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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Timothy Thome, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Brian Norman Steuer, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy Thome, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Brian Norman Steuer, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for implementing the GPS positioning functionalities in devices that are capable of communicating using IP packets are disclosed. The aiding-information-enhanced GPS positioning (IAIE-GPSP) technique is decoupled from the specific requirements of specific telecommunication networks and protocols (such as CDMA). By decoupling the IAIE-GPSP capability from specific telecommunication network/protocol requirements, embodiments of the invention enable any type of device, irrespective whether a voice communication capability is present, to be endowed with GPS positioning functionalities and to enjoy the rapid GPS position fix facilitated by the aiding information.