Providing Data For Correcting Measured Positioning Data; E.g., Dgps [differential Gps] Or Ionosphere Corrections (ipc) Patents (Class 342/357.44)
  • Patent number: 11940549
    Abstract: A positioning method and device used for solving the problems of the existing method for determining an integer ambiguity being relatively difficult and relatively time-consuming. During positioning, the method includes a receiving device determining a virtual phase measured value according to at least two received C-PRS signals (600); determining a TOA measured value according to a received PRS signal (601); determining a virtual integer ambiguity according to the TOA measured value and the virtual phase measured value (602); and finally, determining the location of the receiving device according to the virtual integer ambiguity (603). An integer ambiguity search space is reduced, and the integer ambiguity is determined faster, thus improving the efficiency of determining the location of the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ren Da, Bin Ren, Deshan Miao, Hui Li, Xueyuan Gao
  • Patent number: 11914047
    Abstract: A system may be configured to predict total electron content (TEC) in an ionosphere. Some embodiments may: provide a machine learning (ML) model; obtain a dataset; input the dataset into the ML model; predict, for a predetermined number of days, the TEC using the ML model; and observe a performance improvement over the obtained dataset based on the prediction, the prediction being made for a region having a number of ground transmitters satisfying a sparseness criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CACI, Inc.—Federal
    Inventor: Isaac P. Moorman
  • Patent number: 11845400
    Abstract: A vehicle theft-prevention system can include a mobile application that can determine a location of the mobile device. One or more computing devices can be in communication with the mobile application via a network. The mobile application and the at least one computing device configured to determine that the location of the mobile device has moved outside of a geofence associated with a vehicle theft-prevention apparatus. The mobile application and the at least one computing device can cause the vehicle theft-prevention apparatus to change from an unarmed mode to an armed mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Keep Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Moeller, Rahul Maran, Aditya Chavan
  • Patent number: 11815916
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, a method for controlling outbound and return trips of an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a medium, and a control system. The method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: obtaining, in a process of flying along a target course sent by a first ground station, first positioning auxiliary information sent by the first ground station; adjusting a flight attitude according to the first positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course; in a case of determining that a ground station switching condition of the second ground station is satisfied, obtaining the second positioning auxiliary information sent by the second ground station; and adjusting the flight attitude according to the second positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course to reach the second location point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: NANJING NANJI INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD., NANJING JIAGU-CHUCHENG COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Muyang Zhang, Hang Yu, Shaobin Li, Panwei Hu
  • Patent number: 11796681
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for calibrating barometric sensors and/or determining altitudes of devices are provided. In an example, one or more barometric pressure measures are determined using a barometric sensor of a device. One or more locations of the device are determined based upon one or more global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals and one or more corrective signals associated with the one or more GNSS signals. One or more reference values are determined based upon the one or more locations. A barometric offset is determined based upon the one or more barometric pressure measures and the one or more reference values. A first barometric measurement is performed using the barometric sensor to determine a first barometric pressure measure. An adjusted barometric pressure measure and/or an altitude of the device are determined based upon the first barometric pressure measure and the barometric offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Gamble, Jr., Natasha Avinash Shah, Matthew W. Turlington
  • Patent number: 11796687
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for applying plate tectonic model information to improve the accuracy of base station assisted satellite navigation systems. An example method for determining a location of a mobile device includes receiving base station measurement, coordinate and epoch information, receiving base station velocity information, receiving signals from a plurality of satellite vehicles, and determining the location of the mobile device based on the signals received from the plurality of satellite vehicles, the base station measurement, coordinate and epoch information, and the station velocity information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Min Wang, Ning Luo, Gengsheng Zhang, Yuxiang Peng
  • Patent number: 11668841
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS signals are presented. These include GNSS processing with obtaining GNSS data derived from signals received at a rover antenna, obtaining correction data, maintaining a time sequence of at least one rover position and at least one rover position difference with associated time tags, using the time sequence to determine at least one derived rover position by, starting from a position determined using corrections synchronous with rover data as an anchor position at a time tag, deriving a new anchor position for the time tag of the anchor position and at least one other estimated rover position at the time tag of the anchor position, and/or reporting the new anchor position and/or a new derived rover position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Vollath, Nicholas Charles Talbot, Markus Glocker, Xiaoming Chen, Rodrigo Leandro
  • Patent number: 11644577
