Method and system for a data interface for aiding a satellite positioning system reciever

Abstract

The invention described herein relates to aiding a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) receiver of a platform with a data interface to the platform data. The platform, for example, could be a vehicle, ship, aircraft, or a pedestrian. The SPS receiver would be used to track the location of the platform. The data interface would facilitate access by the SPS receiver to the data of the platform, and the SPS receiver in turn could provide SPS data (such as position, speed, and heading) to the platform. A further aspect of the invention includes hardware or software used by the data interface and the SPS receiver to provide, format, time-stamp, synchronize, and match platform data or SPS receiver data.

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         37 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure for a message comprising:
 a first field containing data representing a message header;   a second field containing data representing the number of valid data sets in the message;   a third field containing data representing the type of data in the message;   and a fourth field containing data representing values for desired vehicle sensor characteristics of interest to a SPS receiver.