Method for creating acquisition assistance information in assisted global positioning system

• US 7,212,157 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2004
• Issued: 05/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Young-Sik, Kum, Dong-Jun, Jung, Jae-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza; Thomas H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mull; Fred H.
• Application Number:
  US10/932,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20050093742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.15, 342/357.09
• US Class Current: 342/357.46
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/06 employing an initial estimate of the location of the receiver as aiding data or in generating aiding data

Abstract

A method for creating acquisition assistance information (AA data) for acquiring of a global positioning system (GPS) signal in an assisted global positioning system (AGPS) is provided. The method includes receiving repeater information included in a mobile communication network of a terminal whose location is to be measured, in response to a request for the acquisition assistance information for the GPS signal from the terminal, determining a repeater delay caused by a repeater that is present between the terminal and a base station that is synchronized with the terminal using the repeater information, and creating the acquisition assistance information for the GPS signal of the terminal based on the repeater delay. The AA data that is based on the repeater delay enables a terminal to more finely and stably acquire the GPS satellite signal. Also, accurate and stable acquisition of the GPS satellite signal of the terminal enhances the accuracy of calculation of the terminal location in the AGPS.

Claims

1. A method for creating acquisition assistance information for acquiring of a global positioning system (GPS) signal in an assisted global positioning system (AGPS), the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving repeater information included in a mobile communication network of a terminal whose location is to be measured, in response to a request for the acquisition assistance information for acquiring of the GPS signal from the terminal;

(b) determining a repeater delay introduced by a repeater that is present between the terminal and a base station that is synchronized with the terminal using the repeater information, wherein the repeater information is estimated through analysis of a base station signal that is observable by the terminal; and

(c) creating the acquisition assistance information for acquiring of the GPS signal of the terminal based on the repeater delay;

wherein a repeater delay determines a plurality of acquisition assistance information including Doppler information, pseudo distance information, Doppler search range, and pseudo distance search range; and

(d) setting the repeater delay information to a previously set initial value if the repeater delay information is not available.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises the steps of:

(b-1) determining if the repeater delay information is available from the repeater information;

(b-2) determining whether to use only the repeater delay information of a serving base station or to use both the repeater delay information of the serving base station and the repeater delay information of an adjacent base station, if it is determined in step (b-1) that the repeater delay information is available; and

(b-3) setting the repeater delay information of the serving base station to the repeater delay if it is determined to use only the repeater delay information of the serving base station, and setting the largest value among repeater delays of the serving base station and the adjacent base station to the repeater delay if it is determined to use both the repeater delay information of the serving base station and the repeater delay information of the adjacent base station.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the repeater delay information of the serving base station represents a difference between i) an estimated arrival time difference between a serving base station signal and an adjacent base station signal that are received by the terminal at an initial presumed location of the terminal and ii) a measured arrival time difference between a serving base station signal and an adjacent base station signal that are actually received by the terminal.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein if there exists the repeater delay information of the serving base station, the repeater delay information of the adjacent base station represents the sum of i) the repeater delay information of the serving base station and ii) the difference between a measured arrival time difference between a serving base station signal and an adjacent base station signal that are actually measured by the terminal and an estimated arrival time difference between the serving base station signal and the adjacent base station signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises the steps of:

(c-1) determining a time of application of the acquisition assistance information so that the terminal can acquire the GPS signal; and

(c-2) creating the acquisition assistance information by determining pseudo distance information of a GPS satellite, a pseudo distance search range of the GPS satellite, Doppler information of the GPS satellite, and a Doppler search range of the GPS satellite based on the repeater delay at the time of application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein in step (c-1), an initial presumed location of the terminal is estimated and the time of application used for the terminal to apply the acquisition assistance information is determined using a one-way delay from the terminal to a base station that is clock-synchronized with the terminal.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein step (c-2) comprises the steps of:

(c-2-1) calculating a pseudo distance of the GPS satellite that can be received by the terminal at the time of application in the initial presumed location of the terminal;

(c-2-2) calculating pseudo distance information of the GPS satellite, a pseudo distance search range of the GPS satellite, Doppler information of the GPS satellite, and a Doppler search range of the GPS satellite from the calculated pseudo distance of the GPS satellite;

(c-2-3) determining pseudo distance information of the GPS satellite, a pseudo distance search range of the GPS satellite, Doppler information of the GPS satellite, and a Doppler search range of the GPS satellite, all of which are based on the repeater delay using the information calculated in step (c-2-2) and the repeater delay; and

(c-2-4) creating the acquisition assistance information including the information determined in step (c-2-3).

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the pseudo distance information of the GPS satellite, which is based on the repeater delay, is determined by adding a half of the repeater delay to previously calculated pseudo distance information of the GPS satellite, the pseudo distance search range that is based on the repeater delay is set larger than or equal to the repeater delay, the Doppler information is based on repeater delay and previously calculated Doppler information, and the Doppler search range that is based on the repeater delay is set larger than or equal to the half of the repeater delay.