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing convergence data between GNSS receivers are disclosed. Convergence data received at a GNSS receiver via a communication connection may be utilized to determine a position of the GNSS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: John Peake, Gregory Best, Peter Loomis
  • Patent number: 11632168
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for uplink synchronization in time division multiple access (TDMA) satellite network. In one embodiment, an earth-based satellite terminal is configured to communicate with a satellite hub through a satellite using the TDMA communication protocol. The earth-based satellite terminal is configured to determine its own location, a location of the satellite, estimate a distance between the location of the terminal and the location of the satellite, determine a Coarse Timing Advance based on the distance that is estimated, and transmit data to the satellite based on the Coarse Timing Advance and the TDMA communication protocol. The Coarse Timing Advance may allow uplink TDMA communication without a preamble transmission on a random access channel, the preamble transmission being required in many conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ATC Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dunmin Zheng, Santanu Dutta, Gary Churan
  • Patent number: 11630931
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating an operation procedure for a simulation of a system, in particular a mechatronic system is disclosed. A source node has at least one source parameter (Ps) and a first simulation system with at least one first simulation node is determined, wherein the first simulation node includes at least one input parameter (Pi) and at least one output parameter (Pa). The first simulation node includes a simulation function for determining the output parameter (Pa) based on the input parameter (Pi) of the first node. When the input parameter (Pi) is available based on the source parameter (Ps), a global operation graph is built describing a link between the source node and the first simulation node for describing an operating procedure of the simulation of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Harald Reiterer, Martin Benedikt
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11573328
    Abstract: Base stations of a satellite navigation system have receivers Phase biases and instrumental and atmospheric errors, are determined and transmitted to navigation devices. Precise Point Positioning includes steps of: obtaining code and phase measurements which were performed on the satellite signals by the plurality of receivers at two or more frequencies, determining separate individual values for a plurality of phase ambiguities and a plurality of the errors based on the code and phase measurements, wherein the receivers are grouped into clusters, and in each cluster a determination of a single cluster solution is performed, in which satellite errors selected from the group of satellite position errors, satellite clock errors and satellite phase biases are determined based on the phase and code measurements performed by the receivers of the respective cluster; and a multi-cluster solution is performed, in which the single cluster solutions are adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Henkel
  • Patent number: 11572078
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle navigation guidance system and a vehicle. The system includes: a navigation controller, a steering angle sensor, a motor steering controller and a display controller. The steering angle sensor is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to acquire rotational angular velocity information of a wheel relative to a vehicle body, and output the angular velocity information to the navigation controller. The navigation controller is configured to output navigation guidance information according to positioning information and the angular velocity information, where the navigation controller includes a first positioning device, and the first positioning device is configured to acquire the positioning information. The motor steering controller is communicatively connected to the navigation controller, and is configured to perform steering control according to the navigation guidance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Xuefeng Shen, Qiang Ren, Haifeng Deng, Wei Tian, Mangmang Xie, Changnan Guo, Xiaoyu Chen, Kewu Hu
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11525924
    Abstract: A method for providing authenticated correction information, in particular orbit, clock and bias/offset correction information, to a mobile receiver in a GNS system, including: receiving raw data from satellites at a plurality of reference stations; forwarding the raw data received at the reference stations to a central computation unit, in particular to a single central computation unit, using a data stream, in particular a common data stream; determining the correction information at the computation unit based on the raw data received from the different reference stations and transmitting the correction information via at least one satellite to the receiver for reliably determining a position of the mobile receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: DLR GFR MBH, SPACEOPAL GMBH
    Inventors: André Hauschild, Andre Bauerhin, Christian Arbinger
  • Patent number: 11500108
    Abstract: A system and method for providing navigation through an underground space. The method includes receiving ephemeris data of a plurality of satellites in orbit at a location of the underground space, determining a schedule of the plurality of satellites in orbit, obtaining location of a plurality of pseudolites within the underground space, and determining satellite parameters to configure each of the plurality of pseudolites. Satellite parameters are determined based on the obtained location of each pseudolites and the determined satellite schedule. Also, the satellite parameters include at least a signal modulation parameter and a broadcast data parameter. The method also includes configuring each of the plurality of pseudolites with the respective satellite parameters, and controlling the plurality of pseudolites to broadcast satellite signals based on the determined satellite parameters. The broadcasted satellite signals simulate locations of the plurality of satellites in orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Tupaia Ltd.
    Inventors: Nadav Lavi, Kobi Scheim, Zohar Zisapel
  • Patent number: 11447134
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a system for controlling a vehicle includes at least one sensor configured to detect at least one localization reference and at least one processor configured to determine a location of the vehicle with a first precision based on an indication from the at least one sensor while the vehicle is traveling in a first lane of a roadway. The processor is configured to determine that at least one characteristic of the first precision is below a threshold and, based on the at least one characteristic being below the threshold, maneuver the vehicle to a second lane of the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Nandita Mangal, Michael H. Laur
  • 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
  • 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: 11378696
    Abstract: A local error estimation unit (515) of a local error generation device (500) estimates and generates local errors (?T, ?I) based on global errors (?o, ?t, ?b) included in positioning augmentation information (81) produced in an electronic reference point network (120) and observed data (61) generated by receivers on electronic reference points (611, 612) not belonging to the electronic reference point network (120). The local errors (?T, ?I) are errors that influence positioning accuracy in a region where the electronic reference points (611, 612) exist and that depend on the region where the electronic reference points (611, 612) exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Fujita, Masakazu Miya, Yuki Sato, Hayato Shiono
  • Patent number: 11304175
    Abstract: A method, performed by a wireless device (120), for reporting at least one measurement to a network node (130) is disclosed. The wireless device (120) determines (420) an extended format to be used for reporting, to the network node (130), at least one of: a code phase measurement, a carrier phase measurement or a GNSS Signal ID. The extended format extends at least one of: a range or a resolution, of an existing format for reporting the at least one of: the code phase measurement, the carrier phase measurement or the GNSS Signal ID. The wireless device (120) then sends (430) a measurement report comprising the at least one of: the code phase measurement, the carrier phase measurement or the GNSS Signal ID, to the network node (130), using the determined extended format. A method performed by the network node (130) is also described, whereby the network node (130) receives the measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Sara Modarres Razavi, Henrik Rydén, Ritesh Shreevastav
  • Patent number: 11150352
    Abstract: In one embodiment during a warm-start mode, an estimator estimates a satellite correction signal based on satellite orbit data, satellite clock data, and satellite bias correction data derived from stored received raw satellite signal measurements. A data source selector seamlessly switches a measurement data source from the stored received raw satellite signal measurements to live, real-time raw satellite signal measurements if or when a respective measurement time tag of a last-processed one of the stored received satellite signal measurements approaches or reaches the current time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Sonia U. Kuntz, Nirav R. Parikh, Junkun Wan, Liwen L. Dai
  • Patent number: 11092695
    Abstract: A method for improved position estimation. The method includes: receiving first position information from a first GNSS receiver of a vehicle dashboard camera, receiving second position information from a second GNSS receiver of a mobile device carried by a user and proximate the first GNSS receiver, and, when it is determined that the vehicle dashboard camera and the mobile device share the same inertial reference frame and are within the first distance and that the accuracy of either the first position information or the second position information falls beneath the threshold and that the predicted course of either the vehicle dashboard camera and the mobile device is calculated to pass through the region of poor satellite reception, time synchronizing the second position information with the first position information, and combining the first position information with the second position information to determine third position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Faraday & Future Inc.
