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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Tomoyuki Kurata, Matsumoto, JP;
Tomoyuki Kurata, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A positioning device includes a moving amount determination section which determines a moving amount of the device in a period between a preceding positioning time and a present positioning time; a moving amount evaluation section which determines whether or not the moving amount is within a predetermined allowable moving range; a positioning section which locates a position of the device based on a satellite signal which is a signal from a positioning satellite; an average position calculation section which calculates an average position by averaging a preceding located position and a present located position when the moving amount evaluation section has determined that the moving amount is within the predetermined allowable moving range; and a position output section which outputs the average position.