公开(公告)号：WO2014051829A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：PCT/US2013/050493

申请日：2013-07-15

Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

Inventor： DEVAUL, Richard, Wayne ,  KADOUS, Waleed ,  TELLER, Eric ,  BIFFLE, Cliff ,  KEYES, Edward, Allen

IPC: G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S5/14

CPC classification number: G01S5/04 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S1/042 ,  G01S1/20 ,  G01S5/0045 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G01S19/03 ,  G01S19/24

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a balloon- based positioning system and method. In one example embodiment, a sysiem includes at least three balloons, with each balloon including a position-determining module (PDM) and a position-broadcasting module (PBM). Each PDM is configured for determining a position of the respective balloon and each PBM is configured for broadcasting a balloon signal containing balloon-positioning data of the respective balloon. The balloon-positioning data includes the determined position of the respective balloon and a corresponding time of broadcast.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了基于气球的定位系统和方法的实施例。 在一个示例性实施例中，系统包括至少三个气球，每个气球包括位置确定模块（PDM）和位置广播模块（PBM）。 每个PDM被配置用于确定相应气球的位置，并且每个PBM被配置为广播包含相应气球的气球定位数据的气球信号。 气球定位数据包括确定的相应气球的位置和相应的广播时间。

公开(公告)号：EP2901173A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-05

申请号：EP13841825.6

申请日：2013-07-15

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： DEVAUL, Richard, Wayne ,  KADOUS, Waleed ,  TELLER, Eric ,  BIFFLE, Cliff ,  KEYES, Edward, Allen

IPC: G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S5/14

CPC classification number: G01S5/04 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S1/042 ,  G01S1/20 ,  G01S5/0045 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G01S19/03 ,  G01S19/24

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a balloon- based positioning system and method. In one example embodiment, a sysiem includes at least three balloons, with each balloon including a position-determining module (PDM) and a position-broadcasting module (PBM). Each PDM is configured for determining a position of the respective balloon and each PBM is configured for broadcasting a balloon signal containing balloon-positioning data of the respective balloon. The balloon-positioning data includes the determined position of the respective balloon and a corresponding time of broadcast.