公开(公告)号：US06553236B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US09536966

申请日：2000-03-28

申请人： Gregory Dunko ,  Jon Lohr ,  Javor Kolev ,  Edward V. Jolley

发明人： Gregory Dunko ,  Jon Lohr ,  Javor Kolev ,  Edward V. Jolley

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/14 ,  H04W4/21

摘要： A wireless communications system supports affinity groups of like minded individuals who wish to know locations of other members of the affinity group. The system supports members of the affinity group querying, through a mobile terminal for the location of a remote member of the affinity group as sensed by the remote member's mobile terminal. Rather than report raw geocoordinates, location place-name descriptions are defined by the members of the affinity group and shared amongst one another. Additionally, situational alarms may be generated in the event certain user defined criteria are met, such as two remote members of the affinity group being in close proximity to one another.

摘要翻译： 无线通信系统支持想要了解亲和组的其他成员的位置的志同道合的个体的亲和组。 系统支持亲和​​组的成员通过移动终端查询由远程成员的移动终端感测到的亲和组的远程成员的位置。 位置地名描述不是报告原始地理位置，而是由亲和力组的成员定义并彼此共享。 此外，在满足某些用户定义的标准的情况下，例如亲和度组的两个远程成员彼此非常接近的情况下，可能会生成情境警报。

公开(公告)号：US06408178B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-18

申请号：US09280318

申请日：1999-03-29

申请人： Daniel Wickstrom ,  Torbjorn Solve ,  Edward V. Jolley

发明人： Daniel Wickstrom ,  Torbjorn Solve ,  Edward V. Jolley

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： G01S19/252 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S19/09 ,  G01S19/24 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01S19/46

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for determining a position of a mobile terminal that includes a satellite radiotelephone and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver based on knowledge of the position of the communication satellite spot-beam in which the mobile terminal is located. Using knowledge of the location of the communication satellite spot-beam, the present invention can resolve the one-millisecond ambiguity, that typically arises from the code repeat length where relative code phase may be determined but absolute code phase (i.e. one millisecond increments) could be off by one or more code periods. The spot-beam identifier is obtained from the satellite communication system and used to determine the geographic location of the spot-beam. Trial positions, i.e., candidate mobile terminal positions, are then selected to cover the spot-beam area, with spacing between trial positions provided to account for the one-millisecond ambiguity. Pseudo-range measurements are generated for each trial position and used to generate position fixes. The best position fix, for example a fix selection based on a self-consistency check, is then selected as the mobile terminal's position. In an additional aspect of the present invention, the number of trial positions is reduced by selecting an arc of positions within the spot-beam as trial positions based on timing delay information from the satellite communication system.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于基于对移动终端所位于的通信卫星点波束的位置的知识来确定包括卫星无线电话机和全球定位系统（GPS）接收机的移动终端的位置的方法和系统。 通过使用通信卫星点波束的位置的知识，本发明可以解决通常来自代码重复长度的一毫秒的模糊度，其中可以确定相对代码相位，但绝对代码相位（即，一毫秒增量）可以 由一个或多个代码周期关闭。 点波束标识符是从卫星通信系统获得的，用于确定点波束的地理位置。 然后选择试验位置，即候选移动终端位置，以覆盖点波束区域，其中提供了试验位置之间的间隔以考虑到一毫秒的模糊度。 为每个试验位置生成伪距测量，并用于产生位置定位。 然后选择最佳的位置修正，例如基于自我一致性检查的修复选择作为移动终端的位置。 在本发明的另一方面，通过基于来自卫星通信系统的定时延迟信息，通过选择点波束内的位置弧作为试验位置来减少试验位置的数量。

公开(公告)号：US06826551B1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-30

申请号：US09567740

申请日：2000-05-10

申请人： Gregory J. Clary ,  Edward V. Jolley

发明人： Gregory J. Clary ,  Edward V. Jolley

IPC分类号： G06F1700

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F17/243

摘要： A system for producing a contextual electronic message generally comprises a handwriting capture device, a user interface, a central processing unit, and a communications interface. The handwriting capture device is capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input. The user interface is adapted to interact with a user and is further capable of receiving a user input to initiate a processing function. The central processing unit is capable of determining the context of the handwriting input and application-specific information associated therewith, as well as process the handwriting input in accordance with the context and/or the initiated processing function. A contextual electronic message is thereby produced which may comprise a portion of the application-specific information and/or a portion of the handwriting input. The communications interface is adapted to interact with a message recipient through a communications link and is further capable of transmitting the electronic message thereto.

摘要翻译： 用于产生语境电子消息的系统通常包括手写捕获设备，用户接口，中央处理单元和通信接口。 手写捕获装置能够接收和捕获电子手写输入。 用户界面适于与用户交互，并且还能够接收用户输入以启动处理功能。 中央处理单元能够确定手写输入的上下文和与其相关的应用专用信息，以及根据上下文和/或发起的处理功能处理手写输入。 由此产生可以包括应用特定信息的一部分和/或手写输入的一部分的语境电子消息。 通信接口适于通过通信链路与消息接收者交互，并且还能够向其发送电子消息。

公开(公告)号：US06665541B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US09565212

申请日：2000-05-04

申请人： Norman F. Krasner ,  Edward V. Jolley

发明人： Norman F. Krasner ,  Edward V. Jolley

IPC分类号： H04B700

CPC分类号： G01S11/08 ,  H04B7/2693 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W56/00

摘要： Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing basestations in a cellular network. One exemplary method performs time synchronization between at least two basestations, a first basestation and a second basestation, of a cellular communication system. In this exemplary method, a first time-of-day and a first geographical location of a first mobile cellular receiver station (MS) are determined from a first satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver which is co-located with the first MS, and the first time-of-day and first location are transmitted by the first MS to a first basestation which determines a time-of-day of the first basestation from the first time-of-day and first location and from a known location of the first basestation. Also in this exemplary method, a second time-of-day and a second geographical location of a second MS are determined from a second SPS receiver which is co-located with the second MS, and the second time-of-day and the second location are transmitted to a second basestation which determines a time-of-day of the second basestation from the second time-of-day and the second location and a known location of the second basestation. Other methods and apparatuses are also described for synchronizing basestations in a cellular network.

公开(公告)号：US6141570A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US140596

申请日：1998-08-26

申请人： Gregory A. O'Neill, Jr. ,  Edward V. Jolley ,  Torbjorn W. Solve

发明人： Gregory A. O'Neill, Jr. ,  Edward V. Jolley ,  Torbjorn W. Solve

IPC分类号： G01S1/00 ,  G01S19/34 ,  H04B1/16 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/26

CPC分类号： G01S19/34 ,  H04B1/3805 ,  H04B7/18571 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  G01S2205/008 ,  Y02B60/50

摘要： A wireless telephone having a wireless communication transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and a controller connected to both the wireless communication transceiver and the GPS receiver, wherein the controller intelligently adapts its GPS data maintenance schedule according to a unique set of indicators derived from the wireless telephone's operating conditions.

摘要翻译： 一种具有无线通信收发器，全球定位系统（GPS）接收器和连接到无线通信收发器和GPS接收器两者的控制器的无线电话，其中控制器根据独特的一组指示器智能地适应其GPS数据维护计划 源于无线电话的运行状况。