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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:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas P. Holden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Harold L. Longaker, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing components is disclosed. The method involves a system operating to collect data in a certain frequency range, and utilizing signals outside that frequency range to test the system during operation. Such testing may be conducted on a not-to-interfere basis, thereby allowing for testing during operation of systems in continuous use.