Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accounting for atmospheric and terrestrial obstacles in geographic positioning
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Application No.: US13826699Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US09885789B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Fred P. Pighin , Daniel J. Filip , Scott Ettinger , Bryan Klingner , David Martin
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: G01S19/40
- IPC: G01S19/40 ; G01S19/07 ; G01S19/05 ; G01S19/42

Abstract:
A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140266873A1 ACCOUNTING FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND TERRESTRIAL OBSTACLES IN GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONING Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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