Method and apparatus for processing navigation data in position determination
First Claim
1. A method of position determination for a mobile station, the method comprising:
- determining a plurality of measurements for position determination of the mobile station from position determination signals received at the mobile station;
estimating a probability that each of the plurality of measurements is a false alarm to produce a plurality of probability estimates before determining a consistency among the plurality of measurements;
determining a reliability indicator for each of the plurality of probability estimates to produce a plurality of reliability indicators; and
eliminating one of the plurality of measurements from position determination using the plurality of reliability indicators in response to a determination that the plurality of measurements are not consistent, the plurality of reliability indicators being determined respectively for the plurality of measurements individually.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for the processing of false alarms in position determination. At least one embodiment of the present invention estimates and uses measurement false alarm probabilities in the position determination process. In one embodiment, the estimated measurement false alarm probabilities are combined to determine the reliability of the determined position solution or the reliability of the set of measurements as a collection. In one embodiment, the estimated measurement false alarm probabilities are used in the isolation and elimination of faulty measurements. For example, the traditional geometry based metric for identifying a faulty measurement is further weighted according to the measurement false alarm probabilities in order to determine the faulty measurement.
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1. A method of position determination for a mobile station, the method comprising:
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determining a plurality of measurements for position determination of the mobile station from position determination signals received at the mobile station; estimating a probability that each of the plurality of measurements is a false alarm to produce a plurality of probability estimates before determining a consistency among the plurality of measurements; determining a reliability indicator for each of the plurality of probability estimates to produce a plurality of reliability indicators; and eliminating one of the plurality of measurements from position determination using the plurality of reliability indicators in response to a determination that the plurality of measurements are not consistent, the plurality of reliability indicators being determined respectively for the plurality of measurements individually. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the system to perform a method of position determination for a mobile station, the method comprising:
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determining a plurality of measurements for position determination of the mobile station from position determination signals received at the mobile station; estimating a probability that each of the plurality of measurements is a false alarm to produce a plurality of probability estimates before determining a consistency among the plurality of measurements; determining a reliability indicator for each of the plurality of probability estimates to produce of plurality of reliability indicators; and eliminating one of the plurality of measurements from position determination using the plurality of reliability indicators in response to a determination that the plurality of measurements are not consistent, the plurality of reliability indicators being determined respectively for the plurality of measurements individually. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data processing system for position determination for a mobile station, the data processing system comprising:
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means for determining a plurality of measurements for position determination of the mobile station from position determination signals received at the mobile station; means for estimating a probability that each of the plurality of measurements is a false alarm to produce a plurality of probability estimates before determining a consistency among the plurality of measurements; means for determining a reliability indicator for each of the plurality of probability estimates to produce of plurality of reliability indicators; and means for eliminating one of the plurality of measurements from position determination using the plurality of reliability indicators in response to a determination that the plurality of measurements are not consistent, the plurality of reliability indicators being determined respectively for the plurality of measurements individually. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data processing system for position determination for a mobile station, the data processing system comprising:
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a memory to store data and instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine a plurality of measurements for position determination of the mobile station from position determination signals received at the mobile station, estimate a probability that each of the plurality of measurements is a false alarm to produce a plurality of probability estimates before determining a consistency among the plurality of measurements, determine a reliability indicator for each of the plurality of probability estimates to produce of plurality of reliability indicators, and eliminate one of the plurality of measurements from position determination using the plurality of a reliability indicators in response to a determination that the plurality of measurements are not consistent, the plurality of reliability indicators being determined respectively for the plurality of measurements individually. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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