US20150253432A1 - Method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard agps network devices - Google Patents
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- Certain embodiments of the invention relate to signal processing for satellite navigation systems. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AGPS network devices.
- LBS Location-Based Services
- AGPS uses assistance data provided from an AGPS server via, for example, a mobile telephony network, to speed up the process of acquiring a position fix especially in a weak signal environment.
- the AGPS server has access to a reference network of GPS receivers that are placed in ideal locations (direct line-of-sight to satellites). The reference network may be used as a source for providing the assistance data.
- the assistance data may comprise various elements such as ephemeris data.
- the ephemeris data may be valid only for the visibility period of each detected satellite, which may be approximately 4 hours assuming that the receiver is static and the satellite is just rising above the horizon.
- a method and/or system for generating temporary ephemeris substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary assistance GPS satellite navigation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary AGPS server, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an exemplary GPS enabled device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating, real-time full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating fresh full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AGPS network devices.
- Various aspects of the invention may enable a GPS enabled handset to receive real-time full ephemeris assistance data from an AGPS server.
- the UPS enabled handset may generate location information based on the received real-time full ephemeris.
- the real-time full ephemeris may be generated at the AGPS server in response to one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris from the GPS enabled handset.
- the UPS enabled handset may communicate the one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris to the AGPS server over various communication networks.
- the AGPS server may communicate the generated real-time full ephemeris to the GPS enabled handset.
- the AGPS server may be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris as approximated real-time full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris at much smaller intervals, which may be much less than a satellite ephemeris updating period.
- the generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be communicated to the GPS enabled handset, either periodically or a periodically.
- Various predicted real-time full ephemeris or predicted fresh full ephemeris may be generated via Short Term Orbits (STO) technology.
- STO Short Term Orbits
- the generated STO data may be sent to the GPS enabled handset in a format compatible with GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary assistance GPS satellite navigation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- an AGPS satellite navigation system 100 comprising a UPS enabled handset 110 , a plurality of satellites, of which satellites 120 a, 120 b, and 120 c may be illustrated, a communication network 130 , an AGPS server 140 , and a WWRN 150 .
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may comprise suitable logic circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive satellite transmission signals from the UPS satellites 120 a through 120 c to determine the position of the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the UPS enabled handset 110 may be capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio signals across the communication network 130 such as for example, 3GPP, 3GPP2, WiFi, and WiMAX.
- the UPS enabled handset 110 may be enabled to acquire AGPS assistance data from the AGPS server 140 via the communication network 130 .
- the UPS enabled handset 110 may be operable to generate one or more AGPS assistance data requests to the AGPS server 140 , may be responded by the AGPS server 140 with real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris.
- the real-time full ephemeris may indicate the full ephemeris generated at the time when the AGPS server 140 may receive respective AGPS assistance data requests, while the fresh full ephemeris may represent the latest full ephemeris generated periodically with a small period of time of, for example, 10-15 minutes or so.
- the UPS satellites 120 a through 120 c may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to generate and broadcast suitable radio-frequency (RF) signals.
- the broadcast RF signals may be received by a GPS satellite receiver integrated in the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the received broadcast RF signals may be utilized to determine a navigation information comprising, for example, position, velocity, and clock information of the UPS enabled handset 110 .
- the broadcast RF signals may comprise full ephemeris information, which may be updated every two hours and valid for 4 hours.
- the communication network 130 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to provide various data services on a large-scale basis by using a particular technology such as Ethernet, GSM, UMTS, WiFi, or WiMAX.
- the communication network 130 may be a wired high-speed connection such as an Ethernet network, or may be a wireless network such as, for example, a GSM network, or a WiFi network, or a WiMAX network.
- the AGPS server 140 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may have access to a GPS reference network such as, for example, the WWRN 150 , to collect GPS satellite data by tracking UPS constellations through the WWRN 150 .
- the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to generate AGPS assistance data, which may be communicated to the UPS enabled handset 110 such as the cell phone 110 c to compute its location.
- the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to use Short Term Orbits (STO) technology to provide accurate AGPS assistance data for all healthy satellites, which may be valid for 4 hours or 6 hours, for instance, in the future. This may enable the benefits of AGPS technology to be realized by the UPS enabled device 110 when the GPS enabled device may temporarily be out of range of the communication network 130 .
- STO Short Term Orbits
- the AGPS assistance data may comprise various elements such as full ephemeris data.
- the life cycle of the full ephemeris may be 2 hours and may be extended to 4 hours, for instance, via STO.
