US20110021209A1 - Positioning systems utilizing mobile telephone system for correction signals - Google Patents
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- the technologies include navigation with the aid of satellites and the conversion of mobile radio systems to mobile telephone systems, trunked radio and personal communications systems.
- the challenge is to make these technologies available in useable form.
- the trunked radio system which, in principle, operates along much the same lines as the cellular mobile telephone communication network to the extent that it comprises a series of radio transmitter/receiver stations distributed over a geographical area and interlinked in a manner whereby vehicle mounted or otherwise transportable corresponding radio transmitter/receiver units can communicate with (usually) the closest one of the distributed transmitter/receiver stations. All of the geographically distributed transmitter/receiver stations are interlinked so that communications across the network are effectively unified.
- the trunked radio system is utilised typically for specialised communication networks such as taxi communication networks or courier communication networks. Messages required to be sent over the trunked radio network are typically much shorter than those required to be sent over the cellular mobile telephone communication network and the trunked radio system is usually also tailored so that the cost of communication is less than for the cellular mobile telephone communication network.
- mobile telephone system a reference to any one of these systems. That is the term “mobile telephone system” embraces the cellular mobile telephone communication network, a trunked radio system and the personal communication system arrangements.
- a system for tracking the location of vehicles and the like comprising local positioning information supply means which corrects positioning information received from satellites so as to produce a local positioning information signal; said system further comprising mobile telephone system which transmits said local positioning information signal to said vehicles and the'like.
- said mobile telephone system additionally contributes information to said system.
- said local positioning information signal is transmitted as part of a control layer signal or messaging signal on said mobile telephone system for reception by a mobile telephone receiver which further includes differential global positioning means whereby a physical location in three dimensions of said receiver is obtained.
- a control layer or messaging signal will be hereinafter referred to as the “special signalling layer”.
- positioning information together with identity information is transmitted from said mobile telephone receiver back over said special signalling layer to database means whereby position, identity and other derived information for a plurality of like mobile receivers can be monitored at a remote location.
- a mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver including global position calculating means.
- said global position calculating means is adapted to utilise a differential GPS correction signal whereby relatively accurate position information can be derived by said global position calculating means.
- differential GPS correction signal is transmitted on a special signalling layer of a communications path provided by a mobile telephone system of which said mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver forms a part.
- receiving stations are adapted to receive raw positioning information and thereby calculate a position for said receiving stations; said system further including base stations adapted to receive data comprising said position and wherein said data is transmitted over a communications path of a mobile telephone system.
- Preferably said data is transmitted over a special signalling layer of said communications path.
- said mobile telephone system comprises the cellular network system described above.
- said mobile telephone system comprises the trunked radio system described above.
- said mobile telephone system comprises the personal communications system described above.
- additional data is supplied over said communications path to said receiving stations, said additional information comprising local positioning information; said local positioning information allowing said receiving stations to calculate a corrected position based on said local positioning information.
- Preferably said receiving stations on request from said base stations, calculate and transmit only said position to said base stations.
- said receiving stations calculate and transmit said corrected position.
- said data additionally includes satellite identification data comprising the identity of satellites from which said receiving stations have received said raw positioning information.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a basic global positioning system
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of a basic mobile telephone network
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention incorporated within a cellular mobile telephone communication network
- FIG. 4 illustrates an arrangement of correction signal generating stations for a differential global positioning system for use in conjunction with a second embodiment of the present invention incorporated within the cellular network of FIG. 3 ,
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the communications interconnection protocol between a mobile station and a base system station according to the second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a particular manner of usage of the mobile station and base system station of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention incorporated within a trunked radio system.
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram for the system of FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 1 illustrates the basic method of operation of a differential global positioning system which utilises information from satellites 11 .
- a portable differential global positioning device 12 is adapted to receive signals from typically four satellites 11 and, from this information, calculate its position in three dimensions to the order of 100 metres.
- a correction signal 13 provided from a land based correction station 14 the differential global positioning device 12 can establish its position in three dimensions to the order of one metre.
