IP Library Granted Patent US 9,014,304
Granted Patent B2
US 9,014,304 · App. 14/138,689 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Demodulation method, demodulation device, and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Hideo Sasahara (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
H04L27/22
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Patent No.
US 9,014,304
App. No.
14/138,689
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A satellite signal which carries a navigation message including satellite-specific information is received. Data of the navigation message is demodulated from received satellite signal. Error detection processing is carried out on demodulated data on a word basis of the navigation message. The number of bit transitions is counted at each corresponding bit transition position with respect to a first word in which an error is detected in the error detection processing and which carries the satellite-specific information, and plural second words belonging to a different frame from a frame to which the first word belongs and having a common part with the first word. A bit value of the first word is detected based on the number of bit transitions counted.

Claims (17)

1. A demodulation method comprising:

receiving, by a processor unit, a satellite signal which carries a navigation message including satellite-specific information;

demodulating data of the navigation message from received satellite signal;

carrying out error detection processing on demodulated data on a word basis of the navigation message;

counting the number of bit transitions at each corresponding bit transition position with respect to a first word in which an error is detected in the error detection processing and which carries the satellite-specific information, and plural second words belonging to a different frame from a frame to which the first word belongs and having a common part with the first word; and

detecting a bit value of the first word based on the number of bit transitions counted.

2. The demodulation method according to claim 1 , wherein the counting of the number of bit transitions is not carried out with respect to other words than the word which carries the satellite-specific information.

3. The demodulation method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting the bit value of the first word includes:

determining whether there is a bit transition or not at each bit transition position, based on the number of bit transitions counted; and

detecting each bit value of the first word based on the determining on whether there is a bit transition or not at each bit transition position.

4. A demodulation device comprising:

a receiving unit which receives a satellite signal which carries a navigation message including satellite-specific information;

a demodulation unit which demodulates data of navigation message from the received satellite signal;

an error detection processing unit which carries out error detection processing on demodulated data on a word basis of the navigation message;

a bit transition count unit which counts the number of bit transitions at each corresponding bit transition position with respect to a first word in which an error is detected in the error detection processing and which carries the satellite-specific information, and plural second words belonging to a different frame from a frame to which the first word belongs and having a common part with the first word; and

a data detection unit which detects a bit value of the first word based on the number of bit transitions counted.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising the demodulation device according to claim 4 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2013
From: SASAHARA, HIDEO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031840/0843 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-280697 · Dec 25, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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