Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fast GPS recovery using map vector data
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Application No.: US14015976Application Date: 2013-08-30
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Publication No.: US09798011B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: Glenn D. MacGougan , Robert W. Mayor , Stephen J. Rhee
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Downey Brand LLP
- Main IPC: G01S19/07
- IPC: G01S19/07 ; G01S19/26 ; G01S19/40 ; G01S19/24 ; G01S19/42 ; G01S19/06

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140062777A1 FAST GPS RECOVERY USING MAP VECTOR DATA Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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