Benchmarking and testing GPS performance on communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for testing GPS performance of a communication device comprising the acts of:
- exposing a communication device in a test chamber to simulated GPS satellite signals generated using navigation data compiled from GPS satellite signals received over a drive route;
obtaining communication device GPS performance data generated by the communication device, the performance data corresponding to a simulated movement of the communication device over the drive route in response to the exposing; and
comparing the communication device performance data to a baseline unit performance data measured for the same drive route.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing repeatable GPS performance testing of a communication device are provided. Navigation data is complied over a drive route. The navigation data is used as an input to a GPS simulator to duplicate in a laboratory setting the GPS signals present at the GPS receiver during a travel along the drive route. Performance data of a baseline unit can be obtained for benchmarking the performance of a communication device being tested. A device under test can also be exposed to simulated GPS signals and to both simulated GPS signals and other radio frequency signals, such as telephone network signals present along the drive route.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for testing GPS performance of a communication device comprising the acts of:
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exposing a communication device in a test chamber to simulated GPS satellite signals generated using navigation data compiled from GPS satellite signals received over a drive route; obtaining communication device GPS performance data generated by the communication device, the performance data corresponding to a simulated movement of the communication device over the drive route in response to the exposing; and comparing the communication device performance data to a baseline unit performance data measured for the same drive route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for benchmarking and testing of GPS performance comprising the acts of:
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collecting navigation data while traveling over a drive route; inputting the navigation data to a GPS simulator to generate varying simulated GPS satellite signals corresponding to a travel over the drive route; exposing a communication device under test conditions to the simulated GPS satellite signals to obtain performance data; measuring a performance baseline unit'"'"'s location based system application to obtain baseline unit performance data by one of measuring performance of the baseline unit while traveling over the drive route; and exposing the baseline unit in a test chamber to simulated GPS satellite signals generated from the navigation data collected while traveling over the drive route; and comparing said performance data to a baseline unit performance data for establishing a benchmark GPS performance of the communication device.
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13. A system for benchmarking and testing of a communication device comprising:
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a GPS receiver, mounted on a vehicle traveling over a drive route, that compiles navigation data as the vehicle travels over the drive route, wherein drive route data defines the drive route traveled between two end points; a data storage unit coupled to said GPS receiver that stores said navigation data; a GPS simulator having an input port receives said navigation data from the data storage unit; a test chamber that encloses the communication device during a testing process, and that receives inside the test chamber an output signal from the GPS simulator, wherein said output signal comprises a varying GPS satellite signal generated as a function of the drive route data inputted to said GPS simulator; and a logging unit for recording performance data of the communication device when exposed to said varying GPS signal in the test chamber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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