Patents by Inventor Matthias OVERBECK

Matthias OVERBECK 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).

  • Multi-antenna-GNSS receiver-system to raise the probability of line of sight
    Patent number: 10690777
    Abstract: A system having two or more antenna-receiver combinations is provided, wherein each of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations has an antenna and a receiver. Furthermore, the system has a position determiner for determining a position of the system. Each antenna-receiver combination is configured to receive time information from each satellite of three or more satellites, if the antenna of said antenna-receiver combination has a line of sight to said satellite. The position determiner is configured to determine said position of the system depending on a satellite position of each of the three or more satellites, and depending on the time information from each of the three or more satellites provided by one or more of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations, if, for each of the three or more satellites, the position determiner receives time information of said satellite from at least one of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventor: Matthias Overbeck
  • MULTI-ANTENNA-GNSS RECEIVER-SYSTEM TO RAISE THE PROBABILITY OF LINE OF SIGHT
    Publication number: 20160033648
    Abstract: A system having two or more antenna-receiver combinations is provided, wherein each of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations has an antenna and a receiver. Furthermore, the system has a position determiner for determining a position of the system. Each antenna-receiver combination is configured to receive time information from each satellite of three or more satellites, if the antenna of said antenna-receiver combination has a line of sight to said satellite. The position determiner is configured to determine said position of the system depending on a satellite position of each of the three or more satellites, and depending on the time information from each of the three or more satellites provided by one or more of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations, if, for each of the three or more satellites, the position determiner receives time information of said satellite from at least one of the two or more antenna-receiver combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Matthias OVERBECK