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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:
Apr. 25, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Higher Ground Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert S. Reis, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Darren Robert Reis, Palo Alto, CA (US);

James M. Behmke, Pembroke, MA (US);

David Alexander Reuss, San Leandro, CA (US);

Assignee:

Higher Ground LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/12 (2021.01); G01S 19/11 (2010.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01S 19/25 (2010.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 19/21 (2010.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); G01S 19/37 (2010.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01); G01S 19/45 (2010.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/122 (2021.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/122 (2021.01); G01S 5/14 (2013.01); G01S 19/115 (2019.08); G01S 19/21 (2013.01); G01S 19/215 (2013.01); G01S 19/256 (2013.01); G01S 19/258 (2013.01); G01S 19/37 (2013.01); G01S 19/421 (2013.01); G01S 19/45 (2013.01); G01S 19/51 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one or more embodiments herein, interferometry-based satellite location accuracy is provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises: determining, generally at a substantially given time, a reference satellite having a known accurate location within angular proximity of a communication satellite having a known general location; determining an accurate angular position of the communication satellite with relation to the reference satellite from the perspective of at least one ground station antenna of a known accurate location; determining an additional location reference measurement of the communication satellite; determining an accurate location of the communication satellite at the substantially given time based at least in part on the accurate angular position of the communication satellite with relation to the reference satellite from the perspective of the at least one ground station antenna and the additional location reference measurement of the communication satellite; and utilizing the accurate location of the communication satellite.


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