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Fault detection and exclusion in a positioning system receiver

  • US 6,515,618 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/2000
  • Issued: 02/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a positioning system receiver of detecting and excluding a fault, the method comprising:

  • determining whether a fault detection operation is available, including periodically testing whether the fault detection operation is available at a first rate;

    attempting to detect a fault while the fault detection operation is available, including periodically attempting to detect a fault at a second rate higher than the first rate;

    determining whether a fault exclusion operation is available in response to a fault being detected; and

    attempting to exclude the fault if the fault exclusion operation is available.

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