GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY HARDWARE COMPONENT
First Claim
1. A stand-alone radio frequency hardware component comprising:
- a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band;
a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal;
a serializer configured for serializing said digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal; and
a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting said digitized GNSS signals, as said serialized output signal, from said radio frequency hardware component to a separate communication device.
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Abstract
A stand-alone radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. A wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, from the radio frequency hardware component to a separate communication device.
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33 Claims
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1. A stand-alone radio frequency hardware component comprising:
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a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; a serializer configured for serializing said digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal; and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting said digitized GNSS signals, as said serialized output signal, from said radio frequency hardware component to a separate communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:
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a radio frequency hardware component comprising; a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; and a communication device configured to wireless receive said digitized GNSS signals wirelessly transmitted from said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising; an internal GNSS receiver chipset; and a processor, located outside of said internal GNSS receiver chipset, said processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of position determination, said method comprising:
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receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; wirelessly receiving said digitized GNSS signals at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising an internal GNSS receiver chipset; and using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said wirelessly received first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said wirelessly received second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information, wherein the processor is located outside of the GNSS receiver chipset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:
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a radio frequency hardware component comprising; a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; and a communication device configured to wirelessly receive said digitized GNSS signals from said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising; a processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of position determination, said method comprising:
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receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; wirelessly receiving said digitized GNSS signals at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component; and using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said wirelessly received first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said wirelessly received second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification