DGNSS correction for positioning

• US 8,259,008 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2009
• Issued: 09/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Farmer, Dominic Gerard, Lin, Ie-Hong, Pon, Rayman Wai
• Primary Examiner(s): LIU, HARRY K
• Application Number:
  US12/619,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20100149026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,023 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.24
• US Class Current: 342/357.24
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/05 providing aiding data
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/25 involving aiding data received from a cooperating element, e.g. assisted GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/27 creating, predicting or correcting ephemeris or almanac data within the receiver

Abstract

Techniques for supporting positioning with differential corrections are described. In an aspect, differential correction for a satellite may include (i) a user differential range error (UDRE) indicating an uncertainty in a pseudo-range correction for the satellite, (ii) a UDRE growth rate, which may be a scaling factor for the UDRE, and (iii) a time of validity for UDRE growth rate, which may be a time unit used to apply the scaling factor. In one design, a terminal may send a request message to ask for differential correction information and may receive a response message. The terminal may obtain differential correction (e.g., a UDRE, a UDRE growth rate, and a time of validity for UDRE growth rate) for each of at least one satellite from the response message. The terminal may derive a location estimate for itself based on the differential correction for each satellite.

Claims

1. A method of performing positioning, comprising:

obtaining a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite; and

deriving a location estimate for a terminal based on the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite, and wherein the location estimate is derived based further on the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each satellite.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the UDRE growth rate for each satellite indicates a scaling factor for the UDRE for the satellite, and wherein the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each satellite indicates a time unit used to apply the scaling factor for the satellite.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the deriving the location estimate comprises:

determining a corrected UDRE for each of the at least one satellite based on the UDRE, the UDRE growth rate, and the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for the satellite, and

deriving the location estimate based on the corrected UDRE for each satellite.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a pseudo-range correction for each of the at least one satellite, and wherein the location estimate is derived based further on the pseudo-range correction for each satellite.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the deriving the location estimate comprises:

determining a pseudo-range for each of the at least one satellite,

determining a corrected pseudo-range for each satellite based on the pseudo-range and the pseudo-range correction for the satellite, and

deriving the location estimate based further on the corrected pseudo-range for each satellite.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a request message to request for differential correction information; and

receiving a response message comprising the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the request message and the response message are for IS-801, or Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP), or Radio Resource Control (RRC).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one satellite belongs in Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo system, GLONASS system, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), Compass/Beidou system, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).

10. An apparatus for performing positioning, comprising:

means for obtaining a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite; and

means for deriving a location estimate for a terminal based on the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

means for obtaining a time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite, and wherein the location estimate is derived based further on the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each satellite.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for deriving the location estimate comprises:

means for determining a corrected UDRE for each of the at least one satellite based on the UDRE, the UDRE growth rate, and the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for the satellite, and

means for deriving the location estimate based on the corrected UDRE for each satellite.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

means for obtaining a pseudo-range correction for each of the at least one satellite, and wherein the location estimate is derived based further on the pseudo-range correction for each satellite.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

means for sending a request message to request for differential correction information; and

means for receiving a response message comprising the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

15. An apparatus for performing positioning, comprising:

at least one processing unit configured to obtain a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite, and to derive a location estimate for a terminal based on the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to obtain a time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite, and to derive the location estimate based further on the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each satellite.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to determine a corrected UDRE for each of the at least one satellite based on the UDRE, the UDRE growth rate, and the time of validity for UDRE growth rate for the satellite, and to derive the location estimate based on the corrected UDRE for each satellite.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to obtain a pseudo-range correction for each of the at least one satellite, and to derive the location estimate based further on the pseudo-range correction for each satellite.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to send a request message to request for differential correction information, and to receive a response message comprising the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code to cause at least one computer to obtain a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite, and

code to cause the at least one computer to derive a location estimate for a terminal based on the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

21. A method of supporting positioning, comprising:

determining a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite; and

providing the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing a time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

determining a pseudo-range for each of the at least one satellite at a station;

computing a range for each satellite based on known location of the satellite and known location of the station;

determining a pseudo-range correction for each satellite based on the pseudo-range and the range for the satellite; and

providing the pseudo-range correction for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a request message for differential correction information; and

sending a response message comprising the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.

25. An apparatus for supporting positioning, comprising:

means for determining a user differential range error (UDRE) and a UDRE growth rate for each of at least one satellite; and

means for providing the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising:

means for providing a time of validity for UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising:

means for determining a pseudo-range for each of the at least one satellite at a station;

means for computing a range for each satellite based on known location of the satellite and known location of the station;

means for determining a pseudo-range correction for each satellite based on the pseudo-range and the range for the satellite; and

means for providing the pseudo-range correction for each of the at least one satellite as an aid for positioning.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising:

means for receiving a request message for differential correction information; and

means for sending a response message comprising the UDRE and the UDRE growth rate for each of the at least one satellite.