Patents by Inventor Hans-Jurgen Euler

Hans-Jurgen Euler 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).

  • Patent number: 7948433
    Abstract: A correction calculation method for a satellite based positioning system with a network of receiving units as reference stations comprises a partitioning of the network into groups of reference stations, calculation of group-specific correction factors, amalgamation of the group-specific correction factors and subsequently, derivation of network-specific correction parameters. In this partitioning, the reference stations are represented by nodes in a connected, edge-weighted graph, in the generation of which an edge respectively connecting two nodes is only generated if it satisfies a distance-dependent connectivity condition, whereby the distance between the nodes connected by this edge is input into the weighting function of this edge. From the graph a minimum spanning tree is derived and subsequently partitioned for establishing the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Dejan Seatovic, Paul Alves, Frank Takac, Hans-Jurgen Euler, Benedikt Zebhauser
  • Patent number: 7728767
    Abstract: The invention relates to a satellite-based positioning system in which a transmitter (2) emits electromagnetic radiation at least at N?3 carrier frequencies (3, 4, 5). In order to resolve the phase ambiguity for said satellite-based positioning system, the electromagnetic radiation is received by a receiver (1), and K pseudo paths (3a, 4a, 5a, 6a) and L carrier phases (3b, 4b, 5b, 6b), especially at least two pseudo paths (3a, 5a) and at least two carrier phases (3b, 4b), are derived from the received radiation as M pieces of distance data, wherein M=K+L. In order to determine the position, the integer phase ambiguity is derived from the linear combination of a maximum of M?2N?1 pieces of distance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventor: Hans-Jürgen Euler
  • Patent number: 7729658
    Abstract: Reference dictionaries and data dictionaries are used in order to analyze data in data formats, which cannot be directly processed and which are communicated between geodesic units. These dictionaries are transmitted preferably in conjunction with the transmission of the data and they index analyzable data fields in data formats. When a geodesic unit receives a data format that cannot be directly processed, data fields, which can be analyzed by the reference dictionary, can be found and data fields, which cannot be analyzed by a data dictionary, can be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventor: Hans-Jürgen Euler
  • Publication number: 20100001903
    Abstract: A correction calculation method for a satellite based positioning system with a network of receiving units as reference stations comprises a partitioning of the network into groups of reference stations, calculation of group-specific correction factors, amalgamation of the group-specific correction factors and subsequently, derivation of network-specific correction parameters. In this partitioning, the reference stations are represented by nodes in a connected, edge-weighted graph, in the generation of which an edge respectively connecting two nodes is only generated if it satisfies a distance-dependent connectivity condition, whereby the distance between the nodes connected by this edge is input into the weighting function of this edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Dejan Seatovic, Paul Alves, Frank Takac, Hans-Jurgen Euler, Benedikt Zebhauser
  • Patent number: 7546217
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to limit the number of possible phase ambiguity resolutions when taking measurements by means of satellite-aided positioning systems. Said aim is achieved by a method which allows the search sector to be better restricted. To this avail, information about the geometry of an antenna array is used for establishing restrictions for said antenna array. Said restrictions allow the search sector and thus the number of acceptable resolutions to be successively reduced. A restriction comprises the utilization of the connecting line between two antennas (A0, A1) that define a primary base line (S01). An additional, secondary base line (S0x) can be calculated by inventively parameterizing the degree of rotational freedom of said secondary base line (S0x) about the primary base line (S01) such that the process is accelerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Euler, Craig D. Hill
  • Publication number: 20080204312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a satellite-based positioning system in which a transmitter (2) emits electromagnetic radiation at least at N?3 carrier frequencies (3, 4, 5). In order to resolve the phase ambiguity for said satellite-based positioning system, the electromagnetic radiation is received by a receiver (1), and K pseudo paths (3a, 4a, 5a, 6a) and L carrier phases (3b, 4b, 5b, 6b), especially at least two pseudo paths (3a, 5a) and at least two carrier phases (3b, 4b), are derived from the received radiation as M pieces of distance data, wherein M=K+L. In order to determine the position, the integer phase ambiguity is derived from the linear combination of a maximum of M?2N?1 pieces of distance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventor: Hans-Jürgen Euler
  • Publication number: 20080097722
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to limit the number of possible phase ambiguity resolutions when taking measurements by means of satellite-aided positioning systems. Said aim is achieved by a method which allows the search sector to be better restricted. To this avail, information about the geometry of an antenna array is used for establishing restrictions for said antenna array. Said restrictions allow the search sector and thus the number of acceptable resolutions to be successively reduced. A restriction comprises the utilization of the connecting line between two antennas (A0, A1) that define a primary base line (S01). An additional, secondary base line (S0x) can be calculated by inventively parameterizing the degree of rotational freedom of said secondary base line (S0x) about the primary base line (S01) such that the process is accelerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Euler, Craig Hill
  • Publication number: 20070133012
    Abstract: In order to determine the actual position (A) of a geodetic measuring instrument (1) inside a dead range (T) wherein signals originating from a positioning system are shadowed, two reference structures (5) are detected from at least two known positions and the distances associated with the reference structures (5) are measured. Image information linked to said distance measurements is captured. Said information contains data on the arrangement of the reference structures (5). The actual position (1) can be derived from subsequent capture of the reference structures (5) from a position inside the dead range (T). Image processing methods are used advantageously to identify and measure the reference structures (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventor: Hans-Jürgen Euler
  • Publication number: 20060171339
    Abstract: Reference dictionaries and data dictionaries are used in order to analyze data in data formats, which cannot be directly processed and which are communicated between geodesic units. These dictionaries are transmitted preferably in conjunction with the transmission of the data and they index analyzable data fields in data formats. When a geodesic unit receives a data format that cannot be directly processed, data fields, which can be analyzed by the reference dictionary, can be found and data fields, which cannot be analyzed by a data dictionary, can be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2003
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventor: Hans-Jurgen Euler