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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W. LaMance, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Abraham, San Jose, CA (US);
Frank van Diggelen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Global Locate, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a satellite tracking data that is valid for an extended period of time into the future. At least a portion of the satellite tracking data is formatted into a format prescribed by a remote receiver. The formatted data is transmitted to the remote receiver via a distribution network. As such, a remote receiver may accurately operate for days without receiving an update of the satellite tracking data.