PCI card for receiving a GPS signal
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1. A method for receiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal having GPS location-determination data, comprising:
- receiving said GPS signal at a high frequency;
downconverting and quantizing said GPS signal for providing a lower frequency GPS signal;
formatting said lower frequency GPS signal as a peripheral component interconnect (PCI)-formatted signal having said GPS location-determination data; and
issuing said PCI-formatted signal.
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Abstract
A peripheral component interconnect (PCI) global positioning system (GPS) card for receiving a GPS signal. In a first embodiment the PCI card includes a GPS downconverter. In a second embodiment the PCI card including the GPS downconverter is integrated into a personal computer for correlating a GPS signal and computing a GPS location. In a third embodiment the PCI card includes a GPS downconverter and a GPS correlator. In a fourth embodiment the PCI card including the GPS downconverter and the GPS correlator is integrated into a personal computer for computing a GPS location.
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1. A method for receiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal having GPS location-determination data, comprising:
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receiving said GPS signal at a high frequency; downconverting and quantizing said GPS signal for providing a lower frequency GPS signal; formatting said lower frequency GPS signal as a peripheral component interconnect (PCI)-formatted signal having said GPS location-determination data; and issuing said PCI-formatted signal. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for receiving a GPS signal including GPS location-determination data, comprising:
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a GPS downconverter including a quantizer for receiving said GPS signal at a high frequency and issuing a quantized GPS signal at a lower frequency; and a peripheral component interconnect (PCT) bus bridge coupled to the GPS downconverter for receiving said lower frequency GPS signal, for formatting said lower frequency GPS signal according to a PCI bus format, and for issuing a PCI-formatted signal including said GPS location-determination data. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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