- Devices that utilize the full ephemeris for navigation may simultaneously request new full ephemeris from the AGPS server 140 . Since many devices may simultaneously execute the request for full ephemeris, this may result in a peak load at the AGPS server 140 .
- the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to provide customized full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris in real time for every user and predicting the customized full ephemeris for next 4 or 6 hours, for example, starting at the time where respective connections may be set up for AGPS assistance data. Different users may connect to the AGPS server 140 at different times. This may help the distribution to load on the AGPS server 140 .
- the AGPS server 140 may be configured to generate full ephemeris at much smaller time intervals, for example, every 10-15 minutes or so and predict the full ephemeris for next 4 or 6 hours, for example, starting at the points corresponding to the beginnings of respective time intervals.
- the latest generated full ephemeris (the fresh full ephemeris) may be delivered in response to respective AGPS assistance data requests.
- the validation time period associated with generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be configurable, for example, 4 hours, 6 hours, and up to 10 days.
- the predicted real-time full ephemeris or the predicted fresh full ephemeris associated with shorter validation time such as 4 hours or 6 hours may be called Short Term Orbits (STO) technology.
- STO Short Term Orbits
- the AGPS server 140 may communicate with the communication network 130 via either a user-plane or a control-plane to deliver the generated up-to-date AGPS assistance data to corresponding users.
- the AGPS server 140 may support messaging in exemplary formats that may be compatible with telecommunication networks such as GSM/UMTS, CDMA, WiFi, WiMAX, and variants thereof.
- the AGPS server 140 may be GSM/UMTS standard compliant by supporting messaging in RRLP format, PCAP interface and OMA SUPL v1.0.
- the WWRN 150 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to collect and distribute data for GPS satellites such as 120 a through 120 c on a continuous basis.
- the WWRN 150 may comprise a plurality of UPS reference receivers located around the world to provide AGPS coverage all the time in both home network and visited network.
- the WWRN 150 may users of GPS enabled devices such as the GPS enabled handset 110 to roam with their LBS anywhere in the world.
- the WWRN 150 may ensure high levels of availability, reliability, and performance.
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may need full ephemeris information for navigation and may generate an AGPS assistance data request to the AGPS server 140 for required full ephemeris.
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may be executing a task and may need to compute a position fix more quickly. Accordingly, the GPS enabled handset 110 may request the request full ephemeris assistance data from the AGPS server 140 .
- the full ephemeris assistance data may be generated at the AGPS server 140 based on the GPS satellite data collected through the WWRN 150 .
- the AGPS server 140 may generate and provide real-time full ephemeris assistance data every time it receives an ephemeris assistance data request from a GPS enabled device.
- the AGPS server 140 may also be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris in response to the AGPS assistance data request from the user.
- the generated AGPS assistance data, real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be in the form of STO valid for 6 hours, for example.
- the AGPS server 140 may communicate the generated AGPS assistance data with the GPS enabled handset 110 in either a user-plan or a control-plane via the communication network 130 which may be GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX.
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may use the generated AGPS assistance data to calculate a position fix even when it may be temporarily out of network range.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary AGPS server, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- an AGPS server 140 comprising a processor 202 , memory and/or storage 204 .
- the processor 202 of the AGPS server 140 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to generate AGPS assistance data based on UPS satellite data collected from a GPS reference network such as, for example, the WWRN 150 .
- the AGPS assistance data may comprise elements such as full ephemeris generated in real-time whenever a request for AGPS assistance data is received from a user.
- the full ephemeris may also be generated at short time intervals, for example, every 10-15 minutes or so, and the fresh full ephemeris may be provided to a GPS enabled device whenever an AGPS assistance data request is received from the GPS enable device by the AGPS server 140 .
- the processor 202 may be enabled to communicate with, for example, the communication network 130 by using various network interfaces such as 3G in either a user-plane (data transmission) or a control-plane (signaling) to delivery up-to-date AGPS assistance data such as real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, and/or respective STO, to corresponding user terminals such as the GPS enabled device 110 .
- various network interfaces such as 3G in either a user-plane (data transmission) or a control-plane (signaling) to delivery up-to-date AGPS assistance data such as real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, and/or respective STO, to corresponding user terminals such as the GPS enabled device 110 .
- the memory 204 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that enable storing information such as executable instructions and data that may be utilized by the processor 202 .
- the executable instructions may comprise algorithms that may be enabled to calculate assistance data using acquired satellite data from the WWRN 150 automatically or upon request/signaled.
- the data may comprise various calculated assistance data.
- the memory 204 may comprise RAM, ROM, low latency nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage.
- a navigating UPS enable device such as the GPS enabled handset 110 may be enabled to request AGPS assistance data from the AGPS server 140 .
- the processor 202 of the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to respond to the request for up-to-date AGPS assistance data.
- the response may comprise AGPS assistance data calculated by the processor 202 and resident in the memory 204 .
- the processor 202 may be enabled to provide either real-time full ephemeris assistance data or fresh full ephemeris assistance data together with respective STO to the UPS enabled handset 110 .
- the STO data may be valid for 4 hours or 6 hours, for example.
- the processor 202 may communicate with the communication network 130 in either a user-plane or a control-plane to delivery up-to-date AGPS assistance data to corresponding user terminals such as the GPS enabled device 110 , accordingly.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an exemplary GPS enabled device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the UPS enabled handset 110 comprising an antenna 206 , a GPS front end 208 a, a telecommunication front end 208 b , a processor 210 , and a memory 212 .
- the antenna 206 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive L band signals from a plurality of GPS satellites such as the GPS 120 a through 120 c and may be capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio signals over, for example, the 3G radio communication system, for communications among 3G devices.
- the GPS front end 208 a may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive UPS satellite broadcast signals via the antenna 206 and convert them to GPS baseband signals, which may be suitable for further processing in the processor 210 for a navigation solution, whether UPS based or AGPS based.
- the telecommunication front end 208 b may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to transmit and/or receive radio signals over a telecommunication network such as a 3G network via the antenna 206 and convert them to corresponding baseband signals, which may be suitable for further processing in the processor 210 .
- the received radio signals may comprise AGPS assistance data with various elements such as real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, generated from the AGPS server 140 in response to an AGPS assistance data request from the user.
- the received AGPS assistance data may comprise STO, for instance.
- the processor 210 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to process received satellite signals as well as signals received from a telecommunication network.
- the processor 210 may be configured to extract navigational information from each received satellite signal to compute a position fix for the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the processor 210 may be programmed to calculate the position fix by combining local GPS measurements and AGPS assistance data comprising real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris.
- STO assistance data may be available, the processor 210 may be enabled to calculate a position fix for the GPS enabled handset 110 based on local GPS measurements and the STO assistance data even without a network connection between the GPS enabled handset 110 and the AGPS server 140 .
- the memory 212 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable storing of information such as executable instructions and data that may be utilized by the processor 210 .
- the executable instructions may comprise algorithms that may be applied to calculate a position fix using local GPS measurements and the AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data from the AGPS server 140 .
- the data may comprise local GPS measurements and AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data.
- the local GPS measurements may be associated to the satellite signals directly received from the GPS satellite 120 a through 120 c .
- the AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data may be from the AGPS server 140 and received through the telecommunication front end 206 b via the communication network 130 .
- the memory 212 may comprise RAM, ROM, low latency nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage.
- a plurality of signals may be received at the antenna 206 coupled to the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the received plurality of signals may be measured and communicated to the UPS front end 208 a or the telecommunication front end 208 b . respectively, depending on the type of received signals.
- the UPS front end 208 a may convert the received GPS signals into corresponding baseband signals and pass to the processor 210 .
- the telecommunication front end 208 b may convert the received telecommunication signals into corresponding baseband signals and pass to the processor 210 .
- the received telecommunication signals may comprise AGPS assistance data comprising real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris generated from the AGPS server 140 .
- the AGPS assistance data may also comprise STO assistance data when STO is enabled.
- the received AGPS assistance data may be stored in the memory 212 .
- the processor 206 may determine a position fix for the GPS enabled handset 110 based on the AGPS assistance data stored in the memory 210 , and the local GPS measurements from the GPS front end 204 a , respectively.
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating real-time full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the exemplary steps may start with the step 302 , where the AGPS server 140 may be configured by setting STO assistance data validation time T STO which may be 4 hours and 6 hours, for example.
- the AGPS server 140 may determine whether a request for AGPS assistance data may be received from handsets such as the GPS enabled handset 110 . In instances where a request for AGPS assistance data may be received from the GPS enabled handset 110 c .
- the AGPS server 140 may generate STO assistance data starting from the instance of receiving the AGPS assistance data request from the user of GPS enabled handset 110 c .
- the generated STO assistance data may comprise full ephemeris which may be valid for T STO .
- the full ephemeris may be generated in real-time starting at the time when the AGPS server 140 may receive the request from the GPS enabled handset 110 e .
- the GPS enabled handset 110 c may receive the generated STO assistance data from the AGPS server 140 .
