Global navigation satellite system receiver system with radio frequency hardware component

A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:

• a radio frequency hardware component comprising:
• a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band;
• a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
• a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal;
• a memory for storing said digitized GNSS signals;
• and
• a communication device configured to access said digitized GNSS signals from said memory of said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising:
• an internal GNSS receiver chipset;
• and
• a processor, located outside of said internal GNSS receiver chipset, said processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal.

A method of position determination, said method comprising:

• receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band;
• receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
• digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component;
• digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component;
• storing said digitized GNSS signals in a memory of said radio frequency hardware component;
• accessing, from said memory, said digitized GNSS signals at a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising an internal GNSS receiver chipset;
• and
• using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said accessed first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said accessed second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information, wherein the processor is located outside of the GNSS receiver chipset.

A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver system comprising:

• a radio frequency hardware component comprising:
• a first antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, a first analog GNSS signal in a first frequency band;
• a second antenna configured for receiving, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
• a digitizer configured for digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and for digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal;
• and
• a memory for storing said digitized GNSS signals;
• and
• a communication device configured to access said digitized GNSS signals from said memory of said radio frequency hardware component, said communication device comprising:
• a processor configured for operating a software defined GNSS receiver to determine a position using at least one of first information obtained by said processor from said first digitized GNSS signal and second information obtained by said processor from said second digitized GNSS signal.

A method of position determination, said method comprising:

• receiving, over-the-air with a first antenna of a radio frequency hardware component, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band;
• receiving, over-the-air with a second antenna of said radio frequency hardware component, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band and said second frequency band are separate and distinct;
• digitizing said first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal with a digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component;
• digitizing said second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal with a said digitizer of said radio frequency hardware component;
• storing said digitized GNSS signals in a memory of said radio frequency hardware component;
• accessing, from said memory, said digitized GNSS signals by a communication device located proximate to said radio frequency hardware component;
• and
• using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of said communication device to obtain first information from said accessed first digitized GNSS signal, obtain second information from said accessed second digitized GNSS signal, and determine a position using at least both of the first information and the second information.