System and method for fast initialization of navigational satellite signal receivers
First Claim
1. A method of reducing initialization time of a satellite signal receiver in cold start mode, comprising the steps of:
- dividing navigational satellites of a positioning system into a plurality of groups such that each group has a fixed number of said navigational satellites uniformly distributed over entire surface of Earth; and
configuring said receiver such that in said cold start mode said receiver searches for navigational satellites per group in an assigned order to acquire a first satellite.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a satellite navigation receiver to lock onto satellite signals in the cold start mode with no information on the receiver position, the satellite position, or time estimates stored in the receiver'"'"'s memory. All satellites in a positioning system are divided into groups based on the satellite constellation structure. In an embodiment, the positioning system is the Global Positioning System (GPS) and all GPS satellites are divided into three groups. During initialization of the receiver, the satellites are searched per group to lock onto at least one satellite signal. Other satellites are then searched in a given order based on their respective distance or proximity to the first satellite acquired. This method reduces the Time-to-First-Fix (TTFF) ordinarily required by conventional receivers in the cold start mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of reducing initialization time of a satellite signal receiver in cold start mode, comprising the steps of:
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dividing navigational satellites of a positioning system into a plurality of groups such that each group has a fixed number of said navigational satellites uniformly distributed over entire surface of Earth; and
configuring said receiver such that in said cold start mode said receiver searches for navigational satellites per group in an assigned order to acquire a first satellite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of initializing a satellite signal receiver in cold start mode, comprising the steps of:
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searching a first group of twelve navigational satellites uniformly distributed over entire surface of Earth;
acquiring a first navigational satellite from said first group; and
acquiring remaining navigational satellites in said cold start mode based on a two-dimensional matrix containing identification and statistical information of all navigational satellites of a positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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