- Currently such systems rely predominantly on radio transmission to relay the correction signal 13 from the correction station 14 to the mobile differential global positioning device 12 .
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual illustration of a portion of a mobile telephone system showing two adjacent cells 15 , 16 and a car 17 equipped with a mobile phone 18 passing between those two cells 15 , 16 .
- a radio based communications system including base stations 19 , 20 allows two way communication between the mobile telephone 18 and the public switched telephone network 21 . More particularly the mobile phone system allows such two way communications to continue as the mobile phone 18 passes from cell 15 to cell 16 .
- the transfer of the telephone call from one cell to another is accomplished by appropriate control equipment located in base stations 19 , 20 and relies upon a radio based communications system incorporating a communications path 22 which is split into at least a signal layer 23 and a control layer.
- the special signalling layer 24 includes the control layer which transmits information to do with the administration of the telephone call being conducted on mobile phone 18 including such things as the identity of the mobile telephone together with necessary information which allows transfer of communication in respect of the mobile phone 18 from cell 15 to cell 16 .
- the special signalling layer 24 can be unmetered and continuous.
- the communications path 22 also includes a signal layer 23 which transmits the information which a user of the telephone system desires to pass to an end user from the mobile telephone 18 . This information is metered in normal circumstances.
- the mobile telephone system illustrated in FIG. 2 allows communications between any two mobile telephones such
- telephone 18 It also allows communication between a mobile telephone 18 and land based users of the public switched telephone network 21 .
- the special signalling layer can reside entirely within the control layer or can be interleaved across the control layer and the signal layer.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a first embodiment of the present invention comprising a multipurpose mobile communications device 25 which includes a mobile telephone portion 26 and a differential global positioning device 27 .
- correction signal 13 is made available on special signalling layer 24 for reception by the differential GPS portion 27 of communications device 25 .
- the differential GPS portion 27 can calculate a relatively accurate position in three dimensions for the communications device 25 .
- This information together with identity information of the communications device 25 is returned to the special signalling layer 24 for transmission via the public switched telephone network or dedicated line 21 to an information user location 28 .
- At least identity and position information can be passed between communications device 25 and an information user location 28 by utilising preexisting communications channels available on a mobile telephone system of the type illustrated in respect of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a geographical layout of proposed Ausnav base stations 30 . As illustrated in the inset, each of these Ausnav base stations 30 can receive global positioning information from satellites 11 , each Ausnav base station 30
- the differential GPS device 12 calculates its position as follows:
- FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate how the differential global positioning arrangement of FIG. 4 is incorporated into a mobile telephone system.
- a physical radio link 31 is established between a mobile multipurpose communications device 25 and at least one of a plurality of base stations 32 .
- the physical radio link 31 allows data such as identity
- FIG. 6 illustrates the resulting superimposed system which has the following attributes:
- a network of mobile communication devices 25 is interconnected with the public switched telephone network as illustrated.
- Each mobile telephone communications device 25 includes a mobile telephone portion 26 and a differential GPS portion 27 (refer FIG. 3 ).
- An Ausnav or similar correction signal 13 is transmitted to a mobile switching centre 34 for transmission over control layer 24 of communications path 22 to base stations 32 and from there to the mobile communications devices 25 .
- the mobile communications devices 25 can periodically report their position in three dimensions and their identity back via special signalling layer 24 of communications path 22 and from there, via the public switched telephone network 21 to an operational station such as, for example, a fleet management station which can thereby monitor location and progress of the mobile communications devices 25 in real time.
- a request is made by an operational station for one or more mobile communications devices 25 to send immediately over communications path 22 uncorrected position information.
- the second mode of operation is similar to the first mode except that a request is made to send uncorrected position information together with satellite numbers or other identification of the satellites which are used by the mobile communications device 25 to calculate the uncorrected position information.
- a request is made for corrected position information. In this case the IMPS portion 27 calculates a corrected position and the mobile communications device 25 causes the corrected position information and identification information to be sent back to the requesting operation station.
