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Patent 6487499 Issued on November 26, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 21, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 990479 filed on 11/21/2001

US Classes:

701/213, Using Global Positioning System (GPS)342/358, With satellite signal correction701/214Means to improve accuracy of position or location

Examiners

Primary: Nguyen, Tan T.
Assistant: Tran, Dalena

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • WO 99/56144 WO 11/13/1999

International Classes

H04Q 007/20
G01S 005/02
G06F 165/00

Abstract

A method and apparatus for locating mobile device over a broad coverage area using a wireless communications link that may have large and unknown latency. The apparatus comprises at least one mobile device, a reference network, a position server, a wireless carrier, and a location requester. The mobile device is in communication with the wireless carrier and receives global positioning system (GPS) signals from a plurality of satellites in the GPS satellite constellation. The reference network is coupled to the position server and provides GPS data. The mobile receiver receives GPS signals, performs rudimentary signal processing and transmits the processed signals to the wireless carrier. The wireless carrier passes the signals on to the position server. The position server processes the mobile receiver's GPS data and the reference network ephemeris data to identify the location of the mobile receiver. The location is sent to the location requester.

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