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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7755543 | Apparatus and method of correcting moving direction of pedestrian Provided are an apparatus and a method of correcting a moving direction of a pedestrian, which can estimate a pedestrian location accurately by correcting error components that are included in a moving direction angle, detected by a terrestrial magnetism sensor. The... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750847 | Vehicle position detection system A vehicle position detection system is provided to detect a vehicle position with higher accuracy. The vehicle position detection system includes a GPS receiving device mounted on the vehicle to receive GPS signals from a GPS satellite, a light beacon communication ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7671795 | Wireless communications device with global positioning based on received motion data and method for use therewith A circuit includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A wireless receiver converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. A processing module converts the i... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7626543 | GPS device and integrated circuit with an on-chip gyrator An integrated circuit, for use in a GPS device, includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the IC. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7592954 | Wireless communication device having GPS receiver and an on-chip gyrator A circuit for use in a wireless communication device includes a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A GPS receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7541974 | Managed traverse system and method to acquire accurate survey data in absence of precise GPS data A method and system obtains precise survey-grade position data of target points in zones where precise GPS data cannot be obtained, due to natural or man-made objects such as foliage and buildings. The system comprises a GPS receiver mounted on a survey pole, with a... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7532160 | Distributed radio frequency ranging signal receiver for navigation or position determination In a local positioning system, a receiver is adapted for receiving signals from a land-based transmitter. The receiver includes an analog decorrelator for decorrelating the transmitted spread spectrum signals. A down converter connected with an antenna may be spaced... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7511662 | System and method for positioning in configured environments The present invention relates to a system and method for providing location determination in a configured environment in which Global Navigation Satellite System Signals may not be available. In this regard, local beacon systems generate spread spectrum CDMA signals... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7498982 | Method to improve accuracy of targeted position estimation through use of multiple networked observations A system and method of generating targeted position estimation of a remote target through a set of networked observers. The system has a global positioning system (“GPS”) receiver for deriving a first observer's current location, a range finder for deriving elev... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7477188 | GPS device and integrated circuit with an on-chip gyrator An integrated circuit, for use in a GPS device, includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the IC. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7477187 | Wireless communication device having GPS receiver and an on-chip gyrator A circuit for use in a wireless communication device includes a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A GPS receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7460066 | Positioning system A positioning system is provided having a first signal source for originating synchronous signals, and a second signal source for originating a signal which is not synchronous with the signal from the first signal source. The system determines, based on a signal pro... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440847 | Navigation system for moving object and method for path guidance for moving object A navigation system for guiding a moving object from a current position to a destination includes a setting device that sets the current position and the destination, a sensor that detects movement of the moving object, a computing device that calculates move distan... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7420506 | Cumulant-based discriminator for GNSS code alignment Systems and methods for a cumulant-based discriminator for global navigation satellite system code alignment are provided. In one embodiment, a method for determining a misalignment between a GNSS coarse acquisition code signal and a replica code is provided. The me... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421340 | Method, apparatus and computer program for azimuth determination e.g. for autonomous navigation applications For an observer equipped with a first azimuth data source responsive to a magnetic field to deliver first azimuth data, such as a compass, and with a second azimuth data source delivering second azimuth data and which is independent of magnetic fields, such as a gyr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414575 | Position calculating apparatus, position calculating method, and program A position calculating apparatus that calculates a position of a moving body by using results of positioning by a GPS satellite and a self-contained sensor includes receiving means for receiving GPS orientation data measured by the GPS satellite and navigation orien... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411512 | Tracking the geographic location of an animal Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was subject, the magnetic field information having been collected while t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409289 | Device for monitoring the integrity of information delivered by a hybrid INS/GNSS system The device is for monitoring the integrity of the position and speed information supplied by a hybrid system comprising an inertial unit INS readjusted using a GNSS satellite positioning receiver by means of a Kalman hybridization filter using a readjustment gain K ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409290 | Positioning and navigation method and system thereof A improved positioning and navigation method and system thereof can substantially solve the problems encountered in global positioning system-only and inertial navigation system-only, such as loss of global positioning satellite signal, sensibility to jamming and sp... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400246 | Inertial Sensor Tracking System The INERTIAL SENSOR TRACKING SYSTEM is an overall system installation consisting of wireless body pack transmitters, broadband telemetry transceivers, computer and monitoring equipment, and emergency power generation for tracking personnel in an underground mine env... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397424 | System and method for enabling continuous geographic location estimation for wireless computing devices System and method for enabling a wireless computing device to continuously determine its position includes a wireless computing device and a wireless positioning system substantially collocated therewith. The wireless positioning system has a first positioning mode ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392134 | Satellite navigation controller A navigation device changes a position determination accuracy of a receiver for satellite navigation to a higher accuracy in the following cases: when the subject vehicle approaches a destination, the subject vehicle runs on a road not described in map information, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391366 | High sensitivity GPS receiver and method for compensating for Doppler variation A global positioning system (GPS) receiver and method are provided for compensating for Doppler variation to accurately detect GPS signals in an environment in which intensities of the GPS signals received from GPS satellites are very low. A user acceleration measur... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389161 | Aeronautical navigation plotting instrument An aeronautical navigation plotting instrument is provided that includes a plotting frame and a compass rose attached to the plotting frame. The compass rose includes angular markings incrementally disposed thereon about a center of the compass for defining the angu... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386395 | Systems and methods for shock compensation utilizing an adaptive control technique algorithm A method for providing dynamic disturbance compensation to an inertial system is described. The method includes determining estimated correction factors based on received acceleration components, and dynamically determining filter coefficients for a filter configure... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385554 | Satellite and local system position determination In a local positioning system, augmentation of the land-based system is provided by receiving signals from a GNSS. The signals from the land-based positioning system have a code phase accuracy better than one wavelength of a carrier of the signals from the GNSS. Dif... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382318 | Land-based local ranging signal methods and systems To provide sub-meter accuracy in a local positioning system, ranging signals with a high modulation rate of code, such as 30 MHz, or more are transmitted. Code phase measurements may be used to obtain the accuracy without requiring relative motion or real time kinem... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379015 | First responder positioning apparatus A positioning system for tracking the location of a first responder emergency worker. The system includes mobile enabler units and a personnel badge having a ranging transponder. Two enabler units can use two-way ranging signals, a prescribed turn around time and di... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369830 | Monolithic GPS RF front end integrated circuit A highly integrated GPS RF Front End which uses a single conversion stage employs an image rejection mixer stage to eliminate the need for an image reject RF bandpass filter. Also a relatively high sample rate A/D is employed which allows a timeless monolitic IF Fil... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355549 | Apparatus and method for carrier phase-based relative positioning A carrier phase-based relative positioning apparatus includes a plurality of antennas fixedly mounted on a moving body for receiving positioning signals from satellites, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for measuring accelerations and angular velocities of the mov... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355551 | Method for a space-efficient GPS receiver In a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, rather than storing both GPS satellite ephemeredes and almanacs to the GPS receiver's on-chip non-volatile memory, storing into the non-volatile memory only the more recent ephemeris or almanac data for each satellite. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353139 | Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features A portable apparatus (10) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus (10) broadly comprises a portable housing (12); an attachment mechanism (14)... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348920 | Positioning system A positioning system is provided having a first signal source for originating synchronous signals, and a second signal source for originating a signal which is not synchronous with the signal from the first signal source. The system determines, based on a signal pro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345627 | Land-based local ranging signal methods and systems To provide sub-meter accuracy in a local positioning system, ranging signals with a high modulation rate of code, such as 30 MHz, or more are transmitted. Code phase measurements may be used to obtain the accuracy without requiring relative motion or real time kinem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346452 | Inertial GPS navigation system using injected alignment data for the inertial system An inertial (“INS”)/GPS receiver uses injected alignment data to determine the alignment of the INS sub-system when the receiver is in motion during start-up. The alignment data is determined from parameterized surface information, measured GPS velocity, and a k... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342538 | Asynchronous local position determination system and method In a local positioning system, the land-based transmitters include free running oscillators or oscillators free of clock synchronization with any remote oscillator. A reference receiver receives the ranging signals from different transmitters and generates timing of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339525 | Land-based local ranging signal methods and systems To provide sub-meter accuracy in a local positioning system, ranging signals with a high modulation rate of code, such as 30 MHz, or more are transmitted. Code phase measurements may be used to obtain the accuracy without requiring relative motion or real time kinem... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339526 | Synchronizing ranging signals in an asynchronous ranging or position system In a local positioning system, the land-based transmitters include free running oscillators or oscillators free of clock synchronization with any remote oscillator. A reference receiver receives the ranging signals from different transmitters and generates timing of... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330729 | Mobile terminal device and positional information system A geomagnetic sensor for detecting geomagnetism is provided in a mobile terminal device. The output value of the geomagnetic sensor is compared with a first set value that has been set in advance, and the mobile terminal device is determined to be stationary when th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328104 | Systems and methods for improved inertial navigation A method for producing inertial measurement data is provided. The method comprises receiving raw inertial measurement data from one or more inertial sensors; receiving raw position data based on signals from a global navigation satellite system; processing the raw i... | 02/05/2008 |