- the exemplary steps may go back to the step 304 for processing the next AGPS assistance data request.
- step 304 in instances where no request for AGPS assistance data may be received at the AGPS server 140 , then the exemplary steps may remain in step 304 .
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating fresh full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the exemplary steps may start with the step 402 , where the AGPS server 140 may be configured by setting STO assistance data validation time T STO and an assistance data generation period T Asist .
- the AGPS server 140 may generate AGPS assistance data (full ephemeris) every assistance data generation period T Asist .
- the AGPS server 140 may determine whether a request for GPS assistance data may be received from handsets such as the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the AGPS server 140 may calculate STO assistance data starting from the beginning of the current assistance data generation period T Asist .
- the calculated STO data may be valid in T STO .
- the AGPS server 140 may communicate with the GPS enabled handset 110 c by downloading the fresh (latest) generated STO assistance data (full ephemeris) to the GPS enabled handset 110 c .
- the exemplary steps may go back to the step 404 .
- step 406 in instances where no request for GPS assistance data may be received, then the exemplary steps may remain in step 404 .
- the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to generate real-time full ephemeris assistance data to provide to one or more assistance data requests from, for example, the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the Short Term Orbits (STO) information may be used by the AGPS server 140 to generate real-time full ephemeris based on the satellite data collected through the WWRN 150 .
- the period for which the generated real-time full ephemeris is valid may be configurable and may be 4 hours or 6 hours, for example.
- the AGPS server 140 may be enabled to generate full ephemeris at an instance of receiving the one or more assistance data requests as described in FIG. 3 .
- the AGPS server 140 may also be configured to generate the full ephemeris every 10-15 minutes or so, and this period may be much less than the GPS satellite ephemeris information updating period of 2 hours.
- the fresh (the latest generated) full ephemeris may be used to approximate the real-time full ephemeris in responsive to the one or more assistance data requests as described in FIG. 4 .
- the generated real-time full ephemeris or the generated fresh full ephemeris may be delivered to respective users over the communication network 130 in formats compatible with CSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL, for example.
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may receive real-time full ephemeris assistance data from an AGPS server 140 .
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may generate location information based on the received real-time full ephemeris.
- the real-time full ephemeris may be generated at the AGPS server 140 in response to one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris from the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the GPS enabled handset 110 may communicate the one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris to the AGPS server 140 over various communication networks such as the communication network 130 .
- the AGPS server 140 may communicate the generated real-time full ephemeris to the GPS enabled handset 110 .
- the AGPS server 140 may be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris as approximated real-time full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris at much smaller intervals, which may be much less than a satellite ephemeris updating period.
- the generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be communicated to the GPS enabled handset 110 , either periodically or a periodically.
- Various predicted real-time full ephemeris or predicted fresh full ephemeris may be generated, utilizing, for example, Short Term Orbits (STO) technology.
- STO Short Term Orbits
- the generated STO data may be sent to the UPS enabled handset 110 in a format compatible with GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL.
- Another embodiment of the invention may provide a machine and/or computer readable storage and/or medium, having stored thereon, a machine code and/or a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine and/or a computer, thereby causing the machine and/or computer to perform the steps as described herein for a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AUPS network devices.
- the present invention may be realized in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.
- the present invention may be realized in a centralized fashion in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion where different elements are spread across several interconnected computer systems. Any kind of computer system or other apparatus adapted for carrying out the methods described herein is suited.
- a typical combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when being loaded and executed, controls the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein.
- the present invention may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system is able to carry out these methods.
- Computer program in the present context means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system having an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form.
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- This patent application claims benefit to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/188,033, filed on Jul. 21, 2011, which claims benefit to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/250,329, filed on Oct. 13, 2008, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,986,267. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/188,033 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Certain embodiments of the invention relate to signal processing for satellite navigation systems. More specifically, certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AGPS network devices.
- The market for Location-Based Services (LBS) is potentially tremendous. Location-Based Services may comprise services where information about the location of users or assets may be required. One of state-of-the art technology driving the LBS market today is Assisted GPS (ACTS). This technology combines satellite positioning and communication networks such as mobile networks to reach performance levels allowing the wide deployment of Location-Based Services. AGPS uses assistance data provided from an AGPS server via, for example, a mobile telephony network, to speed up the process of acquiring a position fix especially in a weak signal environment. The AGPS server has access to a reference network of GPS receivers that are placed in ideal locations (direct line-of-sight to satellites). The reference network may be used as a source for providing the assistance data. Depending on the AGPS server and UPS receiver capabilities, the assistance data may comprise various elements such as ephemeris data. The ephemeris data may be valid only for the visibility period of each detected satellite, which may be approximately 4 hours assuming that the receiver is static and the satellite is just rising above the horizon.