- a trunked radio system embodiment of the invention is illustrated in block diagram form.
- a trunked radio system includes at least one (but typically, in practice, a plurality) base station 35 in communication with at least one mobile station 36 over a radio control channel 37 .
- This “control” channel corresponds to the “special signalling layer” 24 to which reference has been made earlier in the specification.
- the mobile station 36 is in communication via control channel 37 and a base station 35 with some form of centralised communications control system wherein messages received from mobile station 36 can be routed to a control centre, to other mobile stations or the PSTN 21 and, conversely, messages can be sent from other mobile stations or a control centre to the mobile station 36 .
- base station 35 is in communication with a control computer 38 via interface line 39 .
- line 39 can be a direct dedicated link between base station 35 and control computer 38 and/or may pass through other public or private communication networks, or from another trunked radio.
- the trunked radio system is modified by integration with a differential GPS navigation systems as follows: —
- the mobile station 36 includes a DGPS receiver 40 (corresponding to DGPS device 12 described earlier in the specification) which utilises information received direct from satellite 11 together with correction information to provide information corresponding to the position of the DGPS 40 .
- the correction information is derived from a dedicated channel 41 of the trunked radio system (corresponding to part of the “special signalling layer” 24 described earlier in this specification).
- the dedicated channel 41 bears a fixed relationship to control channel 37 such that once mobile station 36 has locked onto control channel 37 it can automatically locate and communicate with dedicated channel 41 .
- the location of the dedicated channel may be communicated with the location request.
- the correction signal is communicated to dedicated channel 41 by base station 35 which, in turn, receives the correction signal from control computer 38 via modem communication over the public switched telephone network 42 (refer FIG. 7 ) or through a dedicated interface line such as 39 .
- a switching arrangement 43 allows mobile station 36 to switch between control channel 37 and dedicated channel 41 and also between receive and transmit modes of operation. This arrangement would typically be built into the trunked radio and controlled by signals over the channels 37 and 41 .
- a fleet manager 44 having access to control computer 38 can lodge a request for location of a particular mobile station 36 .
- the polling request is passed via interface line 39 to base station 35 and thence to control channel 37 for reception by mobile station 36 .
- mobile station 36 On receipt of the “request position” signal on channel 37 mobile station 36 will acknowledge the request via control channel 37 and then switch to the dedicated channel 41 so as to receive a correction signal.
- the mobile station incorporating DGPS receiver 40
- FIG. 8 provides additional detail on the methodology and signalling of a position request passing between base station 35 and mobile station 36 .
- a mobile station 36 In normal operation a mobile station 36 , on switching on, will search for control channel 37 . If the dedicated channel 41 can be related to the control channel 37 (for example the next adjacent channel) then the mobile station 36 will automatically know where to look for the DGPS error correction data. If this is not possible then a second search will have to be made for the dedicated channel 41 which carries the DGPS correction information. In one particular form the transmitted information will contain a bit pattern which can be uniquely recognised as being the identity of the dedicated channel 41 . This procedure will have to be repeated each time mobile station 36 is transferred to a new base station 35 . In another form, the identity of the dedicated channel can be communicated via the control channel 39 .
- the mobile station 36 scans both channels listening for polling requests on control channel 37 and for DGPS error data on dedicated channel 41 .
- the ratio of time spent on each channel can be related to the importance of the control information compared to the DGPS error information and, in a preferred form, can be programmable by the user. In this example two seconds is allocated to the dedicated channel 41 and eight seconds to the control channel 37 .
- mobile station 36 When mobile station 36 receives a call on control channel 37 it performs normally, which is to say it passes information communicated by users between the mobile station 36 and the currently attached base station 35 over control channel 37 . However, when a request to send location information is received then location and identity information is sent by mobile station 36 as described above after which the mobile station 36 reverts to normal operation.
- the invention is particularly applicable for vehicle fleet control and the like where it is desired to know on a regular basis the geographical location of members of the fleet.
