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PCI card for receiving a GPS signal

  • US 5,832,247 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1997
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A peripheral component interconnect (PCI) Global Positioning System (GPS) downconverter apparatus for connection to a PCI bus, comprising:

  • a GPS downconverter for receiving a GPS signal including GPS location data and issuing a downconverted GPS signal;

    a GPS quantizer coupled to the downconverter for sampling said downconverted GPS signal and issuing a quantized GPS signal representative of said GPS signal; and

    a PCI bus bridge coupled to the quantizer for formatting said quantized GPS signal according to a PCI bus format, and for issuing a PCI-formatted quantized GPS signal including said GPS location data to a PCI bus, said PCI-formatted quantized GPS signal intended for a compatible computer for deriving a GPS based location.

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