Netgear, Inc.

Sierra Wireless, Inc.

Vincent Maddock Smith

Behrouz Pourseyed

Ying Wang

Colin Lee

Kevin Alexander Goodfellow

The invention provides an apparatus and a corresponding method for controlling radiation characteristics of a transmitter of a wireless device. The wireless device includes a transmitting portion that includes one or more antennas that are characterized by one or more radiation patterns. The wireless device further comprises a sensor system for determining an orientation of the transmitting portion and a control system that is operatively coupled to the sensor system and configured to control the supply of power to each antenna depending on the orientation of the transmitting portion.

Method and apparatus for controlling radiation characteristics of transmitter of wireless device in correspondence with transmitter orientation

The present invention provides a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, operable with a host computer system equipped with a real time clock configured to provide a time signal to the GNSS receiver apparatus. The time signal is used to facilitate acquisition of navigation and global timing information through observation of satellite signals. The global timing information is used to adjust the time signal and/or the real time clock to improve subsequent acquisitions of navigation and global timing information.

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Langley, Canada

Vincent Maddock Smith