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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Keith J. Brodie, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Keith J. Brodie, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atheros Communications, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/02 (2010.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A local ranging system for use with GPS receivers and GPS enabled devices. A device in accordance with the present invention comprises a Radio Frequency (RF) section, the RF section adaptable to receive at least one GPS signal from at least one GPS satellite, and a baseband section, coupled to the RF section, wherein the baseband section performs calculations to determine a geoposition of the GPS receiver based on the at least one GPS signal, wherein the baseband section further comprises a Pseudo Noise (PN) output.