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Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2002
Applicants:

Clifford Yamamoto, Gardena, CA (US);

Sebastian Nonis, Carson, CA (US);

Ashutosh Pande, San Jose, CA (US);

Nikola Bulatovic, Mountain View, CA (US);

Stefan Witanis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Clifford Yamamoto, Gardena, CA (US);

Sebastian Nonis, Carson, CA (US);

Ashutosh Pande, San Jose, CA (US);

Nikola Bulatovic, Mountain View, CA (US);

Stefan Witanis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sirf Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/28 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a host based positioning system. The host based positioning system includes a tracker hardware interface that connects to a dedicated hardware space vehicle tracker. The tracker hardware interface receives positioning information from the space vehicle tracker. The host based positioning system also includes a memory that includes a GPS library having a user interface, a tracker interface, and an operating system interface. A processor runs functions provided by the interfaces.


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