Enhanced aiding in GPS systems
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1. An Aided Location Communication System (“
- ALCS”
), comprising;
an geolocation server including a non-GPS position server, at least one server aiding database, server position-determination module, and a server fusion module; and
an Aided Location Communication Device (“
ALCD”
) including a communication section in signal communication with the geolocation server, and a position-determination section having a GPS Engine,wherein the ALCD is capable of selectively switching between a first position-determination mode for determining a geolocation of the ALCD and a second position-determination mode for determining the geolocation of the ALCD,wherein the geolocation server further includes a GPS section, andwherein the at least one server aiding database includes a server environmental database and a server dynamic learned environmental (“
DLE”
) database, andwherein the position-determination section further includes at least one client aiding database, a client position-determination modules and a client fusion module, andwherein the at least one server aiding database includes a server environmental database and a server dynamic learned environmental (“
DLE”
) database and wherein the at least one client aiding database includes a client environmental database and a client DLE database, andwherein the position-determination section further includes at least one sensor, andwherein the server position determination module is in signal communication with the GPS section, non-GPS positioning server, at least one server aiding database, and server fusion module, and wherein the server position determination module is configured to receive GPS data from the GPS section, non-GPS positioning data from the non-GPS positioning server, and database data from the at least one server aiding database, and in response produce position-determination data that is passed to the server fusion module, andwherein the server fusion module is in signal communication with the at least one aiding database, and wherein the server fusion module is configured to receive the position-determination data and fuse it together.
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Abstract
An Aided Location Communication System (“ALCS”) is described. The ALCS may include a geolocation server including a non-GPS position server, at least one server aiding database, server position-determination module, and a server fusion module. The ALCS may also include an Aided Location Communication Device (“ALCD”) including a communication section in signal communication with the geolocation server, and a position-determination section having a GPS Engine.
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1. An Aided Location Communication System (“
- ALCS”
), comprising;an geolocation server including a non-GPS position server, at least one server aiding database, server position-determination module, and a server fusion module; and an Aided Location Communication Device (“
ALCD”
) including a communication section in signal communication with the geolocation server, and a position-determination section having a GPS Engine,wherein the ALCD is capable of selectively switching between a first position-determination mode for determining a geolocation of the ALCD and a second position-determination mode for determining the geolocation of the ALCD, wherein the geolocation server further includes a GPS section, and wherein the at least one server aiding database includes a server environmental database and a server dynamic learned environmental (“
DLE”
) database, andwherein the position-determination section further includes at least one client aiding database, a client position-determination modules and a client fusion module, and wherein the at least one server aiding database includes a server environmental database and a server dynamic learned environmental (“
DLE”
) database and wherein the at least one client aiding database includes a client environmental database and a client DLE database, andwherein the position-determination section further includes at least one sensor, and wherein the server position determination module is in signal communication with the GPS section, non-GPS positioning server, at least one server aiding database, and server fusion module, and wherein the server position determination module is configured to receive GPS data from the GPS section, non-GPS positioning data from the non-GPS positioning server, and database data from the at least one server aiding database, and in response produce position-determination data that is passed to the server fusion module, and wherein the server fusion module is in signal communication with the at least one aiding database, and wherein the server fusion module is configured to receive the position-determination data and fuse it together. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- ALCS”
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3. A method for determining the geolocation of an Aided Location Communication Device (“
- ALCDD”
), having a position-determination section and a communication section, within an Aided Location Communication System (“
ALCS”
), the method comprising;measuring characteristic information for a communication network of the ALCS; comparing the measured characteristic information against position data stored in an aiding database; determining an initial coarse position for the ALCD based on the comparison of the measured characteristic information against position data stored in an aiding database; determining whether the initial coarse position is acceptable; determining the position of the ALCD if the initial coarse position is not acceptable; fusing the measured characteristic information with the initial coarse position if the initial position is acceptable or fusing the measured characteristic information with the determined position if the initial position is not acceptable; and updating the aiding database with the fused data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- ALCDD”
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