REFERENCE OSCILLATOR MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS DEVICES HAVING POSITION DETERMINATION FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A method for managing a reference oscillator within a wireless device, comprising:
- selecting reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, wherein the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within the wireless device;
acquiring a satellite based upon the selected reference oscillator parameters;
calculating a satellite-based position fix;
determining the quality of the satellite-based position fix; and
updating the reference oscillator parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix.
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Abstract
A method and device for managing a reference oscillator within a wireless device is presented. The method includes selecting reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, where the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within a wireless device, acquiring a satellite based upon the selected reference parameters, determining the quality of the satellite-based position fix, and updating the reference oscillator parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix. The wireless device includes a wireless communications system, a satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver, a reference oscillator connected to the wireless communications system and SPS receiver, and a mobile controller connected to the reference oscillator, SPS, and wireless communications system, and a memory connected to the mobile controller, where the memory stores a reference oscillator parameter table and instructions causing the mobile controller to execute the aforementioned method.
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92 Claims
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1. A method for managing a reference oscillator within a wireless device, comprising:
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selecting reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, wherein the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within the wireless device; acquiring a satellite based upon the selected reference oscillator parameters; calculating a satellite-based position fix; determining the quality of the satellite-based position fix; and updating the reference oscillator parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 60, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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25. A wireless device having position determination functionality which manages a reference oscillator using a plurality of technologies, comprising:
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a wireless communications system; a satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver; a reference oscillator connected to the wireless communications system and SPS receiver; and a mobile controller connected to the reference oscillator, SPS, and wireless communications system; and a memory connected to the mobile controller, wherein the memory stores a reference oscillator parameter table and instructions causing the mobile controller to; select reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, wherein the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within a wireless device, acquire a satellite based upon the selected reference oscillator parameters, calculate a satellite-based position fix, determine the quality of the satellite-based position fix, and update the reference parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A wireless device having position determination functionality which manages a reference oscillator using a plurality of technologies, comprising:
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means for selecting reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, wherein the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within the wireless device; means for acquiring a satellite based upon the selected reference oscillator parameters; means for calculating a satellite-based position fix; means for determining the quality of the satellite-based position fix; and means for updating the reference oscillator parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64)
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69. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing a processor to perform operations, comprising:
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instructions to select reference oscillator parameters associated with the lowest reference oscillator error, wherein the selection is based upon reference oscillator parameters derived using different technologies within the wireless device; instructions to acquire a satellite based upon the selected reference oscillator parameters; instructions to calculate a satellite-based position fix; instructions to determine the quality of the satellite-based position fix; and instructions to update the reference oscillator parameters based upon the quality of the satellite-based position fix. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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