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GPS reception method and GPS receiver

  • US 20050168382A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2005
  • Published: 08/04/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A GPS (Global Positioning System) reception method comprising the steps of:

  • if a signal received from at least one GPS satellite is a synchronization hold state, an intermediate frequency carrier frequency of said signal is known, orbit information about said GPS satellite in the synchronization hold state is stored in a storage section, and a position and a current time of a receiver of said signal are known, computing an intermediate frequency carrier error as an error of said intermediate frequency carrier frequency on the basis of an oscillation frequency error of a reference oscillator of said receiver from said intermediate frequency carrier frequency of said signal, a position and a velocity of said GPS satellite in the synchronization hold state obtained from said orbit information and said current time, and said position of said receiver;

    correcting said intermediate frequency carrier frequency by said computed intermediate frequency carrier error; and

    acquiring signals received from other GPS satellites by use of said corrected intermediate frequency carrier frequency.

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