    Inventor: Xiufeng Song
  • Patent number: 11079757
    Abstract: One or more UAVs may survey signal sources encountered during execution of flight plans. A UAV may identify a signal source and determine attributes about the signal source. The attributes may include a location, an identifier, a signal/network type, a signal strength, and/or other information about the signal or signal source. Some attributes may be supplied by the signal source and other attributes may be assigned by another source that received signals from the signal source. The signal source may be associated with a trust level or trust designation (e.g., trusted, not trusted, unknown, etc.). An example of an untrusted signal source is a rogue signal source. A signal source may be labeled as untrusted or have a designation of unknown trust level based on application of one or more rules. Survey results and attributes may be compiled and made available for use by other parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Clark Coonley Duksta, Skylar Jade Hensel
  • Patent number: 11016198
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by an apparatus, global-positioning-system data from a plurality of global-positioning-system satellites, determining a measured satellite pseudorange for each global-positioning-system satellite of the plurality of global-positioning-system satellites based, at least in part, on the global-positioning-system data, receiving, by the apparatus, of non-global-positioning-system data from at least one sensor, determining an apparatus position of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the non-global-positioning-system data, the determination of the apparatus position being absent consideration of any global-positioning-system data, determining at least one pseudorange correction associated with at least one global-positioning-system satellite of the plurality of global-positioning-system satellites based, at least in part, on the measured satellite pseudorange and the apparatus position, and causing broadcast transmission of information indicative of the pseudorange correction is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Craig Barnes
  • Patent number: 10999703
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method for transmitting positioning assistance data and a device. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, at least one positioning assistance data message sent by a positioning server, where the at least one positioning assistance data message is used to carry positioning assistance data; and broadcasting, by the network device, a system message to a terminal device, where the system message is used by the terminal device to obtain the positioning assistance data. According to the embodiments of this application, the network device broadcasts the system message to broadcast the positioning assistance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yinghui Yu, Chenwan Li, Zhe Jin, Yiling Wu, Zhe Chen, Weiliang Zhang, Zhihu Luo
  • Patent number: 10962651
    Abstract: The invention discloses an ionospheric delay correction method for LEO satellite augmented navigation systems for GNSS. According to the method, GNSS satellite navigation signals received by LEO GNSS receiver loads are used for providing ionospheric information for navigation augmentation for earth surface users. In the method, as a set of mobile navigation augmentation reference stations, LEO satellites continuously observe the global ionosphere to generate ionospheric delay correction information, and the ionospheric delay correction information is sent to the earth surface users to obtain augmented navigation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan University
    Inventors: Jingbin Liu, Ruizhi Chen, Deren Li, Liang Chen, Lei Wang, Shulun Liu
  • Patent number: 10861255
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing location-related data and presenting location-related data and analytics. Embodiments receive raw location data of a subject being tracked, identify stops of the subject being tracked based on the raw location data, correlate the identified stops with know points of interests (POIs), and create a trips file using the raw location data, the identified stops, and the correlated information. Embodiments further extracts and processes data in the trips file, generating processed location-related data and other data, determine an analysis to perform based on the trips file, perform the determined analysis on the processed location-related data and other data to generate one or more results, and forward the results of the analysis to a client to generate a dashboard or other display to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan Karp, Bjorn Aannestad, Stephen Tenzer
  • Patent number: 10841073
    Abstract: A sensor device capable of adjusting at least one clock signal of the sensor device according to a communication between a host and an auxiliary device through a specific bus includes a first oscillator circuit and a processing circuit. The first oscillator circuit is configured for generating a first clock signal. The processing circuit is configured for calibrating a clock frequency of the first clock signal according to the communication between the host and the auxiliary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Liao, Hsin-Chi Cheng, Shan-Jung Chang, Yi-Lun Huang
  • Patent number: 10802151
    Abstract: A first apparatus assembles assistance data for a satellite signal based positioning of a device, the assistance data comprising a satellite specific ionospheric model for at least one specific satellite and a time stamp that relates the satellite specific ionospheric model to particular ephemeris data for the at least one specific satellite. The assistance data is provided for transmission. A second apparatus receives the assistance data and computes a position of the device making use of the particular ephemeris data and of the satellite specific ionospheric model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Jari Syrjarinne
  • Patent number: 10775749
