Information management and control system
First Claim
1. A system for receiving a first certain positional information and at least one second information from selected users, selected locations, and at selected times, having a certain error, for determining the amount of the certain error, and for selectively disseminating the determined amount of the certain error to the selected users at the selected locations at the selected time.
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Abstract
A system 10 which is adapted to receive global positioning signals 14 from a satellite assembly 12 and which determines, displays, and selectively disseminates that error associated with the received signals to selected users at selected locations and at selected times. The system 10 also provides several other applications, including but not limited to the acquisition and selectively display of selective weather information, physical attributes of a facility, such as an airport, time distribution, collection and dissemination of user information as well as allowing one to simulate the performance of a global positioning acquisition and dissemination system. Such a simulation allows a user to dynamically specify the location and movement of signal generating satellites, the location of the various ground or reception stations, and to display certain other attributes or desired system characteristics. The simulation efficiently recognizes monitored ionoshperic ground points which are used to allow for a more accurate overall simulation that can be delivered to selected users at selected locations and at selected times.
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15 Claims
- 1. A system for receiving a first certain positional information and at least one second information from selected users, selected locations, and at selected times, having a certain error, for determining the amount of the certain error, and for selectively disseminating the determined amount of the certain error to the selected users at the selected locations at the selected time.
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13. A method comprising the steps of receiving selected first information;
- determining the amount of error associated with the received selected first information;
selectively disseminating the amount of said determined error and second information to selected users at selected locations at selected times; and
displaying the amount of said determined selected error so that aircraft, vehicles, trains, and boats can be controlled when necessary at the selected locations and at selected times.
- determining the amount of error associated with the received selected first information;
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14. A method for receiving first certain positional and second information, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a global positioning satellite system which is adapted to cooperatively provide said first certain positional information;
providing at least one receiver which is adapted to receive and disseminate said first provided certain positional information, wherein said at least one receiver further comprises at least one non-certified receiver and at least one certified receiver;
communicating said first certain positional information from said satellite system to said at least one receiver;
providing a controller and communicatively coupling said controller to said non-certified receiver;
providing at least one surveyed position;
utilizing said controller to compare said received information from said certified receiver, from said non-certified receiver, and from said at least one surveyed position;
determining the amount of error within said received first certain positional information; and
providing said controller with a threshold value and utilizing said threshold value to determine whether the amount of error within said certain information is unacceptable. - View Dependent Claims (15)
providing a non-certified receiver having at least one antenna which is adapted to receive said certain provided information; and
providing a certified receiver which is adapted to receive said certain provided information.
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