A first bias conversion unit converts, based on a first frequency and a second frequency, a signal bias related to carrier phase for correcting a carrier phase contained in a first ranging signal having the first frequency, to a signal bias related to carrier phase for correcting a carrier phase contained in a second ranging signal having the second frequency. A first correction unit corrects the carrier phase using the converted signal bias. A second bias conversion unit converts the signal bias related to pseudorange to the signal bias related to pseudorange by making reference to a conversion table indicating values for use in conversion of the signal bias related to pseudorange to the signal bias related to pseudorange. A second correction unit corrects a pseudorange using the converted signal bias.

A first bias conversion unit converts, based on a first frequency and a second frequency, a signal bias related to carrier phase for correcting a carrier phase contained in a first ranging signal having the first frequency, to a signal bias related to carrier phase for correcting a carrier phase contained in a second ranging signal having the second frequency. A first correction unit corrects the carrier phase using the converted signal bias. A second bias conversion unit converts the signal bias related to pseudorange to the signal bias related to pseudorange by making reference to a conversion table indicating values for use in conversion of the signal bias related to pseudorange to the signal bias related to pseudorange. A second correction unit corrects a pseudorange using the converted signal bias.

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to correct a predicted value of the position of a navigation satellite and/or a clock offset of a clock of the navigation satellite. In the context of a method implemented by a client computing device, a prediction is received, from a serving computing device, that includes at least one predicted value for the position of the navigation satellite at one or more points in time within a prediction interval. The method also determines, with the client computing device, such as an Internet of Things device, at least one error component and, based thereupon, corrects the prediction received from the serving computing device by correction at least one predicted value for one or more of: (i) the position of the navigation satellite or (ii) the clock offset for the clock of the navigation satellite.

In an embodiment, a method monitors, within a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) limited zone, an intra-zone location of a vehicle having a GNSS receiver, the intra-zone location being within the limited zone. The method determines a simulated intra-zone location of the vehicle based on the intra-zone location monitored to calculate a likely location of the vehicle. The method calculates a global location of the vehicle based on the intra-zone location and the location of the GNSS limited zone within a global network of limited zones. The method broadcasts, from a transmitter within the GNSS limited zone, a GNSS signal representing the global location of the vehicle.

Sets of digital samples associated with received wireless signals are received, each of the sets of digital samples corresponding to a particular RF path. The sets of digital samples are provided to a plurality of pipelines, each of the plurality of pipelines including a plurality of stages, each of the plurality of stages including one or more digital logic circuits. Sets of interconnect data are generated by the plurality of pipelines based on the sets of digital samples, the sets of interconnect data including at least one accumulating value. The sets of interconnect data are passed between adjacent pipelines of the plurality of pipelines along a direction. A result is generated by a last pipeline of the plurality of pipelines based on the at least one accumulating value.

Sets of digital samples associated with received wireless signals are received, each of the sets of digital samples corresponding to a particular RF path. The sets of digital samples are provided to a plurality of pipelines, each of the plurality of pipelines including a plurality of stages, each of the plurality of stages including one or more digital logic circuits. Sets of interconnect data are generated by the plurality of pipelines based on the sets of digital samples, the sets of interconnect data including at least one accumulating value. The sets of interconnect data are passed between adjacent pipelines of the plurality of pipelines along a direction. A result is generated by a last pipeline of the plurality of pipelines based on the at least one accumulating value.

A target tracking device to estimate a position of a target with high accuracy will be provided. The target tracking device is provided with a communication device and a processor. The communication device performs communication with a plurality of observation satellites that observe the target. The processor executes a selection of satellites, a setting of a schedule and an estimation. The selection of satellites includes selecting two or more selected satellites that observes the target among the plurality of observation satellites. The setting of the schedule includes determining an observation schedule for each of the two or more selected satellite to observe the target and transmitting an observation request signal that represents the determined observation schedule to a corresponding selected satellite. The estimation includes estimating the position of the target based on two or more pieces of high-precision observation information respectively observed by the two or more selected satellites.

A method for using global positioning system (GPS) repeaters to obfuscate a location of a mobile device operating in an area of a communications network, the communication network including a monitoring system, includes receiving an indication that the mobile device enters the communications network; requesting a GPS location from the mobile device; receiving repeated GPS information from the mobile device; calculating a obfuscated location of the mobile device; mapping the obfuscated location of the mobile device to a table of defined locations to produce an actual mobile device location; and reporting the actual location of the mobile device.

A method for using global positioning system (GPS) repeaters to obfuscate a location of a mobile device operating in an area of a communications network, the communication network including a monitoring system, includes receiving an indication that the mobile device enters the communications network; requesting a GPS location from the mobile device; receiving repeated GPS information from the mobile device; calculating a obfuscated location of the mobile device; mapping the obfuscated location of the mobile device to a table of defined locations to produce an actual mobile device location; and reporting the actual location of the mobile device.

Embodiments are disclosed for localization of vehicles using beacons. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining, using at least one processor of a vehicle, that the vehicle has lost external signals (or is receiving degraded external signals) that are used for estimating a position of the vehicle; determining, using the at least one processor, a set of mobile beacons that are available to assist in estimating the position of the vehicle; receiving, using a communication device of the vehicle, broadcast signals from the set of mobile beacons, the broadcast signals including localization data for the set of mobile beacons; selecting, using the at least one processor, a subset of localization data from the set of mobile beacons for assisting in the position estimation of the vehicle; and estimating, using the at least one processor, the position of the vehicle using the subset of localization data.