    Abstract: A device for transmitting synchronized timing including a receiver, a transmitter, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including instructions for receiving through the receiver a timing signal comprising first time information that is synchronized to a time standard, determining second time information based at least partially on the first time information, composing a message formatted in accordance with a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) standard, wherein the message comprises the second time information, and transmitting the message through the transmitter on a radio signal having a frequency in the frequency modulation (FM) radio frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dunn, Sean McKenna, Cynthia E. Martin, Michael L. Cohen
  • Patent number: 10732297
    Abstract: Various techniques related to determining whether mobile devices are associated are described. The techniques can include receiving first position information from a first device and receiving second position information from a second device. The techniques can also include comparing the first position information to the second position information over an overlapping time period. The techniques can additional include determining, based on the comparing, whether first position information and the second position information indicate that the first device and the second device are collocated during the overlapping time period. The techniques can include, upon determining that the first position information and the second position information indicate that the first device and the second device are collocated during the overlapping time period, determining that the first device and the second device are associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
    Inventor: Xiufeng Song
  • Patent number: 10716086
    Abstract: A device receives reference data from reference receivers associated with base stations, and synchronizes the reference data to a reference time to generate synchronized reference data for the reference receivers. The device processes the synchronized reference data to determine location error information associated with one or more of the reference receivers, and receives information indicating that a user device, located at an observed location, connects to a particular base station of the base stations. The device determines a location correction for the observed location, or an actual location of the user device, based on particular location error information for a particular reference receiver, of the reference receivers, associated with the particular base station, and causes information identifying the location correction or information identifying the actual location of the user device to be provided to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher N. Del Regno, Jean M. McManus, Matthew W. Turlington, Mohammed M. Rahman
  • Patent number: 10598792
    Abstract: An augmentation information adjustment unit (102) reduces an amount of information in augmentation information by combining: update cycle adjustment processing (1021) to set an update cycle of the augmentation information to be an integer multiple of a predetermined update cycle; geographic interval error value adjustment processing (1022) to reduce the number of geographic interval error values by selecting from among a plurality of the geographic interval error values each of which is an error at every predetermined geographic interval out of a plurality of error values, a geographic interval error value at every geographic interval that is an integer multiple of the predetermined geographic interval; and bit count adjustment processing (1023) to reduce a bit count of the error value for each error value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Miya, Seigo Fujita, Yoshihiro Shima, Hisao Sone, Ryoichiro Yasumitsu, Natsuki Kondo, Tsutomu Nakajima, Kazuhiro Terao, Masayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 10592935
    Abstract: An event recording is received. The event is associated with an event entity and occurs over an event duration at an event location. A tag is received responsive to user interaction with a communication device. The tag is associated with at least one of the particular entity associated with the event entity, a particular time period associated with the event duration, and a particular location associated with the event location. Additional information associated with the event recording is received, and the tag is matched with at least a portion of the event recording based on at least one of the particular entity, the particular time period, and the particular location associated with the received tag. The portion of the event recording matching the received tag is presented for review along with the received additional information associated with the event recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Luis Albisu, Joseph Bentfield
  • Patent number: 10473790
    Abstract: A system for generating satellite positioning corrections includes a global correction module that generates a set of global pre-corrections based on modeling of global positioning error, a set of local correction modules that, for each local correction module of the set, takes input from a unique reference source and generates a set of local pre-corrections based on modeling of local positioning error; and a correction generator that generates a positioning correction from the set of global pre-corrections and the sets of local pre-corrections to correct a position of the mobile receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Fergus Noble, Anthony Cole
  • Patent number: 10439799
    Abstract: Indirect fire protocol according to several embodiments of the present invention can include the initial step establishing a grid and locating a forward observer (FO) and a firing unit (FU) in the grid. The FO can estimate the bearing and range to a High Value Target (HVT) within the grid, and can homomorphically encrypting said HVT estimated position data. FO can then transmit the encrypted HVT estimated position data over cloud network architecture to a Fire Direction Center (FDC), using the FDC's Keypublic. The FDC can outsource the calculation of an absolute position of said HVT in said grid to non-secure internet cloud architecture, but with encrypted HVT estimation data and the FO position data in the grid (which the FDC knows). Once calculated, the HVT encrypted absolute position data can be decrypted, and then transmitted from FDC to a FU, using the FU's Keypublic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mamadou H. Diallo, Roger Alexander Hallman, Michael Anthony August, Megan Elane Monteverde Kline, Henry Gwok Wing Au
