Method and system for amending wireless assisted global positioning system networks

• US 20040198378A1
• Filed: 08/20/2002
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Hay, Curtis L.
• Application Number:
  US10/223,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20040198378A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/258 relating to the satellite constellation, e.g. almanac, ephemeris data, lists of satellites in view
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/28 Satellite selection

Abstract

The invention provides a method for amending wireless assisted global positioning system networks by querying at least one global position system satellite information node, receiving at least one satellite performance attribute from the global position system satellite information node, and determining an optimal satellite selection as a function of the satellite performance attribute.

Claims

1. A method for amending wireless assisted global positioning system networks comprising:

querying at least one global position system satellite information node;

receiving at least one satellite performance attribute from the global position system satellite information node; and

determining an optimal satellite selection as a function of the satellite performance attribute.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the global position system satellite information node is queried as a function of a schedule.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the global position system satellite information node is queried manually.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the query is a function of a satellite performance register.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising applying the satellite performance attribute to a wireless assisted global positioning system database.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a satellite performance attribute notification from the global position system satellite information node.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the satellite performance attribute to a satellite performance attribute interpreter.

8. A system for amending wireless assisted global positioning system networks comprising:

means for querying at least one global position system satellite information node;

means for receiving at least one satellite performance attribute from the global position system satellite information node; and

means for determining an optimal satellite selection as a function of the satellite performance attribute.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for applying the satellite performance attribute to a wireless assisted global positioning system database.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for receiving a satellite performance attribute notification from the global position system satellite information node.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising means for providing the satellite performance attribute to a satellite performance attribute interpreter.

12. A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:

computer readable code for querying at least one global position system satellite information node;

computer readable code for receiving at least one satellite performance attribute from the global position system satellite information node; and

computer readable code for determining an optimal satellite selection as a function of the satellite performance attribute.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12 further comprising, computer readable code for applying the satellite performance attribute to a wireless assisted global positioning system database.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 12 further comprising, computer readable code for receiving a satellite performance attribute notification from the global position system satellite information node.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 12 further comprising, computer readable code for providing the satellite performance attribute to a satellite performance attribute interpreter.