Satellite radio-wave reception device, radio clock, information acquisition method, and recording medium

• US 9,933,757 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsue, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W
• Application Number:
  US15/381,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20170185051A1
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/30 code related G01S19/246 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 20/06 Decoding time data; Circuits therefor

Abstract

A satellite radio-wave reception device includes a demodulator. A demodulator determines an assumption code, identifies a plurality of reception codes from a received radio wave, collates an assumption code in a deviation range, which is previously set with respect to reception timing of the reception codes, and each of the reception codes, holds information related to a collation result in each deviation amount with respect to the plurality of reception codes, determines one of correspondences and noncorrespondences, the number of which one is larger, as matching in each code block, and identifies a deviation amount in which the integrated value of matching corresponding to an integrated value of the number of matching codes in a plurality of code blocks in each deviation amount satisfies a predetermined matching condition.

Claims

1. A satellite radio-wave reception device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a radio wave including a code signal transmitted from a satellite; and

a demodulator configured to;

identify an array of a plurality of codes included in the code signal in the radio wave received by the receiver and reception timing of the array,

wherein the plurality of codes is respectively inverted in a case where a value of each code determined according to contents indicated by the code signal corresponds to a predetermined condition in each code block including a predetermined number of codes;

generate a collation code string including an assumption code determined without a consideration of the inversion in accordance with contents assumed to be indicated by the code signal according to a type of a satellite and reception timing related to the radio wave received by the receiver;

identify, as a reception code, each of the plurality of codes from the received radio wave;

collate the assumption code in a deviation range, which is previously set with respect to reception timing of the identified reception codes, and the reception codes;

hold, with respect to the plurality of reception codes, information related to a collation result indicating a correspondence or a noncorrespondence between the collated reception codes and assumption code in each deviation amount in the deviation range;

determine one of correspondences and noncorrespondences, the number of which one is larger, as matching in each code block and calculate the integrated value of matching corresponding to a value in which the number of times of matching in a plurality of code blocks is integrated with respect to each deviation amount; and

identify a deviation amount, in which the integrated value of matching satisfies a predetermined matching condition, as a matching deviation amount.

2. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

calculate the integrated value of collation that is the number of times of performance of the collation counted for each deviation amount;

include, in the matching condition, acquisition of the integrated value of matching equal to the integrated value of collation equal to or larger than the predetermined reference number of times of collation; and

identify the deviation amount, in which the integrated value of matching that satisfies the matching condition is calculated, as the matching deviation amount.

3. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 2,

wherein the demodulator is configured to determine the reference number of times of collation in such a manner that a matching probability that the assumption code and the reception codes continuously become matching for the reference number of times of collation becomes lower than a predetermined reference value.

4. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 3,

wherein the demodulator is configured to calculate the matching probability with all probabilities that the assumption code and the reception codes become matching being ½

.

5. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

calculate the integrated value of collation that is the number of times of performance of the collation counted for each deviation amount;

include, in the matching condition, a first probability of occurrence of the maximum integrated value of matching with respect to the integrated value of collation in a deviation amount in which the maximum integrated value of matching is calculated compared to the integrated value of collation being equal to or lower than a predetermined reference ratio compared to a second probability of occurrence of the second-largest integrated value of matching with respect to the integrated value of collation in a deviation amount in which the second-largest integrated value of matching is calculated; and

identify, the deviation amount, in which the maximum integrated value of matching that satisfies the matching condition is calculated, as the matching deviation amount.

6. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 5, wherein the first probability of occurrence and the second probability of occurrence are values calculated on the assumption that each value of the reception codes emerges in a probability of ½

.

7. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 5, wherein identification of the matching deviation amount is performed each time reception codes in the unit number of codes corresponding to one or a plurality of code blocks are identified and collated with the assumption code.

8. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 6, wherein identification of the matching deviation amount is performed each time reception codes in the unit number of codes corresponding to one or a plurality of code blocks are identified and collated with the assumption code.

9. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 7, wherein the unit number of codes is the number of codes corresponding to a predetermined one cycle in a signal transmission format according to the satellite.

10. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 5,

wherein the demodulator is configured to exclude a deviation amount, in which a relationship between the integrated value of collation and the integrated value of matching does not satisfy a predetermined lower-limit standard, from a candidate of the matching deviation amount, and stop at least one of counting of the integrated value of collation and calculation of the integrated value of matching in the deviation amount.

11. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 5,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

exclude a deviation amount, in which a relationship between the integrated value of collation and the integrated value of matching does not satisfy a predetermined lower-limit standard, from a candidate of the matching deviation amount; and

identify, in a case where there is only one deviation amount that is not excluded from the candidate of the matching deviation amount, the one deviation amount as the matching deviation amount.

12. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 6,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

exclude a deviation amount, in which a relationship between the integrated value of collation and the integrated value of matching does not satisfy a predetermined lower-limit standard, from a candidate of the matching deviation amount; and

identify, in a case where there is only one deviation amount that is not excluded from the candidate of the matching deviation amount, the one deviation amount as the matching deviation amount.

13. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to calculate a signal index value related to received signal strength indicator of the radio wave from the satellite at predetermined timing, and change the matching condition according to the signal index value.

14. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to change the matching condition in a case where the integrated value of matching that satisfies the matching condition is not calculated in predetermined upper-limit collation time.

15. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

generate identification information to identify whether each code of the collation code string is the assumption code; and

collate the reception codes and the assumption code with reference to the identification information.

16. The satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1,

wherein the demodulator is configured to:

collate, each time each of the reception codes is identified, the reception code with the assumption code in the deviation range; and

perform, with respect to each deviation amount, determination of matching and calculation of the integrated value of matching each time all assumption codes in the code block are collated with the reception code.

17. A radio controlled watch comprising:

the satellite radio-wave reception device according to claim 1;

a counter configured to count a date and time;

a display configured to perform a display based on the date and time counted by the counter; and

a controller,

wherein the demodulator is configured to calculate a current date and time based on the reception timing, which is assumed based on the date and time counted by the counter, and the matching deviation amount, and

wherein the controller is configured to correct the date and time counted by the counter according to the current date and time calculated by the demodulator.

18. The radio controlled watch according to claim 17,

wherein the demodulator is configured to set a deviation range based on the date and time counted by the counter and elapsed time from timing at which the date and time are corrected by the controller.

19. An information acquisition method comprising:

identifying an array of a plurality of codes, which is included in a code signal in a radio wave, transmitted from a satellite, received by a receiver, and reception timing of the array,

wherein the plurality of codes is respectively inverted in a case where a value of each code determined in accordance to contents indicated by the code signal corresponds to a predetermined condition in each code block including a predetermined number of codes;

generating a collation code string including an assumption code determined without a consideration of the inversion in accordance with contents assumed to be indicated by the code signal according to a type of a satellite and reception timing related to the radio wave received by the receiver;

identifying, as a reception code, each of the plurality of codes from the received radio wave;

collating the assumption code in a deviation range, which is previously set with respect to reception timing of the identified reception codes, and the reception codes;

holding, with respect to the plurality of reception codes, information related to a collation result indicating a correspondence or a noncorrespondence between the collated reception codes and assumption code in each deviation amount in the deviation range;

determining one of correspondences and noncorrespondences, the number of which one is larger, as matching in each code block and calculating the integrated value of matching corresponding to a value in which the number of times of matching in a plurality of code blocks is integrated with respect to each deviation amount; and

identifying a deviation amount, in which the integrated value of matching satisfies a predetermined matching condition, as a matching deviation amount.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program, which causes a computer to perform processes comprising:

controlling a receiver to receive a radio wave including a code signal transmitted from a satellite;

identifying an array of a plurality of codes included in the code signal in the radio wave received by the receiver and reception timing of the array,

wherein the plurality of codes is respectively inverted in a case where a value of each code determined according to contents indicated by the code signal corresponds to a predetermined condition in each code block including a predetermined number of codes;

generating a collation code string including an assumption code determined without a consideration of the inversion in accordance with contents assumed to be indicated by the code signal according to a type of a satellite and reception timing related to the radio wave received by the receiver;

identifying, as a reception code, each of the plurality of codes from the received radio wave;

collating the assumption code in a deviation range, which is previously set with respect to reception timing of the identified reception codes, and the reception codes;

holding, with respect to the plurality of reception codes, information related to a collation result indicating a correspondence or a noncorrespondence between the collated reception codes and assumption code in each deviation amount in the deviation range;

determining one of correspondences and noncorrespondences, the number of which one is larger, as matching in each code block and calculating the integrated value of matching corresponding to a value in which the number of times of matching in a plurality of code blocks is integrated with respect to each deviation amount; and

identifying a deviation amount, in which the integrated value of matching satisfies a predetermined matching condition, as a matching deviation amount.