Satellite integrity monitoring with crowdsourced mobile device data
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsZoltan BIACS, Ning LUO
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Abstract
Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for monitoring integrity of satellites, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). One or more satellites in one or more GNSS are monitored based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report. One or more satellite integrity metrics are determined for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites. A position of the mobile device is estimated. The position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics are provided.
Claims28
A method for a mobile device to monitor satellite integrity, the method comprising:
- obtaining one or more satellites in one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to monitor based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report;
- determining, at the mobile device, one or more satellite integrity metrics for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites;
- estimating a position of the mobile device;
- and
- providing the position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics.
A device to monitor satellite integrity, the device comprising:
- memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to:
- obtain one or more satellites in one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to monitor based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report;
- determine, at the mobile device, one or more satellite integrity metrics for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites;
- estimate a position of the mobile device;
- and
- provide the position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics.
A machine readable non-transitory storage medium having stored therein program instructions that are executable by a processor to:
- obtain one or more satellites in one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to monitor based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report;
- determine, at the mobile device, one or more satellite integrity metrics for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites;
- estimate a position of the mobile device;
- and
- provide the position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics.
An apparatus to verify satellite integrity, the apparatus comprising:
- means for obtaining one or more satellites in one or more global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to monitor based on a reference crowdsourced integrity report;
- means for determining, at the mobile device, one or more satellite integrity metrics for the one or more satellites based at least on signals from the one or more satellites;
- means for estimating a position of the mobile device;
- and
- means for providing the position of the mobile device and the one or more satellite integrity metrics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.