  • Patent number: 10386202
    Abstract: A navigation system for determining quality and integrity of source information includes one or more data sources that provide the source information, a situation module that provides situation data, an information module that determines an estimate of the quality and an estimate of the integrity of the source information based on the source information and the situation data, an integrity monitor module that determines the integrity and the quality of the source information based on the estimate of the quality and the estimate of the integrity of the source information from the information module, and that validates the source information based on the integrity of the source information and/or the quality of the source information, and a navigation state estimator that determines the navigation information of the one or more objects based on the validated source information and corresponding quality of the source information received from the integrity monitor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Aucoin, Juha-Pekka J. Laine
  • Patent number: 10380889
    Abstract: Examples provided herein describe a method for determining car positions. For example, a physical processor of an edge computing device may receive position data for a legacy car and information about a make and model of the legacy car. The first edge device may also receive, from a sensor-rich car, a set of sensor data about a set of observed cars in the vicinity of the sensor-rich car, a set of position data for the set of observed cars, and a set of visual data of the set of observed cars, wherein the set of observed cars includes the legacy car and the sensor-rich car. The edge device may then determine an updated position for the legacy car based on the set of position data for the set of observed cars, the set of visual data, and the set of sensor data and provide the updated position of the legacy car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Puneet Jain, Soteris Demetriou, Kyu-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10241844
    Abstract: First and second circuits in an integrated circuit that generate local hot spots are activated at different times in order to reduce heat generation within each of the first and second circuits. The first and second circuits in the integrated circuit have the same circuit architecture. The first circuit processes data during a first time period, and heat generation is reduced in the second circuit during the first time period. A data path of the data is then switched from the first circuit to the second circuit. The second circuit then processes the data during a second time period after the first time period, and heat generation is reduced in the first circuit during the second time period. The data path of the data is then switched from the second circuit back to the first circuit. The first circuit then processes the data again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Mendel, Rajiv Kane
  • Patent number: 10234562
    Abstract: A method and system for delivery of location-dependent time-specific corrections. In one embodiment, a first extended-lifetime correction for a first region is generated. A distribution timetable is used to determine a first time interval for transmitting the first extended-lifetime correction to the first region. The first extended-lifetime correction is then transmitted via a wireless communication network to said first region in accordance with said distribution timetable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Janky, Ulrich Vollath, Nicholas C. Talbot
  • Patent number: 10122831
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining data points, each comprised of a time stamp and measurement; dividing the data points into sequences of consecutive data points; limiting the maximum time between consecutive data points in the same sequence; limiting the maximum time between the earliest and latest data points in each sequence; calculating a polynomial of lowest transmission cost for each sequence; limiting the approximation error between the data points in a sequence and the associated polynomial; and transmitting, to a server, data based on the calculated polynomial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Adachi, Xiaoqing Liu
  • Patent number: 9922570
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting aircraft navigation performance are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include determining that one or more navigational aid measurements are not available to the aircraft. The method can include estimating a future actual navigation performance of the aircraft for a future point in the flight plan. The method can include determining a future required navigation performance associated with the future point in the flight plan. The method can include comparing the future actual navigation performance to the future required navigation performance to determine if the future actual navigation performance satisfies the future required navigation performance. The method can include providing, to an onboard system of the aircraft, information indicative of whether the future actual navigation performance satisfies the future required navigation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Stark
  • Patent number: 9798011
