Geolocation method and apparatus for satellite based telecommunications system
CA 2202827 C · Owner: Trw Inc. · Inventors: Upton, Eric L.; Stephens, Scott A.
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A method for determining the geolocation of a user terminal within a telecommunications system having a constellation of satellites which relay communications signals between earth stations and user terminals over preassigned channels. The method performs synchronization upon the telecommunications signals to calculate timing and frequency update information for the user terminals. The timing and frequency update information is also used within the earth station to calculate the geoposition of the user terminal. To do so, the earth station calculates a distance between the satellite and a user terminal based on the corresponding propagation time therebetween which is obtained from the …
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- Filed April 16, 1997 and granted August 28, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 16, 2017.
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