Method of determining the position of a mobile unit
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1. A mobile unit (MS1) comprising a communications receiver (21) for receiving reference pseudoranges corresponding to a reference location (BS1) situated remote from the mobile unit (MS1);
- a GPS receiver for measuring mobile unit pseudoranges (MS1); and
a GPS processor (24) for determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) relative to the reference location (BS1) as a function of both the reference pseudoranges and the mobile unit pseudoranges.
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Abstract
A method of determining the position of a mobile unit (MS1) having a GPS receiver (24) is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of measuring mobile unit pseudoranges at the mobile unit (MS1) using the GPS receiver (24); providing reference pseudoranges corresponding to a reference location situated remote from the mobile unit (BS1); and determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) relative to the reference location (BS1) as a function of both the reference pseudoranges and the mobile unit pseudoranges.
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1. A mobile unit (MS1) comprising a communications receiver (21) for receiving reference pseudoranges corresponding to a reference location (BS1) situated remote from the mobile unit (MS1);
- a GPS receiver for measuring mobile unit pseudoranges (MS1); and
a GPS processor (24) for determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) relative to the reference location (BS1) as a function of both the reference pseudoranges and the mobile unit pseudoranges. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a GPS receiver for measuring mobile unit pseudoranges (MS1); and
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3. A mobile unit (MS1) comprising a GPS receiver (24) for measuring pseudoranges at the mobile unit (MS1);
- and a GPS processor (24) for determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) relative to a nearby reference location (BS1) using the pseudoranges, and determining the absolute position of the mobile unit (MS1) from both the reference location and the relative position of the mobile unit (MS1) to the reference location (BS1).
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4. A mobile unit (MS1) comprising a communications receiver (21) for receiving satellite vector information in Cartesian form describing either or both of the position or movement of GPS satellites;
- a GPS receiver (24) for measuring mobile unit pseudoranges from GPS satellite signals modulated by GPS ephemeris data in the form of Keplerian parameters; and
a GPS processor (25) for determining the position of the mobile unit (MS1) as a function of both the satellite vector information and the mobile unit pseudoranges. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
- a GPS receiver (24) for measuring mobile unit pseudoranges from GPS satellite signals modulated by GPS ephemeris data in the form of Keplerian parameters; and
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