Abstract:
A mobile device is capable of accurately maintaining a global time based on Satellite Position System (SPS) time decoded from an SPS signal using a clock signal acquired from a wireless communication transmitter, such as a base station or access point. The time uncertainty is reduced or minimized by determining a relative change in position of the mobile device with respect to a base position, e.g., a reference position determined from a previous SPS session. The time uncertainty may be determined based on the relative change in position with respect to the base position by transforming it into time units based on the speed of light. The global time may be updated based on the determined time uncertainty, which may be used in a subsequent SPS session to reduce the search window to acquire SPS satellite signals.
Abstract:
A system and method for time-aiding an autonomous Global Positioning System device over a Bluetooth connection allows for a faster time to fix by allowing faster acquisition of time and ephemeris data. The time-aiding information may be distributed in a one-to-one manner or in a manner that allows for the synchronization of multiple devices.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for extracting synchronization information from ambient signals, such as broadcast television signals, and using the synchronization information as a reference for correcting the local time base so that a GNSS positioning receiver system maintains relative time base accuracy with respect to a GNSS time.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to possibly reduce a first-time-to-fix and/or otherwise increase the performance or efficiency of a device by using portions of system time identifiers from different systems to determine at least one navigation system time.
Abstract:
Device for updating the date and time of an electronic system (1), said device comprising connection means (12) for connecting the electronic system with an assisted global positioning system (2), recovery means (13) for recovering assistance data emitted by the assisted global positioning system (2), determination means (14) for determining the current date and time of the electronic system based on said recovered assistance data, and control means (15) capable of activating the connection (12), recovery (13) and determination (14) means.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be used by one or more devices within in wireless communication network to request and/or provide code phase related information signals associated with various Satellite Positioning Systems (SPSs).
Abstract:
A mobile communication device (202) outside the service area of a communications network 210 in need of satellite positioning assistance information to perform a location determination (308). The mobile communication device receives the assistance information from a peer mobile communication device (204, 206) over a direct link.
Abstract:
A software communication device with a tunable transceiver that is capable of receipt of both satellite positioning data and a communication network with a wireless network where positioning data is used to efficiently make a connection to the communication network or communication link to a network is used reduce the time to acquire GPS satellites and determine position.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for time synchronisation of a satellite positioning system, SPS, module (120) and a realtime clock, RTC, module (130) of a communication apparatus (100), wherein a request for time is sent to a processor module (110) of the apparatus, which sends a request for time to the RTC (130), and in response to the request, sending a synchronisation pulse from the RTC module (130) directly to the SPS module (120) .
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for processing a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal is described. In one example, a timing reference related to a SPS time of day is obtained from a wireless communication signal received by a mobile receiver. A bias in a local clock of the mobile receiver with respect to a frame timing of a repeating code broadcast by the satellite is compensated for in response to the timing reference. An expected code delay window is obtained for the SPS signal at the mobile receiver. The SPS signal is correlated with a reference code within the expected code delay window. In another example, an expected code delay window is obtained at the mobile receiver. The mobile receiver selects a sampling resolution in response to a size of the expected code delay window. The SPS signal is sampled at the selected sampling resolution and then correlated with a reference code.