- Further limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of such systems with some aspects of the present invention as set forth in the remainder of the present application with reference to the drawings.
- A method and/or system for generating temporary ephemeris, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
- These and other advantages, aspects and novel features of the present invention, as well as details of an illustrated embodiment thereof, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary assistance GPS satellite navigation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary AGPS server, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an exemplary GPS enabled device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating, real-time full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating fresh full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. - Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AGPS network devices. Various aspects of the invention may enable a GPS enabled handset to receive real-time full ephemeris assistance data from an AGPS server. The UPS enabled handset may generate location information based on the received real-time full ephemeris. The real-time full ephemeris may be generated at the AGPS server in response to one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris from the GPS enabled handset. The UPS enabled handset may communicate the one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris to the AGPS server over various communication networks. In return, the AGPS server may communicate the generated real-time full ephemeris to the GPS enabled handset. The AGPS server may be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris as approximated real-time full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris at much smaller intervals, which may be much less than a satellite ephemeris updating period. The generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be communicated to the GPS enabled handset, either periodically or a periodically. Various predicted real-time full ephemeris or predicted fresh full ephemeris may be generated via Short Term Orbits (STO) technology. The generated STO data may be sent to the GPS enabled handset in a format compatible with GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary assistance GPS satellite navigation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 1 , there is shown an AGPSsatellite navigation system 100, comprising a UPS enabledhandset 110, a plurality of satellites, of whichsatellites communication network 130, anAGPS server 140, and a WWRN 150. - The GPS enabled
handset 110 may comprise suitable logic circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive satellite transmission signals from the UPSsatellites 120 a through 120 c to determine the position of the GPS enabledhandset 110. The UPS enabledhandset 110 may be capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio signals across thecommunication network 130 such as for example, 3GPP, 3GPP2, WiFi, and WiMAX. In order to determine a fast position fix, the UPS enabledhandset 110 may be enabled to acquire AGPS assistance data from the AGPSserver 140 via thecommunication network 130. In this regard, the UPS enabledhandset 110 may be operable to generate one or more AGPS assistance data requests to theAGPS server 140, may be responded by the AGPSserver 140 with real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris. The real-time full ephemeris may indicate the full ephemeris generated at the time when the AGPSserver 140 may receive respective AGPS assistance data requests, while the fresh full ephemeris may represent the latest full ephemeris generated periodically with a small period of time of, for example, 10-15 minutes or so. - The
UPS satellites 120 a through 120 c may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to generate and broadcast suitable radio-frequency (RF) signals. The broadcast RF signals may be received by a GPS satellite receiver integrated in the GPS enabledhandset 110. The received broadcast RF signals may be utilized to determine a navigation information comprising, for example, position, velocity, and clock information of the UPS enabledhandset 110. The broadcast RF signals may comprise full ephemeris information, which may be updated every two hours and valid for 4 hours. - The
communication network 130 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to provide various data services on a large-scale basis by using a particular technology such as Ethernet, GSM, UMTS, WiFi, or WiMAX. Thecommunication network 130 may be a wired high-speed connection such as an Ethernet network, or may be a wireless network such as, for example, a GSM network, or a WiFi network, or a WiMAX network. - The AGPS
server 140 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may have access to a GPS reference network such as, for example, the WWRN 150, to collect GPS satellite data by tracking UPS constellations through the WWRN 150. The AGPSserver 140 may be enabled to generate AGPS assistance data, which may be communicated to the UPS enabledhandset 110 such as thecell phone 110 c to compute its location. In addition, the AGPSserver 140 may be enabled to use Short Term Orbits (STO) technology to provide accurate AGPS assistance data for all healthy satellites, which may be valid for 4 hours or 6 hours, for instance, in the future. This may enable the benefits of AGPS technology to be realized by the UPS enableddevice 110 when the GPS enabled device may temporarily be out of range of thecommunication network 130. - The AGPS assistance data may comprise various elements such as full ephemeris data. The life cycle of the full ephemeris may be 2 hours and may be extended to 4 hours, for instance, via STO. Devices that utilize the full ephemeris for navigation may simultaneously request new full ephemeris from the AGPS
