Robert C Harbour

US Patent:

6775319, Aug 10, 2004

Filed:

Aug 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/931121

Inventors:

Thomas Michael King - Tempe AZ
Denise C. Riemer - Gurnee IL
Robert B. Harbour - Gilbert AZ
Andrew P. Hoover - Austin TX

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04B 169

US Classification:

375150, 375147, 375142, 375343, 34235712

Abstract:

Methods and architectures for code phase searching spread spectrum signals having a repeating sequence of bits. The signals are searched virtually in parallel by segmenting with a divider ( ) received signals by sequentially, partially correlating signal segments with a corresponding replica signal segments for a predetermined number of phase delays during a time interval not greater than that required to form the next signal segment. Multiplexors ( ) and ( ) provide Doppler and replica signal segments data from Doppler signal and replica signal generators ( ) and ( ) to corresponding multipliers ( ) and ( ), respectively, for multiplication with corresponding signal segments in a segment register ( ). The partial correlation results for each phase delay and at each Doppler frequency are stored in corresponding memory locations in a coherent accumulation RAM ( ). The signals may be searched over one or more phase delays and at one or more Doppler frequencies.

US Patent:

7298321, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Sep 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/225440

Inventors:

Thomas M. King - Tempe AZ, US
George J. Geier - Scottsdale AZ, US
Mark Heng - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G01S 5/14
H04B 1/16

US Classification:

34235712, 4553434

Abstract:

A satellite positioning system receiver programmed to operate synchronously with an expected time of arrival of information from at least one satellite of a satellite positioning system, and to receive the information from the at least one satellite when the receiver is operating during the expected time of arrival of the information. In one embodiment, the receiver operates synchronously with an expected arrival of specific subframe information from at least one satellite of a satellite positioning system, and receives the specific subframe information when the receiver is operating.

US Patent:

7336224, Feb 26, 2008

Filed:

Sep 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/225649

Inventors:

Thomas M. King - Tempe AZ, US
George J. Geier - Scottsdale AZ, US
Mark Heng - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G01S 5/14

US Classification:

34235706, 34235715

Abstract:

A satellite positioning system receiver having a battery, wherein the receiver is programmed to determine () whether the receiver is connected to a power supply other than its battery, to begin continuous reception () of satellite positioning system navigation data when the receiver is connected to a power supply other than its battery, and to store () the navigation data received in memory of the receiver.

US Patent:

7969356, Jun 28, 2011

Filed:

Sep 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/225601

Inventors:

Thomas M. King - Tempe AZ, US
George J. Geier - Scottsdale AZ, US
Mark Heng - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ, US

Assignee:

Motorola Mobility, Inc. - Libertyville IL

International Classification:

G01S 19/27

US Classification:

34235766

Abstract:

A satellite positioning system receiver programmed to determine information for a satellite using ephemeris data (), determine information for the same satellite using almanac data (), which may have been previously stored on the receiver, to determine an error between the satellite information determined from the ephemeris data and the satellite information determined from the stored almanac data (), and to update the stored almanac data based upon the error ().

US Patent:

20040263386, Dec 30, 2004

Filed:

Jun 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/606555

Inventors:

Thomas King - Tempe AZ, US
George Geier - Scottsdale AZ, US
Mark Heng - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ, US

International Classification:

G01S005/14

US Classification:

342/357060

Abstract:

A method in a satellite positioning system receiver having stored almanac data including determining information for a satellite using ephemeris data (), determining information for the same satellite using the stored almanac data (), determining an error between the satellite information determined from the ephemeris data and the satellite information determined from the stored almanac data (), and updating the stored almanac data based upon the error ().

US Patent:

20050147191, Jul 7, 2005

Filed:

Jan 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/751176

Inventors:

George Geier - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ, US
Thomas King - Tempe AZ, US

International Classification:

H04B007/185
G01S001/00

US Classification:

375344000, 375343000, 342357120

Abstract:

A method () and apparatus () for correcting frequency errors of received signals in a wireless communication receiver are disclosed. The wireless communication device () receives () a signal; correlates () the received signal with the plurality of offset prestored data sets; generates () at a predetermined data rate interval a plurality of signal correlations where each of the plurality of correlations is correlated to each of the plurality of offset prestored data sets; and computes () a frequency error estimate based upon the plurality of signal correlations.

US Patent:

63254832, Dec 4, 2001

Filed:

Jul 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/619113

Inventors:

Robert Harbour - Gilbert AZ
Matthew A. Shepherd - Vancouver WA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

B41J 29393
B41J 2938

US Classification:

347 19

Abstract:

Multiple links with series resistors are connected to address select transistors and a sense line in a printhead encoding circuit. This arrangement provides an increased number of possible states, thereby increasing the amount of information which can be encoded for such purposes as pen identification.