Positioning apparatus, positioning method, and recording medium

• US 10,677,931 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2017
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Shingyoji, Ryuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Bo
• Application Number:
  US15/464,621
• Publication Number:
  US 20170276798A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 342377, 342357, 342359
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/37 Hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00

Abstract

A positioning apparatus includes one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that cause the processors to perform the following. Performing first receiving to receive one piece of orbit information showing a position of one positioning satellite and which attempts to receive another piece of orbit information showing a position of another positioning satellite. Performing first obtaining to obtain the another piece of orbit information (i) when receiving the another piece of orbit information is attempted but the another piece of orbit information is not received and the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus or (ii) when, the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus is newer than that received in the first receiving. Performing positioning processing based on the one piece of received orbit information and the another piece of obtained orbit information.

Claims

1. A positioning apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform;

receiving to receive one piece of orbit information showing a position of one positioning satellite within one predetermined term transmitted from the one positioning satellite and which attempts to receive another piece of orbit information showing a position of another positioning satellite within another predetermined term transmitted from another positioning satellite different from the one positioning satellite;

obtaining to obtain the another piece of orbit information received by another positioning apparatus (i) in response to, in the receiving, receiving the another piece of orbit information is attempted but the another piece of orbit information is not received and the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus or (ii) in response to, in the receiving, the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus is newer than the another piece of orbit information received in the receiving; and

positioning processing based on the one piece of orbit information received in the first receiving and the another piece of orbit information obtained in the first obtaining.

2. The positioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors, under control of the instructions, further perform:

receiving information obtaining to obtain a piece of receiving information showing that the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus; and

specifying to, based on the piece of receiving information obtained in the receiving information obtaining, specify a positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite (i) in response to, in the receiving, receiving the another piece of orbit information is attempted but the another piece of orbit information is not received and the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus, or (ii) in response to, in the receiving, the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus is newer than the another piece of orbit information received in the receiving,

wherein the one or more processors, in the obtaining, obtain the piece of orbit information regarding the positioning satellite specified as the another positioning satellite in the specifying as the another piece of orbit information.

3. The positioning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the one or more processors, under control of the instructions, further perform:

transmitting to transmit a transmitting instruction of the piece of orbit information regarding the positioning satellite specified as the other positioning satellite in the specifying to the another positioning apparatus through a communication line; and

positioning apparatus, orbit information receiving to receive the piece of orbit information transmitted through the communication line from the another positioning apparatus,

wherein the one or more processors, in the obtaining, obtain the piece of orbit information received in the positioning apparatus, orbit information receiving as the another piece of orbit information.

4. The positioning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the piece of receiving information includes a piece of time information showing another time at which the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus;

and

wherein the one or more processors, under control of the instructions, in the specifying, specify the positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite in response to the another time included in the piece of time information of the piece of receiving information is newer than one time that the another piece of orbit information is received in the receiving.

5. The positioning apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the piece of receiving information includes a piece of update information showing newness of another update of the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus;

and

wherein the one or more processors, under control of the instructions, in the specifying, specify the positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite in response to the newness of the another update included in the piece of update information of the piece of receiving information is newer than newness of one update included in the another piece of orbit information received in the receiving.

6. A non-transitory recording medium having a program recorded thereon that is executable to control a computer to perform:

receiving one orbit information showing a position of one positioning satellite within one predetermined term transmitted from the one positioning satellite and attempting to receive another orbit information showing a position of another positioning satellite within another predetermined term transmitted from another positioning satellite different from the one positioning satellite;

obtaining the another orbit information received by another positioning apparatus in response to the receiving of the another orbit information is attempted but the another orbit information is not received and the another orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus or the another orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus is newer than the another orbit information received in the receiving; and

positioning processing based on the one orbit information received in the receiving and the another orbit information obtained in the obtaining.

7. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the computer under the control of the program further performs:

receiving information obtaining to obtain a piece of receiving information showing that the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus; and

specifying to, based on the piece of receiving information obtained in the receiving information obtaining, specify a positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite (i) in response to, in the receiving, receiving the another piece of orbit information is attempted but the another piece of orbit information is not received and the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus, or (ii) in response to, in the receiving, the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus is newer than the another piece of orbit information received in the receiving,

wherein, in the first obtaining, obtaining the piece of orbit information regarding the positioning satellite specified as the another positioning satellite in the specifying as the another piece of orbit information.

8. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the computer under the control of the program further performs:

transmitting to transmit a transmitting instruction of the piece of orbit information regarding the positioning satellite specified as the other positioning satellite in the specifying to the another positioning apparatus through a communication line; and

positioning apparatus, orbit information receiving to receive the piece of orbit information transmitted through the communication line from the another positioning apparatus,

wherein, in the obtaining, obtaining the piece of orbit information received in the positioning apparatus, orbit information receiving as the another piece of orbit information.

9. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 7,

wherein the piece of receiving information includes a piece of time information showing another time at which the another piece of orbit information is received by the another positioning apparatus;

and

wherein, in the specifying, specifying the positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite in response to the another time included in the piece of time information of the piece of receiving information is newer than one time that the another piece of orbit information is received in the receiving.

10. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 7,

wherein the piece of receiving information includes a piece of update information showing newness of another update of the another piece of orbit information received by the another positioning apparatus;

and

wherein, in the specifying, specifying the positioning satellite regarding the another piece of orbit information as the another positioning satellite in response to the newness of the another update included in the piece of update information of the piece of receiving information is newer than newness of one update included in the another piece of orbit information received in the receiving.