Patents by Inventor Fergus MacPherson Noble

Fergus MacPherson Noble has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240085567
    Abstract: A system or method for determining a satellite observation for a virtual reference station can include: determining a virtual reference station location, receiving a set of satellite observations at a reference station located at a reference station location, determining a first GNSS correction for the virtual reference station location and a second GNSS correction for the reference station location, and determining the satellite observation for the virtual reference station by combining the set of satellite observations, the first GNSS correction, and the second GNSS correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Cole, Fergus MacPherson Noble, James Tidd, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Publication number: 20240036216
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11867823
    Abstract: A system or method for generating GNSS corrections can include receiving satellite observations associated with a set of satellites at a reference station, determining atmospheric corrections valid within a geographical area; wherein geographical areas associated with different atmospheric corrections can be overlapping, and wherein the atmospheric corrections can be provided to a GNSS receiver when the locality of the GNSS receiver is within a transmission region of the geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Mark Fine, Joseph Angelo, Leith Bade, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11860260
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20230204787
    Abstract: A system or method for generating or distributing GNSS corrections can include or operate to: generate a set of corrections based on satellite observations, wherein each correction of the set of corrections comprises an area associated with the correction, a tag, and correction data; update a set of stored corrections with the set of received corrections based on a tag associated with each correction of the set of stored corrections and the tag associated with each correction of the set of received corrections; and transmit stored corrections of the set of stored corrections to the GNSS receiver when the area associated with the stored corrections matches the locality of the GNSS receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Fine, Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20230184956
    Abstract: A system or method for determining a satellite observation for a virtual reference station can include: determining a virtual reference station location, receiving a set of satellite observations at a reference station located at a reference station location, determining a first GNSS correction for the virtual reference station location and a second GNSS correction for the reference station location, and determining the satellite observation for the virtual reference station by combining the set of satellite observations, the first GNSS correction, and the second GNSS correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Cole, Fergus MacPherson Noble, James Tidd, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 11624838
    Abstract: A system or method for generating or distributing GNSS corrections can include or operate to: generate a set of corrections based on satellite observations, wherein each correction of the set of corrections comprises an area associated with the correction, a tag, and correction data; update a set of stored corrections with the set of received corrections based on a tag associated with each correction of the set of stored corrections and the tag associated with each correction of the set of received corrections; and transmit stored corrections of the set of stored corrections to the GNSS receiver when the area associated with the stored corrections matches the locality of the GNSS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Fine, Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20230030332
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11543541
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20220308238
    Abstract: A system or method for generating GNSS corrections can include receiving satellite observations associated with a set of satellites at a reference station, determining atmospheric corrections valid within a geographical area; wherein geographical areas associated with different atmospheric corrections can be overlapping, and wherein the atmospheric corrections can be provided to a GNSS receiver when the locality of the GNSS receiver is within a transmission region of the geographical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Mark Fine, Joseph Angelo, Leith Bade, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20220283320
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11378699
    Abstract: A system or method for generating GNSS corrections can include receiving satellite observations associated with a set of satellites at a reference station, determining atmospheric corrections valid within a geographical area; wherein geographical areas associated with different atmospheric corrections can be overlapping, and wherein the atmospheric corrections can be provided to a GNSS receiver when the locality of the GNSS receiver is within a transmission region of the geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Mark Fine, Joseph Angelo, Leith Bade, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11372114
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a remote server comprising: a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; and a positioning engine comprising: an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus Macpherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20220187475
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a receiver position can include determining a receiver position based on a set of satellite observations, determining the receiver position based on sensor measurements, determining a satellite observation discontinuity; based on the satellite observation discontinuity, determining a second receiver position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sebastien Carcanague, Paul Grgich
  • Patent number: 11300689
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a receiver position can include determining a receiver position based on a set of satellite observations, determining the receiver position based on sensor measurements, determining a satellite observation discontinuity; based on the satellite observation discontinuity, determining a second receiver position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sébastien Carcanague, Paul Grgich
  • Publication number: 20220018969
    Abstract: A system or method for generating or distributing GNSS corrections can include or operate to: generate a set of corrections based on satellite observations, wherein each correction of the set of corrections comprises an area associated with the correction, a tag, and correction data; update a set of stored corrections with the set of received corrections based on a tag associated with each correction of the set of stored corrections and the tag associated with each correction of the set of received corrections; and transmit stored corrections of the set of stored corrections to the GNSS receiver when the area associated with the stored corrections matches the locality of the GNSS receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Fine, Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20220011446
    Abstract: A system or method for generating GNSS corrections can include receiving satellite observations associated with a set of satellites at a reference station, determining atmospheric corrections valid within a geographical area; wherein geographical areas associated with different atmospheric corrections can be overlapping, and wherein the atmospheric corrections can be provided to a GNSS receiver when the locality of the GNSS receiver is within a transmission region of the geographical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Mark Fine, Joseph Angelo, Leith Bade, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20210255336
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a receiver position can include determining a receiver position based on a set of satellite observations, determining the receiver position based on sensor measurements, determining a satellite observation discontinuity; based on the satellite observation discontinuity, determining a second receiver position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sébastien Carcanague, Paul Grgich
  • Patent number: 11035961
    Abstract: A method for Real Time Kinematic satellite positioning includes receiving navigation satellite carrier signals, receiving phase correction signals from a reference station, calculating a set of integer phase ambiguities from double-differenced measurements of pseudo-range and phase, and calculating a relative position of the mobile receiver from the set of integer phase ambiguities and the double-differenced measurements of pseudo-range and phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Maxwell Horn, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20200408926
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a remote server comprising: a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; and a positioning engine comprising: an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble