POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM INDOOR TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A position information providing system capable of providing position information by use of a first positioning signal which is a spread spectrum signal from each of a plurality of satellites, comprising an indoor transmitter, and a position information providing apparatus, wherein:
- the indoor transmitter includes a first storage unit which stores therein position data for identifying an installation location of the indoor transmitter, a generation unit for generating, as a spread spectrum signal, an second positioning signal which is an quadrature-modulated signal having the position data, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated spread spectrum signal; and
the position information providing apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving a spread spectrum signal, a second storage unit which stores therein a plurality of code patterns related to the first and second positioning signals, an identifying unit for identifying one of the code patterns which corresponds to the spread spectrum signal received by the receiving unit, a determining unit for, based on a signal obtained by demodulating the received spread spectrum signal using the code pattern identified by the identifying unit, determining which of the first and second positioning signals is received, a position information-deriving unit for deriving position information of the position information providing apparatus, while switching between processing modes depending on a result of the determination, and an output unit for outputting the position information derived by the position information-deriving unit,and wherein;
the position data includes first data capable of identifying the indoor transmitter, and second data indicative of the installation location of the indoor transmitter; and
the generation unit is operable to generate, as the second positioning signal, a first phase signal having the first data after being subjected to quadrature modulation, and a second phase signal having the second data after being subjected to quadrature modulation.
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Abstract
It is intended to provide position information in a location where it is difficult for radio waves to penetrate. An indoor transmitter is capable of programmably changing a format of a transmitter signal. A process to be performed by a position information providing apparatus comprises the step (S610) of acquiring a received positioning signal, and the step (S612) of identifying an emission source of the positioning signal, wherein, if the emission source of the positioning signal is an outdoor source, the process further comprises the step (S622) of acquiring a navigation message included in the positioning signal, and the step (S624) of performing a processing for calculating a position based on the signal, or, if the emission source of the positioning signal is an indoor source, the process further comprises the step (S632) of acquiring message data from the positioning signal, the step (S634) of acquiring coordinate values from the data, and the step (S650) of displaying position information based on the coordinate values.
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1. A position information providing system capable of providing position information by use of a first positioning signal which is a spread spectrum signal from each of a plurality of satellites, comprising an indoor transmitter, and a position information providing apparatus, wherein:
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the indoor transmitter includes a first storage unit which stores therein position data for identifying an installation location of the indoor transmitter, a generation unit for generating, as a spread spectrum signal, an second positioning signal which is an quadrature-modulated signal having the position data, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated spread spectrum signal; and the position information providing apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving a spread spectrum signal, a second storage unit which stores therein a plurality of code patterns related to the first and second positioning signals, an identifying unit for identifying one of the code patterns which corresponds to the spread spectrum signal received by the receiving unit, a determining unit for, based on a signal obtained by demodulating the received spread spectrum signal using the code pattern identified by the identifying unit, determining which of the first and second positioning signals is received, a position information-deriving unit for deriving position information of the position information providing apparatus, while switching between processing modes depending on a result of the determination, and an output unit for outputting the position information derived by the position information-deriving unit, and wherein; the position data includes first data capable of identifying the indoor transmitter, and second data indicative of the installation location of the indoor transmitter; and the generation unit is operable to generate, as the second positioning signal, a first phase signal having the first data after being subjected to quadrature modulation, and a second phase signal having the second data after being subjected to quadrature modulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. An indoor transmitter capable of providing position information by use of a first positioning signal which is a spread spectrum signal from each of a plurality of satellites, and a second positioning signal having the same data format as that of the first positioning signal, comprising:
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a first storage unit which stores therein position data for identifying an installation location of the indoor transmitter; a generation unit for generating, as a spread spectrum signal, an second positioning signal which is an quadrature-modulated signal having the position data; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated spread spectrum signal, wherein; the position data includes first data capable of identifying the indoor transmitter, and second data indicative of the installation location of the indoor transmitter; and the generation unit is operable to generate, as the second positioning signal, a first phase signal having the first data after being subjected to quadrature modulation, and a second phase signal having the second data after being subjected to quadrature modulation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing position information by use of a first positioning signal which is a spread spectrum signal from each of a plurality of satellites, comprising:
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the step of generating an second positioning signal which is quadrature-modulated, as a spread spectrum signal, based on position data for identifying an installation location of an indoor transmitter; the step of transmitting the generated spread spectrum signal; the step of receiving a spread spectrum signal; the step of identifying, based on a plurality of code patterns related to the first and second positioning signals, one of the code patterns which corresponds to the received spread spectrum signal; the step of determining, based on a signal obtained by demodulating the received spread spectrum signal using the identified code pattern, which of the first and second positioning signals is received; the step of deriving position information, while switching between processing modes depending on a result of the determination; and the step of outputting the derived position information, wherein; the position data includes first data capable of identifying the indoor transmitter, and second data indicative of the installation location of the indoor transmitter; and the step of generating includes the sub-step of generating, as the second positioning signal, a first phase signal having the first data after being subjected to quadrature modulation, and a second phase signal having the second data after being subjected to quadrature modulation.
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