Satellite positioning aided communication system selection
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1. A device, comprising:
- a receiver that is tunable between receipt of a positioning signals and a communication network signal;
a memory with geographic data that is associated with at least one communication network; and
a controller coupled to the receiver in receipt of positioning data from the receiver when the receiver is in receipt of positioning signals where the memory is accessed to retrieve the parameters to access the at least one communication network.
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Abstract
A software communication device with a tunable transceiver that is capable of receipt of both satellite positioning data and a communication network with a wireless network where positioning data is used to efficiently make a connection to the communication network or communication link to a network is used to reduce the time to acquire GPS satellites and determine position.
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25 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a receiver that is tunable between receipt of a positioning signals and a communication network signal;
a memory with geographic data that is associated with at least one communication network; and
a controller coupled to the receiver in receipt of positioning data from the receiver when the receiver is in receipt of positioning signals where the memory is accessed to retrieve the parameters to access the at least one communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9)
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- 7. The device of clam 1, where the geographic data has cell site information.
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10. A method of communication, comprising:
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tuning a receiver between receipt of a positioning signals and a communication network signal;
storing in a memory geographic data that is associated with at least one communication network; and
processing at a controller coupled to the receiver, positioning data from the receiver when the receiver is in receipt of positioning signals where the memory is accessed to retrieve the parameters to access the at least one communication network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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- 16. The method of clam 10, where the geographic data has cell site information.
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19. A signal bearing media with machine readable instructions for controlling a communication device, comprising:
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a first set of machine readable instructions for tuning a receiver between receipt of a positioning signals and a communication network signal;
a second set of machine readable instructions for storing in a memory geographic data that is associated with at least one communication network; and
a third set of machine readable instructions processing at a controller coupled to the receiver, positioning data from the receiver when the receiver is in receipt of positioning signals where the memory is accessed to retrieve the parameters to access the at least one communication network.
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24. The signal bearing media of clam 17, where the geographic data has cell site information.
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