US 11,705,936 B2
Wide area positioning system
Arun Raghupathy, Bangalore (IN); Ganesh Pattabiraman, Saratoga, CA (US); Subramanian S. Meiyappan, San Jose, CA (US); and Hari Sankar, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by NextNav, LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/138,412, filed on Dec. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,591,438, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Application 14/138,412 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,487, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,629,803, issued on Jan. 14, 2014.
Application 13/412,487 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Application 13/412,487 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/067,911, filed on Oct. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,408,024, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 14/067,911 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,508, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,643,540, issued on Feb. 4, 2014.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/138,412, filed on Dec. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,591,438, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Application 14/138,412 is a continuation of application No. 14/067,911, filed on Oct. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,408,024, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 14/067,911 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,508, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,643,540, issued on Feb. 4, 2014.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/138,412, filed on Dec. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,591,438, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Application 14/138,412 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,508, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,643,540, issued on Feb. 4, 2014.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Application 13/412,508 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/138,412, filed on Dec. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,591,438, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Application 14/138,412 is a continuation of application No. 14/067,911, filed on Oct. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,408,024, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 14/067,911 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,487, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,629,803, issued on Jan. 14, 2014.
Application 13/412,487 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Application 13/412,487 is a continuation of application No. 17/446,583.
Application 17/446,583 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,080, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,115,078.
Application 16/784,080 is a continuation of application No. 15/661,073, filed on Jul. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,608,695, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 15/661,073 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,936, filed on May 26, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/721,936 is a continuation of application No. 14/067,911, filed on Oct. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,408,024, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 14/067,911 is a continuation of application No. 13/412,487, filed on Mar. 5, 2012, granted, now 8,629,803, issued on Jan. 14, 2014.
Application 13/412,487 is a continuation of application No. 12/557,479, filed on Sep. 10, 2009, granted, now 8,130,141, issued on Mar. 6, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/163,020, filed on Mar. 24, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/095,856, filed on Sep. 10, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0409066 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 1/08 (2006.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); H04B 1/7087 (2011.01); G01S 19/11 (2010.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01); G01S 19/46 (2010.01); G01S 19/24 (2010.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04B 1/709 (2011.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 1/7087 (2013.01) [G01S 1/08 (2013.01); G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 19/11 (2013.01); G01S 19/24 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G01S 19/46 (2013.01); H04B 1/709 (2013.01); H04B 7/2618 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04B 2201/7073 (2013.01); H04W 56/005 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A positioning system comprising:
a remote receiver that acquires positioning signals from a terrestrial transmitter network;
wherein:
the remote receiver generates, for each of the positioning signals, a cross-correlation function by cross-correlating one or more signal samples extracted from that positioning signal with a reference sequence corresponding to that positioning signal;
the remote receiver determines, for each of the positioning signals, a vector of cross-correlation samples from the cross-correlation function by selecting a first set of cross-correlation samples left of a peak of the cross-correlation function and a second set of cross-correlation samples right of the peak of the cross-correlation function;
the remote receiver identifies, for each of the positioning signals, a time of arrival estimate corresponding to an earliest arriving signal path of one or more signal paths corresponding to that positioning signal using a high resolution time of arrival measurement method that uses the vector of cross-correlation samples; and
the remote receiver estimates a first position of the remote receiver based on the time of arrival estimate.