WO1999066342A1 - Apparatus and methods for position computation based on broadcast initialization data - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to position computation apparatus and methods, more particularly, to apparatus and methods for position computation for a device located within the coverage area of a radio communication system.
- Wireless (or radio) communication networks are commonly employed to provide voice and data communications to a plurality of subscribers within a prescribed geographic area.
- analog cellular radiotelephone systems such as those designated AMPS, ETACS, NMT-450, and NMT-900
- digital cellular radiotelephone systems such as those designated IS-54B (and its successor IS-136) in North America and GSM in Europe have been introduced and are currently being deployed.
- IS-54B and its successor IS-136
- PCS systems examples include those designated IS-95, PCS- 1900, and PACS in North America, DCS-1800 and DECT in Europe, and PHS in Japan. These PCS systems operate at the 2 gigahertz (GHz) band of the radio spectrum, and are typically being used for voice and high bit-rate data communications.
- GHz gigahertz
- Wireless systems may include one or more wireless mobile terminals that communicate with a plurality of cells served by base stations which are in turn connected to a Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO).
- MTSO Mobile Telephone Switching Office
- These base stations are typically placed in a fixed geographic location and cover a limited geographic region, generally referred to as a cell, located in the proximity of the base station.
- the cells generally serve as nodes in the radio communication network, from which links are established between wireless mobile terminals by way of the base stations servicing the cells.
- Each cell will typically have allocated to it one or more dedicated control channels and one or more traffic channels.
- the control channel is a dedicated channel used for transmitting, typically by broadcasting, cell identification, paging and other information.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- GLONASS Global Positioning System
- GPS Global Positioning System
- GPS Global Positioning System
- GPS is a space-based triangulation system using satellites and computers to measure positions anywhere on the earth. GPS was first developed by the United States Department of Defense as a navigational system. Compared to other land-based systems, GPS may be unlimited in its coverage, may provide continuous 24-hour coverage regardless of weather conditions, and may be highly accurate. While the GPS technology that provides the greatest level of accuracy has been retained by the government for military use, a less accurate service has been made available for civilian use.
- a constellation of satellites orbiting the earth continually emit a GPS radio frequency signal at a predetermined chip frequency.
- a GPS receiver e.g., a hand-held radio receiver with a GPS processor, receives the radio signals from the closest satellites and measures the time that the radio signals take to travel from the GPS satellites to the GPS receiver antenna.
- An example of such a receiver is the "Jupiter" GPS receiver board available from Rockwell Semiconductor Systems which is described in a Data Sheet dated January 19, 1998. By multiplying the travel time by the speed of light, the GPS receiver can calculate a range for each satellite in view.
- the GPS processor can calculate the position of the GPS receiver through a process of triangulation.
- One problem with GPS systems is the time and power required to initially acquire a communication connection with a sufficient number of positioning satellites to compute a position.
- the GPS detection system does not have any estimate of its location, it does not know which of the constellation of satellites is within view nor the location in space of the satellites in its viewing area.
- a cold start is required for acquisition which typically consumes a significant amount of power and requires more time than a warm start (i.e. a start with an initial position estimate).
- a typical GPS receiver such as the Jupiter receiver from Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, has different satellite acquisition modes of operation.
- a first mode is warm start. This states typically occurs after a period of continuous operation or after .a short idle period, wherein position, time, velocity and ephemeris data are reasonably valid.
- a warm start typically results in the shortest acquisition period.
- a second mode is initialized start wherein the user supplies position and time information, or information from a previous operation is available from onboard memory. Unlike warm start, as velocity and ephemeris data are not available in this mode, acquisition times are typically slower.
- a third mode is cold start in which the only information available may be almanac information to identify previously operational satellites. This mode accordingly provides slower acquisition than warm start or initialized start. Finally, the slowest acquisition time is provided by what is referred to as frozen start in which no information at all is available before seeking to acquire a satellite.
- Another method previously used to improve the accuracy of a GPS system is differential GPS with broadcast corrections.
- the normal transmission from a GPS satellite contain systematic errors which may be removed by using correction information broadcast by entities such as the Coast Guard. These broadcasting entities obtain correction information by comparing their known position to the position calculated using the GPS information received from the transmitting positioning satellite. This information is typically broadcast on specific subcarriers by the entities.
- a GPS receiver can improve the accuracy of its calculation.
- this method may be expected to improve the accuracy of the receiver, it does not provide improved acquisition time or reduce power consumption for the receiver. It would be desirable to provide for warm start under as many conditions as possible.
- It is known to obtain position data from a user for example, by keypad entry. It is also known to use previous position data that has been stored in memory.
