Patents by Inventor Peter Ian West

Peter Ian West 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: 8130143
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are present for determining position of a rover from observations of GNSS signals. Observations of GNSS signals are obtained at a rover location, and observations of the GNSS signals are obtained at a plurality of reference stations, each reference station defining a respective baseline between the rover location and a reference station location. For each reference station, a respective differentially-corrected rover position is determined, wherein at least one of the differentially-corrected rover positions is based on one of (i) a multiple-frequency ionosphere-free observable combination, (ii) a multiple-frequency code-phase observable combination, and (iii) a single-frequency carrier-phase and code-plus-carrier-phase combination. A weighted combination of the differentially-corrected rover positions is prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Junjie Liu, Ulrich Vollath, Peter Ian West, Soeren Ulf Klose
  • Publication number: 20090184868
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of data from GNSS receivers are presented. A post-processing engine and a post-processed accuracy predictor are described. The post-processing engine provides high accuracy GNSS (GPS) position determination with short occupation time for GIS applications. The post-processed accuracy predictor calculates during data collection an estimate of the accuracy likely to be achieved after post-processing. This helps to optimize productivity when collecting GNSS data for which post-processed accuracy is important. The predictor examines the quality of carrier measurements and estimates how well the post-processed float solution will converge in the time since carrier lock was obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Junjie Liu, Ulrich Vollath, Peter Ian West, Soeren Uif Klose
  • Patent number: 7498979
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of data from GNSS receivers are presented. A post-processing engine and a post-processed accuracy predictor are described. The post-processing engine provides high accuracy GNSS (GPS) position determination with short occupation time for GIS applications. The post-processed accuracy predictor calculates during data collection an estimate of the accuracy likely to be achieved after post-processing. This helps to optimize productivity when collecting GNSS data for which post-processed accuracy is important. The predictor examines the quality of carrier measurements and estimates how well the post-processed float solution will converge in the time since carrier lock was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Junjie Liu, Ulrich Vollath, Peter Ian West, Soeren Ulf Klose
  • Publication number: 20080165053
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of data from GNSS receivers are presented. A post-processing engine and a post-processed accuracy predictor are described. The post-processing engine provides high accuracy GNSS (GPS) position determination with short occupation time for GIS applications. The post-processed accuracy predictor calculates during data collection an estimate of the accuracy likely to be achieved after post-processing. This helps to optimize productivity when collecting GNSS data for which post-processed accuracy is important. The predictor examines the quality of carrier measurements and estimates how well the post-processed float solution will converge in the time since carrier lock was obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Junjie Liu, Ulrich Vollath, Peter Ian West, Soeren Ulf Klose