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Time division satellite acquisition

  • US 6,392,593 B1
  • Filed: 05/08/2000
  • Issued: 05/21/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining a higher one of at feast one or more satellites during at least one or more predetermined intervals;

    generating a list containing information on the higher one of the at least one or more satellites for each of the at least one or more predetermined intervals;

    searching for at least one or more of the satellites in the list until at least one or more of the satellites in the list is acquired; and

    upon acquiring at least one or more satellites in the list, determining the present time based on the information contained in the list without use of a real-time clock.

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