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A positioning system where receiving stations such as multipurpose mobile communications devices (25) can thereby calculate their position; the system further including base stations (28) adapted to receive position information from the receiving stations (25) over a communications path (22) of a mobile telephone system. The system allows the receiving stations to receive a correction signal (13) from a correction station (14) over the communications path (22) on a special signaling layer (24) whereby the receiving stations can calculate a corrected position. The system can be used in conjunction with many forms of mobile telephone system.
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- The present invention relates to improvements in global positioning systems and, more particularly, to systems which can report a combination of location and identification information to an external source.
- A number of promising technologies have emerged in the communications domain in recent years. The technologies include navigation with the aid of satellites and the conversion of mobile radio systems to mobile telephone systems, trunked radio and personal communications systems. The challenge is to make these technologies available in useable form.
- These new systems themselves take a number of forms. For example there exists a geographically wide spread cellular network (for example, in Australia, there exists the Mobilenet (TM Telecom) administered by Telecom Australia). This network will hereafter be referred to as the cellular mobile telephone communication network.
- Another of the new forms of mobile telephone is the trunked radio system which, in principle, operates along much the same lines as the cellular mobile telephone communication network to the extent that it comprises a series of radio transmitter/receiver stations distributed over a geographical area and interlinked in a manner whereby vehicle mounted or otherwise transportable corresponding radio transmitter/receiver units can communicate with (usually) the closest one of the distributed transmitter/receiver stations. All of the geographically distributed transmitter/receiver stations are interlinked so that communications across the network are effectively unified. The trunked radio system is utilised typically for specialised communication networks such as taxi communication networks or courier communication networks. Messages required to be sent over the trunked radio network are typically much shorter than those required to be sent over the cellular mobile telephone communication network and the trunked radio system is usually also tailored so that the cost of communication is less than for the cellular mobile telephone communication network.
- Yet another form of the mobile telephone system is a personal communication system wherein the geographically distributed transmitter/receiver stations have only a limited range and for a mobile mounted or otherwise transportable transmitter/receiver to communicate with these stations requires that the transportable transmitter/receiver be within a specified distance of one of the distributed transmitter/receiver stations. These localised communication systems are frequently used in densely populated areas and require users to approach within a specified distance of easily identifiable transmitter/receiver stations before communication on the personal communication system can take place.
- Throughout the specification a reference to a “mobile telephone system” is a reference to any one of these systems. That is the term “mobile telephone system” embraces the cellular mobile telephone communication network, a trunked radio system and the personal communication system arrangements.
- Accordingly, in one broad form of the invention, there is provided a system for tracking the location of vehicles and the like, said system comprising local positioning information supply means which corrects positioning information received from satellites so as to produce a local positioning information signal; said system further comprising mobile telephone system which transmits said local positioning information signal to said vehicles and the'like.
- Preferably said mobile telephone system additionally contributes information to said system.
- Preferably said local positioning information signal is transmitted as part of a control layer signal or messaging signal on said mobile telephone system for reception by a mobile telephone receiver which further includes differential global positioning means whereby a physical location in three dimensions of said receiver is obtained. Any such control layer or messaging signal will be hereinafter referred to as the “special signalling layer”.
- Preferably said positioning information together with identity information is transmitted from said mobile telephone receiver back over said special signalling layer to database means whereby position, identity and other derived information for a plurality of like mobile receivers can be monitored at a remote location.
- In a further broad form of the invention there is provided a mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver including global position calculating means.
- Preferably said global position calculating means is adapted to utilise a differential GPS correction signal whereby relatively accurate position information can be derived by said global position calculating means.
- Preferably said differential GPS correction signal is transmitted on a special signalling layer of a communications path provided by a mobile telephone system of which said mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver forms a part.
- In a further broad form of the invention there is provided a global positioning system wherein receiving stations are adapted to receive raw positioning information and thereby calculate a position for said receiving stations; said system further including base stations adapted to receive data comprising said position and wherein said data is transmitted over a communications path of a mobile telephone system.
- Preferably said data is transmitted over a special signalling layer of said communications path.
- In one particular preferred form said mobile telephone system comprises the cellular network system described above.
