Patents by Inventor Zoltan Biacs

Zoltan Biacs 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: 20240012154
    Abstract: A wearable device that can receive a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing signals using an antenna, where the antenna is located in an exterior portion of the wearable device such that the antenna receives GNSS signals at the external portion of the wearable device, without the GNSS signals first passing through an air gap within a housing of the wearable device. The wearable device is configured to determine a geographic location of the wearable device based at least in part on the GNSS signals. The wearable device is configurable to perform underwater dead-reckoning procedures, measuring energy levels during dwell periods, measuring efficiency of swim strokes, sharing wearable device information with other electronic devices, calibrating the wearable device, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Arnold Jason GUM, Zoltan BIACS, Rayman PON, David TUCK, Bo ZHENG, Jeffrey WONG
  • Patent number: 11835631
    Abstract: A wearable device that can receive a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing signals using an antenna, where the antenna is located in an exterior portion of the wearable device such that the antenna receives GNSS signals at the external portion of the wearable device, without the GNSS signals first passing through an air gap within a housing of the wearable device. The wearable device is configured to determine a geographic location of the wearable device based at least in part on the GNSS signals. The wearable device is configurable to perform underwater dead-reckoning procedures, measuring energy levels during dwell periods, measuring efficiency of swim strokes, sharing wearable device information with other electronic devices, calibrating the wearable device, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arnold Jason Gum, Zoltan Biacs, Rayman Wai Pon, David Tuck, Bo Zheng, Jeffrey Wong
  • Publication number: 20230305166
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a background location of a mobile device using one or more signal metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Anthony ISCHE, Ahmad HATAMI, Ardalan HESHMATI, Zoltan BIACS, Douglas ROWITCH, Dominic Gerard FARMER, Srigouri KAMARSU, Jie WU
  • Publication number: 20230258817
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for providing modified orbital assistance data to a mobile station to determine its location using global navigation satellite system (GNSS). In some example embodiments, a method for determining a location of a mobile station using orbital assistance data may include: receiving satellite positioning signals from a plurality of GNSS satellites; receiving orbital assistance data comprising a distance between a location on an antenna which is associated with a first frequency of the satellite positioning signals and a location on the antenna which is associated with a second frequency of the satellite positioning signals; and determining the location of the mobile station based on the orbital assistance data and the satellite positioning signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kannan MUTHURAMAN, Zoltan BIACS, Ning LUO, Ronald BLUMSTEIN
  • Patent number: 11650327
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for providing modified orbital assistance data to a mobile station to determine its location using global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The modified orbital assistance data may include predicted orbital information for the GNSS satellites combined with antenna phase center offset data for one or more GNSS satellites. The antenna phase center offset data may indicate an offset distance from the center of mass of the GNSS satellite to a position on an antenna of the respective GNSS satellite. The modified orbital assistance data may be in an earth-centered earth-fixed (ECEF) frame of reference and the antenna phase center offset data may be in a body-centered frame of reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kannan Muthuraman, Zoltan Biacs, Ning Luo, Ronald Blumstein
  • Publication number: 20220373696
    Abstract: Techniques for Ultra Wide-Lane (UWL) Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning a mobile device may include obtaining, using a multi-band GNSS receiver of the mobile device: a first carrier-phase measurement of a first GNSS signal on a first GNSS carrier frequency, and a second carrier-phase measurement of a second GNSS signal on second GNSS carrier frequency. Techniques may further comprise providing a position estimate of the mobile device, wherein: the position estimate is determined from a wide-lane (WL) combination of the first carrier-phase measurement and the second carrier-phase measurement, and the WL combination has a combined carrier phase noise that is less than a pseudo-range noise of the first carrier-phase measurement and a pseudo-range noise of the second carrier-phase measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Min WANG, Ning LUO, Gengsheng ZHANG, Zoltan BIACS, Mangesh CHANSARKAR, Jean-Michel ROUSSEAU, Dimitri RUBIN, David TUCK, Yuxiang PENG
  • Publication number: 20220291393
    Abstract: A wearable device that can receive a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing signals using an antenna, where the antenna is located in an exterior portion of the wearable device such that the antenna receives GNSS signals at the external portion of the wearable device, without the GNSS signals first passing through an air gap within a housing of the wearable device. The wearable device is configured to determine a geographic location of the wearable device based at least in part on the GNSS signals. The wearable device is configurable to perform underwater dead-reckoning procedures, measuring energy levels during dwell periods, measuring efficiency of swim strokes, sharing wearable device information with other electronic devices, calibrating the wearable device, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Arnold Jason GUM, Zoltan BIACS, Rayman Wai PON, David TUCK, Bo ZHENG, Jeffrey WONG
  • Patent number: 11442172
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for monitoring integrity of satellites, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). One or more satellites in one or more GNSS are monitored based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report. One or more satellite integrity metrics are determined for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites. A position of the mobile device is estimated. The position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zoltan Biacs, Ning Luo
  • Publication number: 20220163677
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for providing modified orbital assistance data to a mobile station to determine its location using global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The modified orbital assistance data may include predicted orbital information for the GNSS satellites combined with antenna phase center offset data for one or more GNSS satellites. The antenna phase center offset data may indicate an offset distance from the center of mass of the GNSS satellite to a position on an antenna of the respective GNSS satellite. The modified orbital assistance data may be in an earth-centered earth-fixed (ECEF) frame of reference and the antenna phase center offset data may be in a body-centered frame of reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kannan Muthuraman, Zoltan Biacs, Ning Luo, Ronald Blumstein
