Positioning with Time Sliced Single Frequency Networks
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an input circuit to receive a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries;
a signal generator to provide a ranging signal, wherein the ranging signal represents a transmitter identifier; and
a ranging time slice inserter to insert ranging time slices into the transport stream, wherein each ranging time slice is inserted into the transport stream at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each ranging time slice includes the ranging signal.
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Abstract
Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise an input circuit to receive a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries; a signal generator to provide a ranging signal, wherein the ranging signal represents a transmitter identifier; and a ranging time slice inserter to insert ranging time slices into the transport stream, wherein each ranging time slice is inserted into the transport stream at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each ranging time slice includes the ranging signal.
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37 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an input circuit to receive a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries; a signal generator to provide a ranging signal, wherein the ranging signal represents a transmitter identifier; and a ranging time slice inserter to insert ranging time slices into the transport stream, wherein each ranging time slice is inserted into the transport stream at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each ranging time slice includes the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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input means for receiving a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries; signal generator means for providing a ranging signal, wherein the ranging signal represents a transmitter identifier; and ranging time slice inserter means for inserting ranging time slices into the transport stream, wherein each ranging time slice is inserted into the transport stream at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each ranging time slice includes the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries; providing a ranging signal, wherein the ranging signal represents a transmitter identifier; and inserting ranging time slices into the transport stream, wherein each ranging time slice is inserted into the transport stream at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each ranging time slice includes the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal represents a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein the transport stream includes a plurality of ranging time slices each occurring at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each of the ranging time slices includes a ranging signal; and a range module to determine a pseudorange between the apparatus and the transmitter of the wireless signal based on the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal represents a transport stream of data, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein the transport stream includes a plurality of ranging time slices each occurring at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each of the ranging time slices includes a ranging signal; and range means for determining a pseudorange between the apparatus and the transmitter of the wireless signal based on the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a transport stream of data recovered from a wireless signal received by an apparatus, wherein the transport stream has periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein the transport stream includes a plurality of ranging time slices each occurring at the same predetermined offset from a respective one of the periodic synchronization boundaries, and wherein each of the ranging time slices includes a ranging signal; and determining a pseudorange between the apparatus and the transmitter of the wireless signal based on the ranging signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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