System and method of utilizing positioning receiver hardware for network-based transceiver applications
Assigneeu-Nav Microelectronics Corporation
InventorsDaniel Collin Jenkins, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Peter Joseph Maimone
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Abstract
A network, network device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting communication signals from a first network node to a second network node, where the first and second network nodes comprise a network and each include a receiver portion and a transponder portion. The method further comprises receiving, by the first and second network nodes, position signals from a plurality of navigation beacons, and generating transmitter codes for the transponder portions using local code generators of the receiver portions.
Claims51
A network comprising:
- a first network node having a first transponder for receiving and transmitting communications signals, said first network node further comprising a first receiver for receiving position signals from a plurality of navigation beacons;
- and,
- a second network node having a second transponder for receiving and transmitting said communications signals, said second network node further comprising a second receiver for receiving position signals from a plurality of navigation beacons,
- wherein each of said first and second receivers further include local code generators that are also used as transmitter code generators for said first and second transponders.
A positioning device coupled to a network, comprising:
- a receiver to receive position signals from a plurality of navigation beacons, said receiver to include a receiver code generator;
- a transponder to receive and transmit communication signals, said transponder to use said receiver code generator as a transmitter code generator;
- a processor coupled to the receiver and transponder;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor to store one or more instruction sequences, said instruction sequences to cause the positioning device to transmit said communication signals between said positioning device and a second positioning device.
A method comprising:
- transmitting communication signals from a first network node to a second network node, said first and second network nodes to comprise a network and to each include a receiver portion and a transponder portion;
- receiving, by said first and second network nodes, position signals from a plurality of navigation beacons;
- generating transmitter codes for said transponder portions using local code generators of said receiver portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.