- these approaches typically require user input and generally do not provide ephemeris data with which to reduce acquisition time and lower power consumption.
- the position computation apparatus includes a radio communication receiver which monitors a radio communication network, such as a cellular network, covering the geographic region in which the position computation apparatus is located.
- the apparatus demodulates the signal from the radio communication network and obtains positioning data from the broadcast channel of the network for use in satellite acquisition operations prior to computing a position.
- the apparatus further includes a receiver for receiving positioning messages broadcast by a constellation of GPS satellites.
- a position computation circuit in the apparatus utilizes the positioning data obtained from the radio communication network in initial acquisition of one or more positioning satellites. Once the desired number of positioning satellites have been acquired, positioning messages are received from the acquired positioning satellites and used to calculate the position of the position computation apparatus.
- the position computation apparatus of the present invention is able to generally operate in warm start mode for satellite acquisition at all times when access to the radio communication network is available, thereby providing for the lowest power consumption and fastest acquisition time for position computation operations.
- the receiver for the radio communication network may be a simplified receiver as two way cornmunications are not required and the receiver need only be able to synchronize with and demodulate and decode positioning data incorporated pursuant to a predetermined protocol in a broadcast control channel of the radio communication network.
- the position computation apparatus need not even obtain an account with the radio communication network in order to monitor the positioning data transmitted by base stations over the air.
- an account is required by the radio communication network provider, and encryption is provided to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the information, the benefits of the present invention may still be obtained by providing the appropriate decryption circuitry in the position computation apparatus.
- a mobile position computation apparatus for use within a region serviced by a radio communication network.
- the apparatus includes a first receiver for receiving a radio communication broadcast over the radio communication network and a second receiver for receiving positioning messages broadcast by a positioning satellite.
- a position computation circuit is coupled to the second receiver.
- a means is provided coupled to the first receiver for obtaining positioning data from the radio communication broadcast and providing the positioning data to the position computation circuit for use in acquisition of the positioning satellite.
- the means for obtaining positioning data in one embodiment includes means for demodulating and decoding the radio communication, means for obtaining the positioning data from the demodulated and decoded radio communication and means for providing the position computation circuit the positioning data obtained from the demodulated and decoded radio communication.
- the positioning satellite may be a global positioning system satellite.
- the radio communication network may be a cellular communication network.
- the radio communication is preferably broadcast over the radio communication network on a broadcast control channel.
- the positioning data is selected from the group consisting of ephemeris data for the positioning satellite, position of a base station transmitting the radio communication, clock correction information and a framing structure timestamp for the broadcast control channel.
- the position computation circuit includes means for warm starting acquisition of the positioning satellite based on the positioning data.
- the position computation circuit further includes means for limiting the time window and the Doppler frequency range over which it searches for the positioning messages broadcast by the positioning satellite based on the positioning data.
- the position computation circuit may further include means for selecting a subset of a plurality of positioning satellites as the positioning satellite based on the positioning data.
- a method is for acquisition of a positioning satellite from within the coverage area of a radio communication network broadcasting positioning data.
- the positioning data is received over the radio communication network.
- a positioning satellite is acquired based on the received positioning data.
- positioning messages are received from the acquired positioning satellite.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the position computation apparatus of the present invention in its operating environment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the position computation apparatus of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustration of operations for position computation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustration of satellite acquisition operations according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Position computation apparatus 10 is located in a geographic area in which it is able to receive radio communications from both base station 12 and GPS (positioning) satellite 14. While only a single base station 12 is illustrated in FIG. 1, it is to be understood that base station 12 is generally a transmitter station covering a specific cell of a larger radio communication network including numerous cells and covering an extended geographic area. It is also to be understood that while base station 12, as illustrated in
- FIG. 1 is a terrestrial base station, the apparatus and methods of the present invention may also be utilized in connection with satellite based radio communication networks wherein a satellite covering a specific geographic region may serve the function of base station 12. While only one GPS satellite 14 is illustrated in FIG. 1, it is to be understood that a constellation or plurality of positioning satellites are typically provided in a global positioning system. Such satellites, as described previously, may provide coverage for the entire earth at all times through a network of distributed positioning satellites. From any given location on earth, at any point in time, only a limited subset of the plurality of satellites is visible (i.e., in view) to a given position computation apparatus 10.
- the apparatus and operations is described with respect to acquiring a single positioning satellite, it is to be understood that, generally, a plurality of satellites are acquired for a single position computation. Typically, four separate satellites are acquired and positioning messages are obtained from each for use in calculating a three-dimensional location as well as a time. It is also to be understood that a lesser number of satellites may be acquired for a less complete location computation. For example, three satellites may be acquired to calculate a two-dimensional (latitude and longitude) position.