- In an alternative particular form said mobile telephone system comprises the trunked radio system described above.
- In yet a further particular preferred form said mobile telephone system comprises the personal communications system described above.
- Preferably additional data is supplied over said communications path to said receiving stations, said additional information comprising local positioning information; said local positioning information allowing said receiving stations to calculate a corrected position based on said local positioning information.
- Preferably said receiving stations, on request from said base stations, calculate and transmit only said position to said base stations.
- In an alternative preferred form, on request from said base stations, said receiving stations, calculate and transmit said corrected position.
- In a particular preferred form said data additionally includes satellite identification data comprising the identity of satellites from which said receiving stations have received said raw positioning information.
- Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:—
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of a basic global positioning system, -
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a basic mobile telephone network, -
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention incorporated within a cellular mobile telephone communication network, -
FIG. 4 illustrates an arrangement of correction signal generating stations for a differential global positioning system for use in conjunction with a second embodiment of the present invention incorporated within the cellular network ofFIG. 3 , -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the communications interconnection protocol between a mobile station and a base system station according to the second embodiment of the invention, -
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a particular manner of usage of the mobile station and base system station ofFIG. 5 , -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention incorporated within a trunked radio system, and -
FIG. 8 is a timing diagram for the system ofFIG. 7 . - By way of reference,
FIG. 1 illustrates the basic method of operation of a differential global positioning system which utilises information fromsatellites 11. With this arrangement a portable differentialglobal positioning device 12 is adapted to receive signals from typically foursatellites 11 and, from this information, calculate its position in three dimensions to the order of 100 metres. With the help of acorrection signal 13 provided from a land basedcorrection station 14 the differentialglobal positioning device 12 can establish its position in three dimensions to the order of one metre. Currently such systems rely predominantly on radio transmission to relay thecorrection signal 13 from thecorrection station 14 to the mobile differentialglobal positioning device 12. -
FIG. 2 is a conceptual illustration of a portion of a mobile telephone system showing twoadjacent cells car 17 equipped with amobile phone 18 passing between those twocells base stations mobile telephone 18 and the public switchedtelephone network 21. More particularly the mobile phone system allows such two way communications to continue as themobile phone 18 passes fromcell 15 tocell 16. The transfer of the telephone call from one cell to another is accomplished by appropriate control equipment located inbase stations communications path 22 which is split into at least asignal layer 23 and a control layer. Thespecial signalling layer 24 includes the control layer which transmits information to do with the administration of the telephone call being conducted onmobile phone 18 including such things as the identity of the mobile telephone together with necessary information which allows transfer of communication in respect of themobile phone 18 fromcell 15 tocell 16. Thespecial signalling layer 24 can be unmetered and continuous. Thecommunications path 22 also includes asignal layer 23 which transmits the information which a user of the telephone system desires to pass to an end user from themobile telephone 18. This information is metered in normal circumstances. - The mobile telephone system illustrated in
FIG. 2 allows communications between any two mobile telephones such - as
telephone 18. It also allows communication between amobile telephone 18 and land based users of the public switchedtelephone network 21. - The special signalling layer can reside entirely within the control layer or can be interleaved across the control layer and the signal layer.
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FIG. 3 illustrates a first embodiment of the present invention comprising a multipurposemobile communications device 25 which includes amobile telephone portion 26 and a differentialglobal positioning device 27. - In the arrangement illustrated in
FIG. 3 correction signal 13 is made available onspecial signalling layer 24 for reception by thedifferential GPS portion 27 ofcommunications device 25. With this information, and as described with reference toFIG. 1 thedifferential GPS portion 27 can calculate a relatively accurate position in three dimensions for thecommunications device 25. This information together with identity information of thecommunications device 25 is returned to thespecial signalling layer 24 for transmission via the public switched telephone network ordedicated line 21 to aninformation user location 28. - It will be noted with this arrangement that at least identity and position information can be passed between
communications device 25 and aninformation user location 28 by utilising preexisting communications channels available on a mobile telephone system of the type illustrated in respect ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 illustrates a geographical layout of proposedAusnav base stations 30. As illustrated in the inset, each of theseAusnav base stations 30 can receive global positioning information fromsatellites 11, eachAusnav base station 30 - is at a known physical location in three dimensions and uses this information to produce
correction signal 13 for reception by a mobile differentialglobal positioning device 12. Othersimilar base stations 30 could be supplied by other providers of differential correction information. - The
differential GPS device 12 calculates its position as follows: -
- 1. Using a data base of orbital coefficients (the almanac), the set of currently visible satellites is determined.
