Use of Motion or Accelerometer Sensors in Low Power Positioning System

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APP PUB NO 20120223860A1
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13218985

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A power-saving GNSS includes a sensor for detecting a motion of the receiver, an RF front-end for receiving satellite signals, and a central processing unit coupled to the front-end for acquiring a set of the received satellite signals if the motion is detected. The receiver further include a signal strength evaluator for evaluating a signal strength of the acquired set of the received signals and a counter to count a time period for which the signal strength is below a predetermined value. The receiver also includes a control unit for setting the receiver into an intermittent operating mode if the signal strength exceeds the predetermined value sets the receiver into a power-saving mode if the signal strength is below the predetermined value for the time period determined by the counter. The receiver may also be set into the power-saving mode if it remains stationary for a given time interval.

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MAXLINEAR INC5966 LA PLACE COURT SUITE 100 CARLSBAD CA 92008

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Leclercq, Maxime Encinitas, US 39 437

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