| 摘要 |
A receiving apparatus (30) for determining a geographical position is disclosed which comprises an application-level program providing a local data server (38) to which other components within the apparatus (30) can connect and communicate using a local port, the local data server (38) being configured to connect to an external source of position assistance data (32), to receive said data in a first predetermined format and to convert it into a second predetermined format for provision within the apparatus (30) using said local port. The apparatus (30) also comprises a satellite positioning receiver (36) and a receiver protocol module (34) associated with said receiver (36) and configured, in response to a request to provide position assistance data to said receiver (36), to connect to the local data server (38) using said local port, to request said position assistance data from the local data server (38), to receive it in the second predetermined format and to convert it into a third predetermined format suitable for the satellite positioning receiver (36). |