server 140. Since many devices may simultaneously execute the request for full ephemeris, this may result in a peak load at theAGPS server 140. In this regard, theAGPS server 140 may be enabled to provide customized full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris in real time for every user and predicting the customized full ephemeris for next 4 or 6 hours, for example, starting at the time where respective connections may be set up for AGPS assistance data. Different users may connect to theAGPS server 140 at different times. This may help the distribution to load on theAGPS server 140. - Instead of generating full ephemeris in real time, the
AGPS server 140 may be configured to generate full ephemeris at much smaller time intervals, for example, every 10-15 minutes or so and predict the full ephemeris for next 4 or 6 hours, for example, starting at the points corresponding to the beginnings of respective time intervals. The latest generated full ephemeris (the fresh full ephemeris) may be delivered in response to respective AGPS assistance data requests. At theAGPS server 140, the validation time period associated with generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be configurable, for example, 4 hours, 6 hours, and up to 10 days. The predicted real-time full ephemeris or the predicted fresh full ephemeris associated with shorter validation time such as 4 hours or 6 hours may be called Short Term Orbits (STO) technology. - The
AGPS server 140 may communicate with thecommunication network 130 via either a user-plane or a control-plane to deliver the generated up-to-date AGPS assistance data to corresponding users. TheAGPS server 140 may support messaging in exemplary formats that may be compatible with telecommunication networks such as GSM/UMTS, CDMA, WiFi, WiMAX, and variants thereof. For example, theAGPS server 140 may be GSM/UMTS standard compliant by supporting messaging in RRLP format, PCAP interface and OMA SUPL v1.0. - The
WWRN 150 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to collect and distribute data for GPS satellites such as 120 a through 120 c on a continuous basis. TheWWRN 150 may comprise a plurality of UPS reference receivers located around the world to provide AGPS coverage all the time in both home network and visited network. TheWWRN 150 may users of GPS enabled devices such as the GPS enabledhandset 110 to roam with their LBS anywhere in the world. TheWWRN 150 may ensure high levels of availability, reliability, and performance. - In operation, the GPS enabled
handset 110 may need full ephemeris information for navigation and may generate an AGPS assistance data request to theAGPS server 140 for required full ephemeris. For example, the GPS enabledhandset 110 may be executing a task and may need to compute a position fix more quickly. Accordingly, the GPS enabledhandset 110 may request the request full ephemeris assistance data from theAGPS server 140. The full ephemeris assistance data may be generated at theAGPS server 140 based on the GPS satellite data collected through theWWRN 150. To minimize and optimize assistance data request load on theAGPS server 140, theAGPS server 140 may generate and provide real-time full ephemeris assistance data every time it receives an ephemeris assistance data request from a GPS enabled device. TheAGPS server 140 may also be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris in response to the AGPS assistance data request from the user. In instances when STO may be enabled, the generated AGPS assistance data, real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, may be in the form of STO valid for 6 hours, for example. TheAGPS server 140 may communicate the generated AGPS assistance data with the GPS enabledhandset 110 in either a user-plan or a control-plane via thecommunication network 130 which may be GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX. The GPS enabledhandset 110 may use the generated AGPS assistance data to calculate a position fix even when it may be temporarily out of network range. -
FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an exemplary AGPS server, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 2 , there is shown anAGPS server 140 comprising aprocessor 202, memory and/orstorage 204. - The
processor 202 of theAGPS server 140 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to generate AGPS assistance data based on UPS satellite data collected from a GPS reference network such as, for example, theWWRN 150. The AGPS assistance data may comprise elements such as full ephemeris generated in real-time whenever a request for AGPS assistance data is received from a user. The full ephemeris may also be generated at short time intervals, for example, every 10-15 minutes or so, and the fresh full ephemeris may be provided to a GPS enabled device whenever an AGPS assistance data request is received from the GPS enable device by theAGPS server 140. Theprocessor 202 may be enabled to communicate with, for example, thecommunication network 130 by using various network interfaces such as 3G in either a user-plane (data transmission) or a control-plane (signaling) to delivery up-to-date AGPS assistance data such as real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, and/or respective STO, to corresponding user terminals such as the GPS enableddevice 110. - The
memory 204 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that enable storing information such as executable instructions and data that may be utilized by theprocessor 202. The executable instructions may comprise algorithms that may be enabled to calculate assistance data using acquired satellite data from theWWRN 150 automatically or upon request/signaled. The data may comprise various calculated assistance data. Thememory 204 may comprise RAM, ROM, low latency nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage. - In operation, a navigating UPS enable device such as the GPS enabled
handset 110 may be enabled to request AGPS assistance data from theAGPS server 140. Theprocessor 202 of theAGPS server 140 may be enabled to respond to the request for up-to-date AGPS assistance data. The response may comprise AGPS assistance data calculated by theprocessor 202 and resident in thememory 204. Theprocessor 202 may be enabled to provide either real-time full ephemeris assistance data or fresh full ephemeris assistance data together with respective STO to the UPS enabledhandset 110. The STO data may be valid for 4 hours or 6 hours, for example. Theprocessor 202 may communicate with thecommunication network 130 in either a user-plane or a control-plane to delivery up-to-date AGPS assistance data to corresponding user terminals such as the GPS enableddevice 110, accordingly. -
FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an exemplary GPS enabled device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 2B , there is shown the UPS enabledhandset 110 comprising anantenna 206, a GPSfront end 208 a, a telecommunicationfront end 208 b, aprocessor 210, and amemory 212. - The
antenna 206 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive L band signals from a plurality of GPS satellites such as theGPS 120 a through 120 c and may be capable of transmitting and/or receiving radio signals over, for example, the 3G radio communication system, for communications among 3G devices. - The GPS
front end 208 a may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to receive UPS satellite broadcast signals via theantenna 206 and convert them to GPS baseband signals, which may be suitable for further processing in theprocessor 210 for a navigation solution, whether UPS based or AGPS based. - The telecommunication
front end 208 b may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to transmit and/or receive radio signals over a telecommunication network such as a 3G network via theantenna 206 and convert them to corresponding baseband signals, which may be suitable for further processing in theprocessor 210. In this regard, the received radio signals may comprise AGPS assistance data with various elements such as real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris, generated from theAGPS server 140 in response to an AGPS assistance data request from the user. In instances where STO technology may be enabled at theAGPS server 140, the received AGPS assistance data may comprise STO, for instance. - The
processor 210 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry and/or code that may be enabled to process received satellite signals as well as signals received from a telecommunication network. Theprocessor 210 may be configured to extract navigational information from each received satellite signal to compute a position fix for the GPS enabledhandset 110. Theprocessor 210 may be programmed to calculate the position fix by combining local GPS measurements and AGPS assistance data comprising real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris. When STO assistance data may be available, theprocessor 210 may be enabled to calculate a position fix for the GPS enabledhandset 110 based on local GPS measurements and the STO assistance data even without a network connection between the GPS enabledhandset 110 and theAGPS server 140. - The
memory 212 may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code that may enable storing of information such as executable instructions and data that may be utilized by theprocessor 210. The executable instructions may comprise algorithms that may be applied to calculate a position fix using local GPS measurements and the AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data from theAGPS server 140. The data may comprise local GPS measurements and AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data. The local GPS measurements may be associated to the satellite signals directly received from theGPS satellite 120 a through 120 c. The AGPS assistance data or the STO assistance data may be from theAGPS server 140 and received through the telecommunication front end 206 b via thecommunication network 130. Thememory 212 may comprise RAM, ROM, low latency nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage. - In operation, a plurality of signals may be received at the
antenna 206 coupled to the GPS enabledhandset 110. The received plurality of signals may be measured and communicated to the UPSfront end 208 a or the telecommunicationfront end 208 b. respectively, depending on the type of received signals. The UPSfront end 208 a may convert the received GPS signals into corresponding baseband signals and pass to theprocessor 210. The telecommunicationfront end 208 b may convert the received telecommunication signals into corresponding baseband signals and pass to theprocessor 210. The received telecommunication signals may comprise AGPS assistance data comprising real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris generated from theAGPS server 140. The AGPS assistance data may also comprise STO assistance data when STO is enabled. The received AGPS assistance data may be stored in thememory 212. In instances where the user of the GPS enabledhandset 110 may need to calculate its position fix, theprocessor 206 may determine a position fix for the GPS enabledhandset 110 based on the AGPS assistance data stored in thememory 210, and the local GPS measurements from the GPS front end 204 a, respectively. -
FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating real-time full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 3 , where the exemplary steps may start with thestep 302, where theAGPS server 140 may be configured by setting STO assistance data validation time TSTO which may be 4 hours and 6 hours, for example. Instep 304, theAGPS server 140 may determine whether a request for AGPS assistance data may be received from handsets such as the GPS enabledhandset 110. In instances where a request for AGPS assistance data may be received from the GPS enabledhandset 110 c. then instep 306, theAGPS server 140 may generate STO assistance data starting from the instance of receiving the AGPS assistance data request from the user of GPS enabledhandset 110 c. The generated STO assistance data may comprise full ephemeris which may be valid for TSTO. The full ephemeris may be generated in real-time starting at the time when theAGPS server 140 may receive the request from the GPS enabled handset 110 e. Instep 308, the GPS enabledhandset 110 c may receive the generated STO assistance data from theAGPS server 140. The exemplary steps may go back to thestep 304 for processing the next AGPS assistance data request. Instep 304, in instances where no request for AGPS assistance data may be received at theAGPS server 140, then the exemplary steps may remain instep 304. -
