Global navigation satellite system receiver system with radio frequency hardware component
First Claim
1. A stand-alone radio frequency hardware component comprising:
- a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band;
a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal;
a serializer configured for serializing said digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal; and
a serial output configured for communicatively coupling said digitized GNSS signals, as said serialized output signal, directly from said radio frequency hardware component to a communication device that is removably couplable with said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component.
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Abstract
A stand-alone radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. The serial output communicatively couples the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, directly from the RF hardware component to a communication device that is removably couplable with the stand-alone RF hardware component.
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41 Claims
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1. A stand-alone radio frequency hardware component comprising:
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a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; a serializer configured for serializing said digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal; and a serial output configured for communicatively coupling said digitized GNSS signals, as said serialized output signal, directly from said radio frequency hardware component to a communication device that is removably couplable with said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:
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a radio frequency hardware component comprising; a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; and a communication device configured to receive said digitized GNSS signals via a physical coupling with said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising; an internal GNSS receiver chipset; and a processor, located outside of said internal GNSS receiver chipset, said processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of position determination, said method comprising:
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receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; receiving said digitized GNSS signals at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising an internal GNSS receiver chipset; and using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information, wherein the processor is located outside of the GNSS receiver chipset. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:
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a radio frequency hardware component comprising; a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band; a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal; and a communication device configured to receive said digitized GNSS signals via a physical coupling with said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising; a processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of position determination, said method comprising:
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receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band; receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct; digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component; receiving said digitized GNSS signals at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component; and using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification