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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2016
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Jianhua Sun, Beijing, CN;

Wenjun Cao, Beijing, CN;

Aloke Roy, Gaithersburg, MD (US);

Xiaochen Liu, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/46 (2010.01); G01S 19/07 (2010.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/46 (2013.01); G01S 19/07 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an embodiment, a system includes base stations and a server. Each base station has a respective fixed position, and is configured to broadcast information that a mobile station can use to determine a position of the mobile station. And the server is configured to communicate with the base stations and to track a position of a mobile station. An example of such a system is an Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS), which includes base stations that are located in respective fixed, known positions within and around an airport, and at least one server that communicates with the base stations and tracks the positions of moveable stations within and around the airport. The base stations can provide information that allows both GNSS-enabled and non-GNSS-enabled mobile stations to determine their positions without adding significant cost or complexity to the AeroMACS.


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