FIG. 4 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating fresh full ephemeris assistance data acquisition procedure, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 4 , where the exemplary steps may start with thestep 402, where theAGPS server 140 may be configured by setting STO assistance data validation time TSTO and an assistance data generation period TAsist. Instep 404, theAGPS server 140 may generate AGPS assistance data (full ephemeris) every assistance data generation period TAsist. Instep 406, theAGPS server 140 may determine whether a request for GPS assistance data may be received from handsets such as the GPS enabledhandset 110. In instances where a request for AGPS assistance data may be received from the GPS enabledhandset 110 c, then instep 408, theAGPS server 140 may calculate STO assistance data starting from the beginning of the current assistance data generation period TAsist. The calculated STO data may be valid in TSTO. Instep 410, theAGPS server 140 may communicate with the GPS enabledhandset 110 c by downloading the fresh (latest) generated STO assistance data (full ephemeris) to the GPS enabledhandset 110 c. The exemplary steps may go back to thestep 404. Instep 406, in instances where no request for GPS assistance data may be received, then the exemplary steps may remain instep 404. - Aspects of a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AGPS network devices are provided. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the
AGPS server 140 may be enabled to generate real-time full ephemeris assistance data to provide to one or more assistance data requests from, for example, the GPS enabledhandset 110. The Short Term Orbits (STO) information may be used by theAGPS server 140 to generate real-time full ephemeris based on the satellite data collected through theWWRN 150. The period for which the generated real-time full ephemeris is valid may be configurable and may be 4 hours or 6 hours, for example. TheAGPS server 140 may be enabled to generate full ephemeris at an instance of receiving the one or more assistance data requests as described inFIG. 3 . TheAGPS server 140 may also be configured to generate the full ephemeris every 10-15 minutes or so, and this period may be much less than the GPS satellite ephemeris information updating period of 2 hours. The fresh (the latest generated) full ephemeris may be used to approximate the real-time full ephemeris in responsive to the one or more assistance data requests as described inFIG. 4 . The generated real-time full ephemeris or the generated fresh full ephemeris may be delivered to respective users over thecommunication network 130 in formats compatible with CSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL, for example. - In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, the GPS enabled
handset 110 may receive real-time full ephemeris assistance data from anAGPS server 140. The GPS enabledhandset 110 may generate location information based on the received real-time full ephemeris. The real-time full ephemeris may be generated at theAGPS server 140 in response to one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris from the GPS enabledhandset 110. The GPS enabledhandset 110 may communicate the one or more request for the real-time full ephemeris to theAGPS server 140 over various communication networks such as thecommunication network 130. In return, theAGPS server 140 may communicate the generated real-time full ephemeris to the GPS enabledhandset 110. - The
AGPS server 140 may be configured to provide fresh full ephemeris as approximated real-time full ephemeris by generating full ephemeris at much smaller intervals, which may be much less than a satellite ephemeris updating period. The generated real-time full ephemeris or fresh full ephemeris may be communicated to the GPS enabledhandset 110, either periodically or a periodically. Various predicted real-time full ephemeris or predicted fresh full ephemeris may be generated, utilizing, for example, Short Term Orbits (STO) technology. The generated STO data may be sent to the UPS enabledhandset 110 in a format compatible with GSM/UMTS, and/or WiFi, and/or WiMAX, and/or OMA SUPL. - Another embodiment of the invention may provide a machine and/or computer readable storage and/or medium, having stored thereon, a machine code and/or a computer program having at least one code section executable by a machine and/or a computer, thereby causing the machine and/or computer to perform the steps as described herein for a method and system for customized full ephemeris compatible with standard AUPS network devices.
- Accordingly, the present invention may be realized in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The present invention may be realized in a centralized fashion in at least one computer system, or in a distributed fashion where different elements are spread across several interconnected computer systems. Any kind of computer system or other apparatus adapted for carrying out the methods described herein is suited. A typical combination of hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system with a computer program that, when being loaded and executed, controls the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein.
- The present invention may also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein, and which when loaded in a computer system is able to carry out these methods. Computer program in the present context means any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system having an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly or after either or both of the following: a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form.
- While the present invention has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the present invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present invention without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
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