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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7792156 | ATSC transmitter identifier signaling Apparatus having corresponding computer programs comprise: a code generator adapted to generate a transmitter identification block, wherein the transmitter identification block comprises 32 rows and 82 columns, wherein the first 66 symbols in each of the rows compri... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7737893 | Positioning in a single-frequency network Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise a receiver adapted to receive a plurality of single-frequency network (SFN) signals at a predetermined frequency; a correlator adapted to correlate the SFN signals with a predetermined refer... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733270 | Position location using global positioning signals augmented by broadcast television signals Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprises: a first receiver adapted to receive, at a user terminal, a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter; and a second receiver adapted to receive, at the user terminal,... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7498873 | Wide-lane pseudorange measurements using FM signals Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprises a receiver to receive a wireless stereo frequency-modulation (FM) signal comprising a plurality of spectral signal components including a first tone and one or more frequency bands; one or ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7471244 | Monitor units for television signals Apparatus having corresponding methods comprises a reference clock; a receiver to receive a wireless television signal, wherein the wireless television signal is transmitted by a television transmitter according to a transmitter clock; and a clock offset unit to det... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7466266 | Psuedo television transmitters for position location An apparatus having corresponding methods comprises a signal generator to generate an radio-frequency (RF) signal comprising a ranging signal comprising a component of a television signal; a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit the RF signal; and a self-check... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463195 | Position location using global positioning signals augmented by broadcast television signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter; determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7372405 | Position location using digital video broadcast television signals Apparatus to determine the position of a user terminal, the apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media, comprises a receiver to receive, at the user terminal, a wireless orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signal comprising a sc... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7149075 | Solid electrolytic capacitor There is a solid electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR characteristic. In accordance with the solid electrolytic capacitor using an capacitor element wherein solid electrolyte is formed, the post-etching void factor of the anode foil used for the capacitor element... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7126536 | Position location using terrestrial digital video broadcast television signals A method and computer program product for determining the position of a user terminal includes receiving at the user terminal a plurality of digital television (DTV) broadcast signals from a plurality of DTV transmitters, wherein each of the DTV signals is a Europea... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7099144 | Solid electrolytic capacitor There is a solid electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR characteristic. In accordance with the solid electrolytic capacitor using an capacitor element wherein solid electrolyte is formed, the post-etching void factor of the anode foil used for the capacitor element... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7054140 | Electrolytic capacitor and electrode foil used for electrolytic capacitor There are provided a solid electrolytic capacitor having a low ESR characteristic and an electrode foil to be used for this electrolytic capacitor. In accordance with the present invention, a capacitor element uses an anode foil with a post-etching void factor of no... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042396 | Position location using digital audio broadcast signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving, at the user terminal, a digital audio broadcast signal; and determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and a transmitter of the digital au... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042949 | Robust data transmission using broadcast digital television signals A DTV signal includes frames, and the frames include data segments. Data segments are replaced by codewords which represent digital data. The DTV signals are broadcast and received by receivers. The receivers recover the digital data from the codewords in the DTV si... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6970132 | Targeted data transmission and location services using digital television signaling A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media comprise receiving a broadcast digital television signal comprising data relevant to one or more particular locations; generating a pseudorange based on the broadcast digital television signal; and determining locatio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965904 | Query Service for electronic documents archived in a multi-dimensional storage space A method and computer program product for locating data in a system including a plurality of archive units, and answering a query directed to an archive unit. Locating includes broadcasting a query to all the archive units; identifying a set of the archive units tha... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963306 | Position location and data transmission using pseudo digital television transmitters A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media comprising generating a positioning signal comprising a first half-field and a second half-field; and transmitting the positioning signal; wherein each of the first and second half-fields comprises 313 segments; and w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961020 | Position location using broadcast analog television signals A computer program product, apparatus, and method for determining the position of a user terminal. It includes receiving, at the user terminal, a broadcast analog television signal having a periodic component; and correlating the broadcast analog television signal w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952182 | Position location using integrated services digital broadcasting—terrestrial (ISDB-T) broadcast television signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving at the user terminal a digital television (DTV) broadcast signal from a DTV transmitter, wherein the DTV signal comprises an Integrated Services Digi... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6914560 | Position location using broadcast digital television signals comprising pseudonoise sequences A user terminal comprises a receiver adapted to receive, at the user terminal, a broadcast digital television signal transmitted by a television transmitter and comprising a pseudo-noise code; and a controller adapted to generate a pseudorange based on the pseudo-no... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6879286 | Position location using ghost canceling reference television signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving, at the user terminal, a broadcast analog television signal comprising a chirp-type signal; and generating a pseudorange based on the chirp-type sign... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6861984 | Position location using broadcast digital television signals A computer program product, apparatus, and method for determining the position of a user terminal. It includes receiving at the user terminal a plurality of digital television (DTV) broadcast signals from a plurality of DTV transmitters, determining a pseudo-range b... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859173 | Position location using broadcast television signals and mobile telephone signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter; determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6839024 | Position determination using portable pseudo-television broadcast transmitters An apparatus, method, and computer-readable media comprise a receiver adapted to receive a plurality of broadcast signals; a signal processor adapted to determine a position based on the received plurality of broadcast signals; a signal generator adapted to generate... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6804662 | Method and apparatus for query and analysis A data handling method combines search capabilities with analytical functionality. The invention provides advantages when dealing with structured documents (such as electronic catalogs, XML documents, text documents, HTML documents, Internet documents, etc.) and oth... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6753812 | Time-gated delay lock loop tracking of digital television signals A computer program product, apparatus, and method for use in determining the position of a user terminal includes receiving at the user terminal a digital television (DTV) broadcast signal transmitted by a DTV transmitter; tracking a periodic component of the DTV si... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6727847 | Using digital television broadcast signals to provide GPS aiding information A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for providing satellite positioning system aiding information to a satellite positioning system receiver configured to determine the position of the satellite positioning system receiver using the satellite positionin... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6717547 | Position location using broadcast television signals and mobile telephone signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter; determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6559800 | Position location using broadcast analog television signals A computer program product, apparatus, and method for determining the position of a user terminal. It includes receiving, at the user terminal, a broadcast analog television signal having a periodic component; and correlating the broadcast analog televisi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6522297 | Position location using ghost canceling reference television signals A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises generating a correlation reference signal based on known characteristics of a chirp-type signal present in a broadcast analog television signal; rec... | 02/18/2003 |