- 2. Using the almanac, a set of four satellites is selected based on a geometric criterion.
- 3. The receiver is synchronised to the signals from the selected satellites and the precise satellite position is computed.
- 4. The time of receipt of the signal from each satellite is measured and the time of transmission is extracted from the message to give time-of-flight and hence satellite-to-receiver distance or “pseudorange”.
- 5. The receiver position is then computed by “triangulation”.
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FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate how the differential global positioning arrangement ofFIG. 4 is incorporated into a mobile telephone system. - With reference to
FIG. 5 aphysical radio link 31 is established between a mobilemultipurpose communications device 25 and at least one of a plurality ofbase stations 32. Thephysical radio link 31 allows data such as identity - and position information to be transmitted between the
communications device 25 and thebase station 32. - In addition there is at least one
special signalling layer 33 for supervisory functions between thecommunications device 25 and thebase station 32. - These layers are superimposed upon the
special signalling layer 24 and thesignal layer 23 can be superimposed on and transmitted by thecommunications path 22 of the mobile telephone network (referFIG. 2 ). In a particular preferred form conversation information and the like is passed along the signal layer 23 (and is therefore metered) whilst thecorrection signal 13, the resulting location signal generated by thecommunications device 25 and identity information is passed on special signalling layer 24 (which is not normally metered and which may be operational irrespective of whether thesignal layer 23 is operational). -
FIG. 6 illustrates the resulting superimposed system which has the following attributes: - A network of
mobile communication devices 25 is interconnected with the public switched telephone network as illustrated. Each mobiletelephone communications device 25 includes amobile telephone portion 26 and a differential GPS portion 27 (referFIG. 3 ). - An Ausnav or
similar correction signal 13 is transmitted to amobile switching centre 34 for transmission overcontrol layer 24 ofcommunications path 22 tobase stations 32 and from there to themobile communications devices 25. With this information and with identity information themobile communications devices 25 can periodically report their position in three dimensions and their identity back viaspecial signalling layer 24 ofcommunications path 22 and from there, via the public switchedtelephone network 21 to an operational station such as, for example, a fleet management station which can thereby monitor location and progress of themobile communications devices 25 in real time. - There are three major modes of operation for the system of
FIG. 6 . In a first mode a request is made by an operational station for one or moremobile communications devices 25 to send immediately overcommunications path 22 uncorrected position information. The second mode of operation is similar to the first mode except that a request is made to send uncorrected position information together with satellite numbers or other identification of the satellites which are used by themobile communications device 25 to calculate the uncorrected position information. In a third mode of operation a request is made for corrected position information. In this case theIMPS portion 27 calculates a corrected position and themobile communications device 25 causes the corrected position information and identification information to be sent back to the requesting operation station. - With reference to
FIG. 7 a trunked radio system embodiment of the invention is illustrated in block diagram form. A trunked radio system includes at least one (but typically, in practice, a plurality)base station 35 in communication with at least onemobile station 36 over aradio control channel 37. This “control” channel corresponds to the “special signalling layer” 24 to which reference has been made earlier in the specification. - The
mobile station 36 is in communication viacontrol channel 37 and abase station 35 with some form of centralised communications control system wherein messages received frommobile station 36 can be routed to a control centre, to other mobile stations or thePSTN 21 and, conversely, messages can be sent from other mobile stations or a control centre to themobile station 36. In this particularexample base station 35 is in communication with acontrol computer 38 viainterface line 39. Depending on theimplementation line 39 can be a direct dedicated link betweenbase station 35 andcontrol computer 38 and/or may pass through other public or private communication networks, or from another trunked radio. - According to this third embodiment of the invention the trunked radio system is modified by integration with a differential GPS navigation systems as follows: —
