System and method for providing position correction data

• US 9,588,226 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trimble Inc.
• Original Assignee: Trimble Inc.
• Inventors: Hanson, Nigel Peter, Greenberg, James Neil, Kirk, Geoffrey Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Elhag, Magdi
• Application Number:
  US12/343,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20100159952A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,996 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/407, 455/408, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 34235723-35739, 342/357.4, 34235741-35749, 342/357.62, 701468-471, 701473-478, 701/518
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/071 DGPS corrections
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

System and method for providing position correction data over a data communications network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a mobile device over a data communications network, wherein the request includes a user identification. The method may further include receiving geographic position of the mobile device, selecting a mountpoint based, at least in part, on one or more of the user identification and the geographic location of the mobile device, and transmitting the position correction data to the mobile device over the data communications network.

Claims

1. A method for providing position correction data over a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server, at least one of an identifier or a password from a mountpoint, the mountpoint configured to receive positioning data from a position data source and to determine the position correction data based on the positioning data and a known location of the mountpoint;

receiving, by the server, a request for the position correction data from a mobile device, the request including at least one of the identifier or the password from the mountpoint, the request transmitted over the data communications network to the server;

receiving, by the server, a geographic location of the mobile device;

selecting, by the server, the mountpoint based, at least in part, on at least one of the identifier or the password and the geographic location of the mobile device;

requesting, by the server, the position correction data from the mountpoint, the position correction data transmitted over the data communications network to the server;

receiving, by the server, the position correction data associated with the mountpoint; and

transmitting, by the server, the position correction data to the mobile device over the data communications network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is received by a network interface having a network communication address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location comprises at least one of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data, global positioning system (GPS) data and geo-spatial positioning data in general.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data communications network corresponds to one or more of cellular network, internet protocol (IP) network and wireless data communications network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a control signal to the mountpoint to establish periodic transmission of the position correction data to the server from the mountpoint.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that transmission of the position correction data is not needed, temporarily at least, from the mountpoint; and

transmitting a control signal to the mountpoint to suspend transmission of the position correction data to the server.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the server, geographic position information, positioning accuracy information, equipment manufacturer information, and security information from the mountpoint.

7. A system comprising:

a mobile device;

a mountpoint configured to receive positioning data from a position data source and to determine position correction data based on the positioning data and a known location of the mountpoint; and

a server in communication with the mobile device and the mountpoint over a data communications network, the server configured to;

receive at least one of an identifier or a password from the mountpoint;

receive a request for the position correction data from the mobile device, the request including at least one of the identifier or the password from the mountpoint;

receive a geographic location of the mobile device;

select the mountpoint based, at least in part, on at least one of the identifier or the password and the geographic location of the mobile device;

request the position correction data from the mountpoint;

receive the position correction data associated with the mountpoint; and

transmit the position correction data to the mobile device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the geographic location comprises at least one of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data, global positioning system (GPS) data and geo-spatial positioning data in general.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the data communications network corresponds to one or more of cellular network, internet protocol (IP) network and wireless data communications network.

10. The system of claim 7, the server further configured to transmit a control signal to the mountpoint to establish periodic transmission of the position correction data to the server from the mountpoint.

11. The system of claim 7, the server further configured to:

determine that transmission of the position correction data is not needed, temporarily at least, from the mountpoint; and

transmit a control signal to the mountpoint to suspend transmission of the position correction data to the server.

19. The system of claim 7, wherein is further configured to receive geographic position information, positioning accuracy information, equipment manufacturer information, and security information from the mountpoint.

12. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied therein to provide position correction data over a data communications network, the computer executable program product having;

computer executable program code to receive, by a server, at least one of an identifier or a password from a mountpoint;

computer executable program code to receive, by the server, a request for the position correction data from a mobile device, the request including at least one of the identifier or the password from the mountpoint, the request transmitted over the data communications network to the server;

computer executable program code to receive, by the server, a geographic location of the mobile device;

computer executable program code to select, by the server, the mountpoint based, at least in part, on at least one of the identifier or the password and the geographic location of the mobile device;

computer executable program code to request, by the server, the position correction data from the mountpoint, the position correction data transmitted over the data communications network to the server;

computer executable program code to receive, by the server, the position correction data associated with the mountpoint; and

computer executable program code to transmit, by the server, the position correction data to the mobile device over the data communications network.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the request is received by a network communication address associated with the server.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the geographic location comprises at least one of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data, global positioning system (GPS) data and geo-spatial positioning data in general.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the data communications network corresponds to one or more of cellular network, internet protocol (IP) network and wireless data communications network.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer executable program code to transmit a control signal to the mountpoint to establish periodic transmission of the position correction data to the server from the mountpoint.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer executable program code to:

determine that transmission of the position correction data is not needed, temporarily at least, from the mountpoint; and

transmit a control signal to the mountpoint to suspend transmission of the position correction data to the server.