Generic satellite positioning system receivers with programmable inputs
First Claim
1. A configurable SATPS receiver adapted to be utilized in at least one of a plurality of particular SATPS receiver applications, comprising:
- a plurality of input paths responsive to a plurality of possible RF inputs; and
means for generating selected ones of the plurality of possible types of SATPS outputs, wherein the selected ones of the plurality of possible type of SATPS outputs comprise types of outputs that are utilized by at least one particular SATPS receiver application wherein the means for generating include;
a radio frequency (RF) unit responsive to at least one RF input, wherein the radio frequency unit generates a plurality of intermediate frequency (IF) type of SATPS outputs based on the RF inputs; and
a baseband unit responsive to selected ones of the intermediate frequency (IF) type of SATPS outputs.
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Abstract
Generic SATPS receivers and methods for configuring generic SATPS receivers that include a plurality of outputs are provided. These configurable SATPS receivers are adapted to be utilized in at least one of a plurality of particular SATPS receiver applications, and can also include a plurality of input paths, and a means for generating selected ones of the plurality of possible outputs. Selected ones of the plurality of outputs are enabled/disabled based on at least one requirement of the particular receiver application to configure or program the generic SATPS receiver to function as a SATPS receiver used for a particular SATPS receiver application or operating environment. The selected ones of the plurality of outputs can be defined by and can be those utilized by the particular SATPS receiver application or operating environment. Thus, SATPS receivers are provided that can be used in multiple applications, that can accept multiple types of assistance data, and that have multiple types of outputs depending on the application and/or desires of the user. The SATPS receiver can be implemented in SATPS systems that include at least one satellite that provides SATPS information, a generic SATPS receiver, and a remote computer.
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19 Claims
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1. A configurable SATPS receiver adapted to be utilized in at least one of a plurality of particular SATPS receiver applications, comprising:
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a plurality of input paths responsive to a plurality of possible RF inputs; and
means for generating selected ones of the plurality of possible types of SATPS outputs, wherein the selected ones of the plurality of possible type of SATPS outputs comprise types of outputs that are utilized by at least one particular SATPS receiver application wherein the means for generating include;
a radio frequency (RF) unit responsive to at least one RF input, wherein the radio frequency unit generates a plurality of intermediate frequency (IF) type of SATPS outputs based on the RF inputs; and
a baseband unit responsive to selected ones of the intermediate frequency (IF) type of SATPS outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
at least one antenna adapted to receive RF inputs and supply the RF intputs to the RF unit.
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17. The configurable SATPS receiver of claim 7 wherein the at least one antenna is a first antenna, adapted to selectively receive other RF signals based on the particular application.
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18. The configurable SATPS receiver of claim 17, wherein other RF signals are selected from at least one of a group comprising:
- cellular system signals, local area network signals, Bluetooth signals, SMS signals, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) signals, and beacon signals.
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19. The configurable SATPS receive of claim 1, wherein the particular SATPS receiver applications include at least one of a cellular telephone operating environment, an automobile operating environment, and a Personal Data Assistant (PDA) operating environment.
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