Method of despreading GPS signals
First Claim
1. A method of despreading a plurality of GPS spread spectrum signals received by a GPS receiver comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a first GPS signal;
obtaining frequency information relating to variations in the frequency of the first acquired signal as measured by the GPS receiver; and
using the frequency information to acquire a second GPS signal.
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Abstract
A method of despreading a plurality of GPS spread spectrum signals received by a GPS receiver (24) is disclosed together with a GPS receiver (24) and a mobile communications device (MS1) (especially a mobile cellular telephone) for the same. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a first GPS signal from the stored samples; obtaining frequency information relating to variations in the frequency of the first acquired signal as measured by the GPS receiver; and using the frequency information to acquire a second GPS signal. The frequency information may be used to acquire the second GPS signal in the course of a single dwell and may also, for a digital GPS receiver, relate to variations in the frequency of the first acquired signal present in stored samples.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of despreading a plurality of GPS spread spectrum signals received by a GPS receiver comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a first GPS signal;
obtaining frequency information relating to variations in the frequency of the first acquired signal as measured by the GPS receiver; and
using the frequency information to acquire a second GPS signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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- 6. A method according to claim I wherein the frequency information is modified to offset those variations in frequency due to Doppler shift as observed on the first GPS signal by the GPS receiver in so far as that Doppler shift is attributable to the motion of the GPS satellite from which the first GPS signal originated.
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17. A method of despreading a plurality of GPS spread spectrum signals received by a GPS receiver comprising the steps of:
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sampling the received GPS signals and storing the samples in a memory;
acquiring a first spread spectrum signal from the stored samples;
obtaining frequency information relating to variations in the frequency of the first acquired signal present in the stored samples as measured by the GPS receiver;
based on the frequency information, determining whether to resample the received GPS signals; and
in the event that a determination to resample is made, resampling the received GPS signals
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