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 memory for storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal, wherein said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal are accessed from said memory by a separate communication device; and
a controller for controlling said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component.
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Abstract
A stand-alone radio frequency hardware component includes 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 the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. A digitizer configured for digitizing the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. A memory for storing the digitized GNSS signals, wherein the digitized GNSS signals are accessed from the memory by a separate communication device.
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30 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 memory for storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal, wherein said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal are accessed from said memory by a separate communication device; and a controller for controlling said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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; a memory for storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal; and a controller for controlling said radio frequency hardware component; and a communication device configured to access said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal from said memory of 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 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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; storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal in a memory of said radio frequency hardware component; accessing, from said memory, said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising an internal GNSS receiver chipset; controlling said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component using a controller; and using a software-defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said accessed first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said accessed 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 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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; a memory for storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal; and a controller for controlling said radio frequency hardware component and a communication device configured to access said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal from said memory of 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 one of 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 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. 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; storing said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal in a memory of said radio frequency hardware component; accessing, from said memory, said first digitized GNSS signal and said second digitized GNSS signal by a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component; controlling said stand-alone radio frequency hardware component using a controller; and using a software-defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said accessed first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said accessed second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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