patent number: 9235761
    Abstract: Processing of a signal includes identifying a past recurring pattern in the signal with a recurrence matrix, and filtering the signal and the recurring pattern such that the recurring pattern serves as a representation of future signal behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Stephen K. Mouritsen
  • Patent number: 9112996
    Abstract: A computer aided prioritization (CAP) system may receive, from the emergency event reporter device, an emergency event including a priority selected from a set of event priorities and a type of event selected from a set of event types associated with the selected event priority; determine, based on the emergency event and without querying the emergency event reporter device for additional information, whether the emergency event indicates a higher priority emergency event to be handled by a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system or a lower priority emergency event to be handled automatically by a computer aided event module (CAEM); and selectively route the emergency event report to at least one of the CAD system and the CAEM according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: TOOLS/400 INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Max Klaban