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Global positioning system communications multi-interface
Assignee: General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc
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Filing: 1993-11-29
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Granted: 1996-05-21
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Expires: 2013-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A Global Positioning System (GPS) communications includes a GPS receiver for generating position information, a processor coupled to the GPS receiver by a bus, and a communications multi-interface coupled to both the GPS receiver and to the processor by the bus. The processor presents the position information to the communications multi-interface capable of interfacing with a wide variety of communications systems. Described applications include guided weapons systems, interrogatable tag systems, collision avoidance systems, remote locator/responder systems, beacon location systems, search and rescue transceiver systems, location reporting pager systems, and cellular telephone location systems.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Bickley
- 👤 Leland L. Moy
- 👤 David M. Yee
- 👤 Theodore W. Keller
- 👤 Roy W. Sikorski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:48
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/13; G01S19/35; G01S19/14; G01S19/17; G01S19/18; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/0018; G01S5/0027; G01S5/0072
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A Global Positioning System (GPS) communications multi-interface capable of interfacing with a plurality of communications systems, the GPS communications multi-interface comprising: a GPS receiver for generating position information: a processor coupled to the GPS receiver by a bus; and a communications multi-interface coupled to both the GPS receiver and to the processor by the bus, wherein the processor presents the position information to the communications multi-interface and wherein the communications multi-interface comprises: a status/configuration determiner having a status/configuration input/output; a two-tone modem interface having a receive, transmit audio input/output; a serial digital interface having a serial digital input/output; a multi-tone modem interface having a multi-tone input/output; a bus parallel interface having a bus parallel input/output; and a common controller coupling each of the status/configuration determiner, the two-tone modem interface, the serial digital interface, the multi-tone interface, and the bus parallel interface to the bus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A Global Positioning System (GPS) communications multi-interface capable of interfacing with a plurality of communications systems, the GPS communications multi-interface comprising: a GPS receiver for generating position information: a processor coupled to the GPS receiver by a bus; and a communications multi-interface coupled to both the GPS receiver and to the processor by the bus, wherein the processor presents the position information to the communications multi-interface and wherein the communications multi-interface comprises: a status/configuration determiner having a status/configuration input/output; a two-tone modem interface having a receive, transmit audio input/output; a serial digital interface having a serial digital input/output; a multi-tone modem interface having a multi-tone input/output; a bus parallel interface having a bus parallel input/output; and a common controller coupling each of the status/configuration determiner, the two-tone modem interface, the serial digital interface, the multi-tone interface, and the bus parallel interface to the bus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A GPS communications multi-interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the GPS communications multi-interface further comprises: a push-to-talk (PTT) input/output coupled to the processor; and a RS-232 input/output coupled to both the processor and to the common controller.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-05-21 | 1999-11-20 | 2000-05-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-05-21 | 2003-11-20 | 2004-05-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-05-21 | 2007-11-20 | 2008-05-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |