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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Leonard Schuchman, Potomac, MD (US);
Ronald Bruno, Arlington, VA (US);
Aaron Weinberg, Potomac, MD (US);
Lloyd Engelbrecht, The Sea Ranch, CA (US);
Leonard Schuchman, Potomac, MD (US);
Ronald Bruno, Arlington, VA (US);
Aaron Weinberg, Potomac, MD (US);
Lloyd Engelbrecht, The Sea Ranch, CA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Positioning system for locating a mobile body comprising a plurality of earth based spread spectrum (SS) broadcasting stations arranged geographically in a cellular pattern. Each SS broadcasting station include a modulator providing a channel signal structure which is substantially orthogonal with respect to adjacent stations in the cellular pattern, each channel signal including navigation beacon data including a unique beacon identification, station latitude and longitude, time_slot and phase characterizations and selected parameters of adjacent stations. In one embodiment, each modulator provides a chirped SS signal in which the navigation beacon is a frequency tone that is repeatedly swept over a selected frequency band for each station. In a further embodiment, each modulator provides a GPS like direct sequence SS signal in which the navigation beacon is a PN coded broadcast. A receiver on the mobile body receives the SS signals from at least three of the SS broadcasting stations and determines the location thereof. A fourth SS broadcasting station provides altitude CPS satellite signals can be used for timing control.