Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High sensitivity GPS-assisted time source
- Patent Title (中): 高灵敏度GPS辅助时间源
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Application No.: US11968620Application Date: 2008-01-02
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Publication No.: US07936642B1Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Yi-Hsiu Wang , Dennis Hilgenberg
- Applicant: Yi-Hsiu Wang , Dennis Hilgenberg
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Atheros Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Atheros Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP
- Agent Jeanette S. Harms
- Main IPC: G04C11/02
- IPC: G04C11/02 ; G01S19/24 ; G01S19/30

Abstract:
A method for determining portions of a GPS satellite signal may use non-coherent integration to determine a repeated pattern such as a preamble. Once the repeated pattern is determined, portions of the GPS satellite signal that may be determined with partial correlation sums. Sensitivity to satellite signals may be increased by computing more partial correlation sums on portions of the GPS satellite signal. In one embodiment, time of day information may be determined from the GPS satellite signal with partial correlation sums.
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