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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Andi Jakupi, Marion, IA (US);
John Mettenburg, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/26 (2010.01); G01S 19/49 (2010.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/26 (2013.01); G01S 19/49 (2013.01); G01S 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for saving power during synthetic positioning in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers is provided. According to one embodiment, a device includes a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, and an inertial sensor block. The GNSS receiver is disabled when the device enters a dead zone, and the device uses data from the inertial sensor block and a remotely located database to perform navigation functions.