METHOD FOR ACQUISITION OF GPS SIGNALS AND GPS RECEIVER WITH SAMPLE TIME ERROR AND FREQUENCY OFFSET COMPENSATION
First Claim
1. A method for acquisition of global positioning system (GPS) signals comprising resampling GPS signals at a plurality of sample rates for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency offsets to compensate for sample time error and frequency offset of a crystal oscillator.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method for acquisition of GPS signals and a GPS receiver with sample time error and frequency offset compensation are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, GPS signals are resampled at a plurality of sample rates for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency offsets to compensate for sample time error and frequency offset of a crystal oscillator. The resampled GPS signals may be cross correlated for each of the predetermined frequency offsets. In some embodiments, the sample time error and the frequency offset of the crystal oscillator may substantially exceed a time and frequency drift of reference clocks on GPS satellites.
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- 1. A method for acquisition of global positioning system (GPS) signals comprising resampling GPS signals at a plurality of sample rates for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency offsets to compensate for sample time error and frequency offset of a crystal oscillator.
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8. A GPS receiver comprising:
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resampling circuitry to resample received GPS signals at a plurality of sample rates; and a cross correlator to cross correlate the resampled signals for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency offsets, wherein resampling operations performed by the resampling circuitry at the plurality of sample rates, and cross correlation operations performed by the cross correlator for the predetermined frequency offsets, compensate for sample time error and frequency offset of a crystal oscillator within the GPS receiver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A spread spectrum receiver comprising:
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resampling circuitry to resample received GPS signals at a plurality of sample rates; and a cross correlator to cross correlate the resampled signals for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency offsets, wherein resampling operations performed by the resampling circuitry at the plurality of sample rates, and cross correlation operations performed by the cross correlator for the predetermined frequency offsets compensate for sample time error and frequency offset of a crystal oscillator within the receiver, wherein the cross correlator performs a cross correlation with resampled outputs from the resampling circuitry and one of a plurality of frequency-shifted reference sequences for each resampling operation, and wherein the plurality of sample rates and the plurality of frequency-shifted reference sequences are determined from possible frequency offsets and between a frequency output of the crystal oscillator and a frequency output of system reference clocks. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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