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mobile station 36 includes a DGPS receiver 40 (corresponding toDGPS device 12 described earlier in the specification) which utilises information received direct fromsatellite 11 together with correction information to provide information corresponding to the position of theDGPS 40. The correction information is derived from adedicated channel 41 of the trunked radio system (corresponding to part of the “special signalling layer” 24 described earlier in this specification). Preferably thededicated channel 41 bears a fixed relationship to controlchannel 37 such that oncemobile station 36 has locked ontocontrol channel 37 it can automatically locate and communicate withdedicated channel 41. Alternatively, the location of the dedicated channel may be communicated with the location request. The correction signal is communicated to dedicatedchannel 41 bybase station 35 which, in turn, receives the correction signal fromcontrol computer 38 via modem communication over the public switched telephone network 42 (referFIG. 7 ) or through a dedicated interface line such as 39. - A switching
arrangement 43 allowsmobile station 36 to switch betweencontrol channel 37 anddedicated channel 41 and also between receive and transmit modes of operation. This arrangement would typically be built into the trunked radio and controlled by signals over thechannels - In use, for example as part of a vehicle fleet, a
fleet manager 44 having access to controlcomputer 38 can lodge a request for location of a particularmobile station 36. The polling request is passed viainterface line 39 tobase station 35 and thence to controlchannel 37 for reception bymobile station 36. On receipt of the “request position” signal onchannel 37mobile station 36 will acknowledge the request viacontrol channel 37 and then switch to thededicated channel 41 so as to receive a correction signal. When this has been received correctly the mobile station (incorporating DGPS receiver 40) calculates its position and returns this ondedicated channel 41 together with identity information. This information is passed to controlcomputer 38 for on forwarding tofleet manager 44. -
FIG. 8 provides additional detail on the methodology and signalling of a position request passing betweenbase station 35 andmobile station 36. - In normal operation a
mobile station 36, on switching on, will search forcontrol channel 37. If thededicated channel 41 can be related to the control channel 37 (for example the next adjacent channel) then themobile station 36 will automatically know where to look for the DGPS error correction data. If this is not possible then a second search will have to be made for thededicated channel 41 which carries the DGPS correction information. In one particular form the transmitted information will contain a bit pattern which can be uniquely recognised as being the identity of thededicated channel 41. This procedure will have to be repeated eachtime mobile station 36 is transferred to anew base station 35. In another form, the identity of the dedicated channel can be communicated via thecontrol channel 39. - Once having located both
control channel 37 anddedicated channel 41 themobile station 36 scans both channels listening for polling requests oncontrol channel 37 and for DGPS error data ondedicated channel 41. The ratio of time spent on each channel can be related to the importance of the control information compared to the DGPS error information and, in a preferred form, can be programmable by the user. In this example two seconds is allocated to thededicated channel 41 and eight seconds to thecontrol channel 37. - When
mobile station 36 receives a call oncontrol channel 37 it performs normally, which is to say it passes information communicated by users between themobile station 36 and the currently attachedbase station 35 overcontrol channel 37. However, when a request to send location information is received then location and identity information is sent bymobile station 36 as described above after which themobile station 36 reverts to normal operation. - The invention is particularly applicable for vehicle fleet control and the like where it is desired to know on a regular basis the geographical location of members of the fleet.
- The above describes only some embodiments of the present invention and modifications obvious to those skilled in the art can be made thereto without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
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1. A system for tracking the location of vehicles and the like, said system comprising local positioning information supply means which corrects positioning information received from satellites so as to produce a local positioning information signal; said system further comprising a mobile telephone system which transmits said local positioning information signal to said vehicles and the like.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein said mobile telephone system additionally contributes information to said system.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein said local positioning information signal is transmitted as part of a control layer signal or messaging signal on said mobile telephone system for reception by a mobile telephone receiver which further includes differential global positioning means whereby a physical location in three dimensions of said receiver is obtained.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein said positioning information together with identity information is transmitted from said mobile telephone receiver back over said special signalling layer to database means whereby position, identity and other derived information for a plurality of like mobile receivers can be monitored at a remote location.
5. A mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver including global position calculating means.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein said global position calculating means is adapted to utilise a differential GPS correction signal whereby relatively accurate position information can be derived by said global position calculating means.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein said differential GPS correction signal is transmitted on a special signalling layer of a communications path provided by a mobile telephone system of which said mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver forms a part.
8. A global positioning system wherein receiving stations are adapted to receive raw positioning information and thereby calculate a position for said receiving stations; said system further including base stations adapted to receive data comprising said position and wherein said data is transmitted over a communications path of a mobile telephone system.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein said communications path includes at least a signal layer and a control layer.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein said data is transmitted over a special signalling layer of said communications path.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein said special signalling layer is interleaved across said signal layer and said control layer.
12. The system of claim 8 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a cellular network.
13. The system of claim 8 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a trunked radio system.
14. The system of claim 8 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a personal communications system.
15. The system of claim 10 wherein additional data is supplied over said communications path to said receiving stations, said additional data comprising local positioning information; said local positioning information allowing said receiving stations to calculate a corrected position based on said local positioning information.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein said receiving stations, on request from said base stations, calculate and transmit only said position to said base stations.
17. The system of claim 15 wherein, on request from said base stations, said receiving stations, calculate and transmit said corrected position.
18. The system of claim 15 wherein said data additionally includes satellite identification data comprising the identity of satellites from which said receiving stations have received said raw positioning information.
19. A system for tracking the location of vehicles and the like, said system comprising local positioning information supply means which corrects positioning information received from satellites so as to produce a local positioning information signal; said system further comprising a mobile telephone system which transmits said local positioning information signal to said vehicles and the like; and wherein said local positioning information signal is transmitted as part of a control layer signal or messaging signal on said mobile telephone system for reception by a mobile telephone receiver which further includes differential global positioning means whereby a physical location in three dimensions of said receiver is obtained.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein said mobile telephone system additionally contributes information to said system.
21. The system of claim 19 wherein said positioning information together with identity information is transmitted from said mobile telephone receiver back over said special signalling layer to database means whereby position, identity and other derived information for a plurality of like mobile receivers can be monitored at a remote location.
22. A mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver including global position calculating means; wherein said global position calculating means is adapted to utilise a differential GPS correction signal whereby relatively accurate position information can be derived by said global position calculating means, and wherein said differential GPS correction signal is transmitted on a special signalling layer of a communications path provided by a mobile telephone system of which said mobile telephone system transmitter/receiver forms a part.
23. A global positioning system wherein receiving stations are adapted to receive raw positioning information and thereby calculate a position for said receiving stations; said system further including base stations adapted to receive data comprising said position and wherein said data is transmitted over a communications path of a mobile telephone system; wherein said communications path includes at least a signal layer and a control layer, and wherein said data is transmitted over a special signalling layer of said communications path.
24. The system of claim 23 wherein said special signalling layer is interleaved across said signal layer and said control layer.
25. The system of claim 23 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a cellular network.
26. The system of claim 23 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a trunked radio system.
27. The system of claim 23 wherein said mobile telephone system comprises a personal communications system.
28. The system of claim 23 wherein additional data is supplied over said communications path to said receiving stations, said additional data comprising local positioning information; said local positioning information allowing said receiving stations to calculate a corrected position based on said local positioning information.
29. The system of claim 28 wherein said receiving stations, on request from said base stations, calculate and transmit only said position to said base stations.
30. The system of claim 28 wherein, on request from said base stations, said receiving stations, calculate and transmit said corrected position.
31. The system of claim 28 wherein said data additionally includes satellite identification data comprising the identity of satellites from which said receiving stations have received said raw positioning information.
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