Embedded chirp signal for position determination in cellular communication systems
First Claim
1. A mobile unit receiver suitable for use in a wireless communication network, comprising:
- a receiving section configured to receive from a transmitting station a wireless communication signal having a plurality of frames and a spread spectrum chirp navigation signal embedded in the communication signal in synchronization with said frames;
a synthesizer unit configured to generate a frequency signal;
a mixer having a first input port coupled to the receiving section, a second input port coupled to the synthesizer unit, and an output port outputting a wireless communication signal downconverted based on the frequency signal; and
a signal processor unit coupled to the mixer and configured to receive the downconverted signal output from the mixer, wherein the signal processor unit is configured to detect the embedded spread spectrum chirp navigation signal and to correlate it with a reference chirp signal to output a pseudorange measurement signal based on the correlation;
wherein the synthesizer unit is coupled to the signal processor unit and is configured to adjust the frequency signal based on the pseudorange measurement signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described here for locating the position of a mobile terminal in a cellular communications system. A base station in the cellular communication system broadcasts a communication signal having embedded therein a navigation signal. The navigation signal uses a chirp technique in which the chirp signal includes two portions, an up-chirp portion and a down-chirp portion. Each portion of the chirp signal is synchronized with a frame in the communication signal. The chirp navigation signal is at a power level much lower than the communication signal so as not to interfere with the communication signal. A mobile terminal generates a corresponding chirp signal to correlate with the incoming signal and to extract the navigation signal. The mobile terminal uses the detected navigation signal to determine a time of arrival of the communication signal for use in determining the position of the mobile terminal either at the terminal or to send to a network center for location processing.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile unit receiver suitable for use in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a receiving section configured to receive from a transmitting station a wireless communication signal having a plurality of frames and a spread spectrum chirp navigation signal embedded in the communication signal in synchronization with said frames; a synthesizer unit configured to generate a frequency signal; a mixer having a first input port coupled to the receiving section, a second input port coupled to the synthesizer unit, and an output port outputting a wireless communication signal downconverted based on the frequency signal; and a signal processor unit coupled to the mixer and configured to receive the downconverted signal output from the mixer, wherein the signal processor unit is configured to detect the embedded spread spectrum chirp navigation signal and to correlate it with a reference chirp signal to output a pseudorange measurement signal based on the correlation; wherein the synthesizer unit is coupled to the signal processor unit and is configured to adjust the frequency signal based on the pseudorange measurement signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile unit receiver suitable for use in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving from a transmitting station a wireless communication signal having a communication signal with a plurality of frames and a spread spectrum chirp navigation signal embedded in the communication signal in synchronization with said frames; synthesizer means for generating a frequency signal; downconverting means for downconverting a frequency of a wireless communication signal based on with a frequency signal; and processing means for detecting the embedded navigation signal in the downconverted wireless communication signal and determining a pseudorange measurement based on the detected embedded navigation signal, wherein the processing means comprises; chirp generator means for generating a reference chirp signal based on timing of the frames in the communication signal; correlator means for correlating the reference chirp signal with the downconverted wireless communication signal and outputting a correlation signal; and means for estimating an arrival time of the communication signal based on the correlation signal by correlating the wireless communication with said reference chirp signal and outputting a pseudorange value based on the correlation signal; wherein said synthesizer means adjusts the frequency signal based on the pseudorange value.
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6. A method of determining a location of a mobile unit in a communication system, the method comprising:
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extracting a chirp spread spectrum signal from a communication signal that includes a frame having a plurality of slots broadcast from a transmitter, wherein the chirp spread spectrum signal is embedded within the frame and synchronized with a frame structure of the communication signal, said extracting comprises extracting the chirp spread spectrum signal only during slots that are not used for transmission or reception of the communication signal; determining a pseudorange measurement between the mobile unit and the transmitter based on the extracted chirp spread spectrum signals; and determining a location of the mobile unit based on the pseudorange measurement. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining a position of a mobile unit in a communication system, comprising:
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(a) extracting from a received communication signal a spread spectrum chirp signal that includes a first chirp portion of a first sense and a second chirp portion of a second sense that is opposite to the first sense, wherein said extracting comprises extracting the chirp spread spectrum signal only during time slots that are not used for transmission or reception by the mobile unit; (b) determining a pseudorange measurement between the mobile unit and a transmitter that transmits the communication signal based on the spread spectrum chirp signal; and (c) determining a position of the mobile unit based on the pseudorange measurement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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