Patent ReferencesPosition aided subscriber unit for a satellite cellular system Mobile location reporting apparatus and methods Locating system and method using a mobile communications network Structure of a position processing apparatus Call maintainance during position location Systems and methods for maintaining operation of a receiver co-located with a transmitter and susceptible to interference therefrom by desensitization of the receiver Mobile station combining telecommunications and positioning functions, and a corresponding method of receiving positioning signals by a mobile station Patent #: 6529493 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09715502 filed on 11/18/2000US Classes:370/345, Combining or distributing information via time channels370/337, Multiple access (e.g., TDMA)370/339, Plural usage of common antenna455/556.2, Personal digitial assistant455/456.2, Based on request signal455/457, Location display342/357.11, Attitude determination342/357.1, Combined with telecommunication455/78With transmitter-receiver switching or interaction preventionExaminersPrimary: Chin, WellingtonAssistant: Schwaltz, William Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04S 300AbstractA system and method for processing signals from at least two sources, using a receiver having a timer and a local code sequence, the method comprising, providing at least one signal channel divided into a plurality of sequential time slots processing said signal from a first of said two sources in a first time slot of the plurality of time slots to provide a first time slot signal, processing said signal from a second of said two sources in a second time slot of the plurality of time slots to provide a second time slot signal, processing said signal from said first of said two sources in a third time slot of the plurality of time slots to provide a third time slot signal, said first, second and third time slots occurring in sequential order, comparing said local code sequence to said signals in said first and third time slots by incrementing the local code sequence during the interval between said first and third time slots.Field of SearchUsing time division multiplexingTime division (TDMA) Multiple access (e.g., TDMA) Plural usage of common antenna Channel assignment Combining or distributing information via time channels Multiple access (e.g., TDMA) Channel reservation scheme Time slot interchange, per se Combined with telecommunication | |