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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2009
Applicants:

Sethu K. Madhavan, Canton, MI (US);

Chaminda Basnayake, Windsor, CA;

Chester A. Huber, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);

Eray Yasan, Canton, MI (US);

Inventors:

Sethu K. Madhavan, Canton, MI (US);

Chaminda Basnayake, Windsor, CA;

Chester A. Huber, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);

Eray Yasan, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01S 19/20 (2010.01); G01S 19/08 (2010.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/08 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G01S 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of processing global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data includes identifying one or more GNSS satellites servicing a predefined area, receiving at least one of GNSS almanac data or space-based augmentation system (SBAS) data for the satellites servicing the predefined area, determining the performance of the GNSS satellites servicing the predefined area using the almanac data or SBAS data, and applying a performance rating to the predefined area based on the performance of the GNSS satellites.


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