- FIG. 2 the mobile position computation apparatus 10 of the present invention will be further described for a particular embodiment. As shown in FIG.
- position computation apparatus 10 includes communication network receiver 20 for receiving radio communications broadcast over a radio communication network servicing the geographic location in which the position computation apparatus is located. Position computation apparatus 10 also includes a GPS type signal receiver 22 for receiving positioning messages broadcast by positioning satellites 14. Signals received from the radio communication base station 12 are passed by radio communication network receiver 20 to signal processing circuit 24 or other means for obtaining positioning data from the radio communication broadcast and providing the positioning data to a position computation circuit 26 for use in acquisition of a positioning satellite 14.
- signal processing circuit 24 may provide means for demodulating and decoding the radio communication and means for obtaining the positioning data from the demodulated and decoded radio communication. Signal processing circuit 24 further provides means for providing the positioning data obtained from the demodulated and decoded radio communication to position computation circuit 26.
- Position computation circuit 26 provides means for warm starting acquisition of a positioning satellite 14 based on the positioning data received from signal processing circuit 24.
- the positioning data may be utilized to provide a variety of improved operations related to satellite acquisition.
- the positioning data transmitted over the radio communication network preferably includes one or more of: ephemeris data for the positioning satellite, information describing the position of the base station 12 transmitting the radio communication, clock correction information such as that used in differential GPS and a time stamp of the framing structure in the broadcast information.
- the communication network receiver 20 need only provide limited capabilities compared to the transceiver circuitry required for a mobile terminal intended to communicate over the radio communication network through base station 12.
- communication network receiver 20 need only be capable of listening and synchronizing to a broadcast control channel of the cellular/PCS radio communication network broadcasting positioning data. It is the inventor's belief that there are efforts in place to standardize the transmission of GPS satellite positioning data suitable for use according to the apparatus and methods of the present invention on the broadcast control channel of presently installed radio communication networks. To optimize the performance of position computation circuit 26, it is desirable to providing positioning data including position, velocity, time and ephemeris information as described above.
- Communication network receiver 20 need not be a complete cellular phone as it does not need transmit functionality nor does it require keyboards or other user interfaces.
- a user of the position computation apparatus 10 of the present invention may not need to pay any subscription to the radio communication network service provider as the apparatus of the present invention merely listens to a control channel and otherwise does not interact with the radio communication network or burden it in any way.
- the apparatus illustrated in FIGs. 1 and 2 may include a variety of commonly-used communications components.
- the apparatus of FIG. 2 may include one or more digital signal processor (DSP) chips and/or application specific integrated circuits (ASICs).
- DSP digital signal processor
- ASIC application specific integrated circuits
- the apparatus of FIGs. 1 and 2 may be implemented using special- purpose hardware, software or firmware running on general or special purpose data processors, and combinations thereof.
- broadcast positioning data from a radio communication network is received over the radio communication network by apparatus 10.
- the radio communication is demodulated.
- the communication is also decoded at block 42.
- Positioning data is obtained from the demodulated and decoded radio commumcation as illustrated at block 44.
- a positioning satellite 14 is then acquired at block 46 based on the received positioning data. While not illustrated as a separate block in FIG. 3, when the apparatus is outside the coverage area of a radio communication network broadcasting positioning data, a positioning satellite is acquired without positioning data using known non-warm start initialization procedures.
- positioning messages are received from the acquired positioning satellite. If it is determined at block 50 that readings are required from additional positioning satellites to obtain the desired position computation information, operations at block 46 and 48 are repeated until positioning messages have been received from a sufficient number of positioning satellites. Finally, at block 52, the positioning messages are used to calculate the position of the position computation apparatus 10.
- a specific positioning satellite which should be viewable, as indicated by the received positioning data is selected for acquisition.
- a preferred time window for acquisition is selected based on approximate time and position information obtained from the positioning data.
- a preferred doppler frequency range for use in searching for the selected viewable satellite is selected at block 74.
- the communicated signal from the selected positioning satellite is then acquired at block 76.
- each block of the flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations can be implemented by computer program instructions. These program instructions may be provided to a processor to produce a machine, such that the instructions which execute on the processor create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. The computer program instructions may be executed by a processor to cause a series of operational steps to be performed by the processor to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the processor provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
- blocks of the flowchart illustrations support combinations of means for performing the specified functions, combinations of steps for performing the specified functions and program instruction means for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
- FIG. 1 there have been disclosed typical embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.
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