Configuring Global Navigation Satellite System receiver units via over-the-air communications with control center

摘要

A telematics unit incorporating an antenna for receiving Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals from GNSS signal sources, and a GNSS receiver supporting over-the-air configuration is described herein. The telematics unit is configured with a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for facilitating the over-the-air configuration of the GNSS receiver by acquiring GNSS status information relating to multiple supported GNSS signal sources. Thereafter, the telematics unit forwards GNSS selection information, including at least GNSS requirements information and the GNSS status information, to a GNSS control center. In response, the GNSS receiver receives a GNSS type selection notification message from the GNSS control center. The GNSS receiver applies information contained within the GNSS type selection notification to configure GNSS type-specific components to operate according to a GNSS type-specific mode.

主权项

1. A method for over-the-air configuration of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver incorporated into a telematics unit, the method comprising:
acquiring, by the GNSS receiver, GNSS requirements and status information for each one of multiple GNSS signal sources supported by the GNSS receiver; forwarding, by the GNSS receiver to a GNSS control center, the GNSS requirements and status information; receiving, by the GNSS receiver, in response to the forwarding the GNSS requirements and status information, a GNSS type selection notification message from the GNSS control center; and applying, by the GNSS receiver, information contained within the GNSS type selection notification to configure GNSS type-specific components within the GNSS receiver to cause the GNSS receiver to operate according to a particular GNSS signal type mode of multiple supported GNSS signal type modes corresponding to the multiple GNSS signal sources.