Frequency phase correction system
First Claim
1. A frequency phase correction system for use with a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the frequency reference correction system comprising:
- a frequency error block, including an adaptive filter, configured to estimate a frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and
a frequency and time control block configured to adjust an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by;
a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, andb) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate.
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Abstract
A frequency phase correction system and method are described that provides a receiver with a greater ability to lock onto relatively weak radio frequency signals by determining and estimating an amount of frequency error in a local frequency reference of the receiver, and using the error estimate to maintain frequency coherence with a received signal, thereby allowing tracking over a longer period of time, enabling longer integration times to capture weaker signals without losing frequency coherence.
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81 Claims
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1. A frequency phase correction system for use with a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the frequency reference correction system comprising:
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a frequency error block, including an adaptive filter, configured to estimate a frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and a frequency and time control block configured to adjust an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. A frequency phase correction system for use with a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the frequency reference correction system comprising:
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a frequency error block configured to estimate a frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and a frequency and time control block configured to adjust an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate, wherein said frequency error of the reference frequency signal is obtained utilizing a phase-locked loop to determine a difference between a received communication signal and the frequency reference signal.
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4. A frequency phase correction system for use with a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the frequency reference correction system comprising:
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a frequency error block, configured to estimate a frequency error, a drift rate, and phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and a frequency and time control block configured to adjust an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate.
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18. An aided location communication device (ALCD), comprising:
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a reference frequency oscillator providing a reference frequency signal; a communication section providing radio frequency communication with one or more communication devices; a position determination section configured to determine position information of the ALCD based on one or more received radio frequency signals received by the position determination section; and a frequency phase correction system, including an adaptive filter configured to filter the one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the frequency phase correction system configured to correlate the reference frequency signal with the one or more adaptively filtered radio frequency signals, wherein the adaptive filter estimates a frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future, and the frequency phase correction system adjusts an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for receiving wireless signals at a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the method comprising:
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adaptively filtering the one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section; correlating the reference frequency signal with the one or more adaptively filtered radio frequency signals received by the position determination section to determine a frequency error of the reference frequency signal, determining one or more frequency characteristics of the reference frequency signal, determining an estimate of the frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and adjusting an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for receiving wireless signals at a communication device utilizing a reference frequency signal and comprising a communication section and a position determination section configured to determine position information of the communication device based on one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section, the system comprising:
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means for adaptively filtering the one or more radio frequency signals received by the position determination section; means for correlating the reference frequency signal with the one or more adaptively filtered radio frequency signals received by the position determination section to determine a frequency error of the reference frequency signal; means for determining one or more frequency characteristics of the reference frequency signal; means for determining an estimate of the frequency error, a drift rate, and a phase acceleration in the reference frequency signal during a time interval in the future; and means for adjusting an operating frequency of the reference frequency signal during the time interval by; a) adjusting the estimate of the drift rate based on the estimated phase acceleration, and b) adjusting the frequency of the reference frequency signal to counteract the adjusted estimated drift rate. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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