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a global positioning system (GPS) module to determine GPS position estimates for a wireless communication device is disclosed. Processing circuitry in the wireless communication device determines a potential or an actual inaccuracy in a GPS position estimate obtained from a GPS module. The processing circuitry obtains a set of map vector data stored in or associated with the wireless communication device. The processing circuitry determines a location estimate of the wireless communication device based on at least a portion of the set of map vector data. The processing circuitry provides the location estimate to the GPS module and obtains an updated GPS position estimate from the GPS module, the updated GPS position estimate based at least in part on the location estimate provided to the GPS module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn D. MacGougan, Robert W. Mayor, Stephen J. Rhee
  • Patent number: 9784846
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for compensating for ionospheric delay in multi constellation Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs). In one method, a single Radio Frequency (RF) path receiver receives a first signal at a first frequency from a first satellite in a first GNSS constellation, receives a second signal at a second frequency from a second satellite in a second GNSS constellation, and calculates the ionospheric delay using the received first signal and the received second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Phanikrishna Sagiraju, William Nolte
  • Patent number: 9733359
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS data derived from multi-frequency code and carrier observations are presented which make available correction data for use by a rover located within the region, the correction data comprising: the ionospheric delay over the region, the tropospheric delay over the region, the phase-leveled geometric correction per satellite, and the at least one code bias per satellite. In some embodiments the correction data includes an ionospheric phase bias per satellite. Methods and apparatus for determining a precise position of a rover located within a region are presented in which a GNSS receiver is operated to obtain multi-frequency code and carrier observations and correction data, to create rover corrections from the correction data, and to determine a precise rover position using the rover observations and the rover corrections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Chen, Ulrich Vollath, Kendall Ferguson
  • Patent number: 9733364
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a dual mode global navigation satellite system may comprise selectively enabling a medium Earth orbit (MEO) radio frequency (RF) path and a low Earth orbit (LEO) RF path in a wireless communication device to receive RF satellite signals. The signals may be processed to determine a position of the wireless device. The signals may be digitized and buffered before further processing. The RF paths may be time-division duplexed by the selective enabling of the MEO and LEO paths. Acquisition and tracking modules in the MEO RF path may be blanked when the LEO RF path is enabled. The MEO RF path may be powered down when the LEO RF path is enabled. The signals may be down-converted to an intermediate frequency before down-converting to baseband frequencies or may be down-converted directly to baseband frequencies. In-phase and quadrature signals may be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Maxlinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxime Leclercq, Ioannis Spyropoulos, Nishant Kumar
  • Patent number: 9651664
    Abstract: A space-based augmentation system improving the accuracy and reliability of satellite navigation system data includes, each at least: a ground station transmitting data to satellites, a ground station receiving signals transmitted by a satellite and by a satellite equipped with transmitting/receiving means for transmitting data received from the ground transmitting station for a given geographical area; two ground computing centers, redundantly and respectively calculating navigation message streams and transmitting to the ground transmitting station navigation message streams and information representative of Quality of Service provided by the system, from signals transmitted by the ground receiving stations. The computing centers, ground receiving station and ground transmitting station are connected by a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Bernard Charlot, Gonzagues Bertin De La Hautiere, Sebastien Trilles
  • Patent number: 9645241
    Abstract: Positioning data generated by the positioning module of a portable device is received. The positioning data was generated using signals received at the portable receiver from respective signal sources (such as satellites). Positioning data generated by one or more non-surveyed devices is also received. The positioning data from the one or more non-surveyed devices has a high degree of reliability as compared with the position data from the portable device. The highly reliable positioning data from the one or more non-surveyed devices is further processed to develop positioning corrections for the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Fred P. Pighin
  • Patent number: 9612340
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and subassemblies for creating and delivering crowd-sourced GNSS models include receiving at one or more navigation receivers first signals transmitted by one or more navigation beacons, determining by the navigation receivers first navigation observables based on the received first signals, receiving at an augmentation server information associated with the first navigation observables, determining by the augmentation server augmentation information based on at least the received information associated with the first navigation observables and computational models, transmitting the augmentation information to the navigation receivers, receiving by the navigation receivers the augmentation information, receiving by the navigation receivers second signals transmitted by the one or more navigation beacon, determining by the navigation receivers second navigation observables based on the received second signals and determining by the navigation receivers a respective high-precision posi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac T. Miller, Brent M. Ledvina