  • Publication number: 20220099844
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a background location of a mobile device using one or more signal metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Anthony ISCHE, Ahmad HATAMI, Ardalan HESHMATI, Zoltan BIACS, Douglas ROWITCH, Dominic Gerard FARMER, Srigouri KAMARSU, Jie WU
  • Patent number: 11226417
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a background location of a mobile device using one or more signal metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Anthony Ische, Ahmad Hatami, Ardalan Heshmati, Zoltan Biacs, Douglas Neal Rowitch, Dominic Gerard Farmer, Srigouri Kamarsu, Jie Wu
  • Publication number: 20210157011
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for monitoring integrity of satellites, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). One or more satellites in one or more GNSS are monitored based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report. One or more satellite integrity metrics are determined for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites. A position of the mobile device is estimated. The position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Zoltan BIACS, Ning LUO
  • Patent number: 10935663
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for monitoring integrity of satellites, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). One or more satellites in one or more GNSS are monitored based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report. One or more satellite integrity metrics are determined for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites. A position of the mobile device is estimated. The position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zoltan Biacs, Ning Luo
  • Publication number: 20190094371
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for monitoring integrity of satellites, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). One or more satellites in one or more GNSS are monitored based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report. One or more satellite integrity metrics are determined for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites. A position of the mobile device is estimated. The position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Zoltan BIACS, Ning LUO
  • Patent number: 9274231
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, for determining background position information for the mobile station using one or more positioning techniques, such as signal metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Anthony Ische, Ahmad Hatami, Ardalan Heshmati, Zoltan Biacs, Douglas Rowitch, Dominic Farmer, Srigouri Kamarsu, Jie Wu
  • Patent number: 9019157
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting mobile stations to locate a satellite use an efficient messaging format. A server computes a correction between coarse orbit data of a satellite and precise orbit data of the satellite. A coordinate system is chosen such that variation of the correction is substantially smooth over time. The server further approximates the correction with mathematical functions to reduce the number of bits necessary for transmission to a mobile station. The mobile station, upon receiving the coefficients, evaluates the mathematical functions using the coefficients and a time of applicability (e.g., the current time), converts the evaluated result to a standard coordinate system, and applies the conversion result to the coarse orbit data to obtain the precise orbit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael James Wengler, Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein, Zoltan Biacs, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 8866588
    Abstract: A method performs an update for a first device that consumes information with a known expiration time. The first device operates within a network that accommodates other devices also consuming the information. The method includes setting a time for the first device to refresh the information, the time to refresh being based on a pseudorandom time offset. The method also includes sending a refresh request to a resource for the data during the set time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas Neal Rowitch, Zoltan Biacs, Ravikumar Varma Dandu, Donovan Trisko, Jie Wu, John Delucchi, Grant Alexander Marshall, Ashok Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20140210662
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a location of a mobile device using more than one location-determining technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ahmad HATAMI, Ardalan HESHMATI, Zoltan BIACS, Douglas ROWITCH, Dominic FARMER, Srigouri KAMARSU, Jie WU
  • Publication number: 20130201056
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting mobile stations to locate a satellite use an efficient messaging format. A server computes a correction between coarse orbit data of a satellite and precise orbit data of the satellite. A coordinate system is chosen such that variation of the correction is substantially smooth over time. The server further approximates the correction with mathematical functions to reduce the number of bits necessary for transmission to a mobile station. The mobile station, upon receiving the coefficients, evaluates the mathematical functions using the coefficients and a time of applicability (e.g., the current time), converts the evaluated result to a standard coordinate system, and applies the conversion result to the coarse orbit data to obtain the precise orbit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael James Wengler, Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein, Zoltan Biacs, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 8131290
    Abstract: Techniques to support positioning of roaming mobile stations are described. A roaming mobile station communicates with a visited network and has a data connection to a home network. The mobile station sends a request for positioning assistance to a home position determining entity (H-PDE) in the home network. The H-PDE determines that base station almanac (BSA) data applicable for the mobile station is not locally available and sends a request for location information for the mobile station to a designated network entity. This entity may be a BSA server storing BSA data for different networks or a visited PDE (V-PDE) in the visited network. The H-PDE receives location information (e.g., BSA data, assistance data, and/or a position estimate for the mobile station) from the designated network entity and provides positioning assistance to the mobile station based on the received location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Kirk Allan Burroughs, Barbara L. Haskins, James D. DeLoach, Jr., Zoltan Biacs