{
  "patent_number": "US 12736683",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Check if GPS Signal Corrections are Working Right",
  "original_title": "System and method for GNSS correction monitoring",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system to generate, check, and combine corrections for satellite navigation signals, ensuring they are accurate for precise positioning applications.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent outlines a system designed to improve the accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data. It includes a 'correction generator' that creates adjustments for raw satellite signals. A 'correction checker' then verifies these adjustments to ensure they are reliable. A 'correction combiner' takes multiple checked corrections and merges them, likely to achieve even greater accuracy or redundancy. Finally, a 'positioning engine' uses these refined corrections to calculate a more precise location. The system is specifically designed to prevent 'interference between components', meaning each part works without messing up the others. For example, in an autonomous vehicle, this system would constantly verify the accuracy of GPS corrections to ensure the car knows its exact lane position.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the fundamental generation of raw GNSS satellite signals themselves, only the processing of their corrections.",
    "Does not cover positioning systems that rely solely on terrestrial signals or non-satellite-based methods.",
    "Does not cover the physical design of GNSS receiver hardware, only the computational processing of correction data.",
    "Does not cover methods for generating corrections that are not subsequently checked or combined by the system.",
    "Does not cover systems where components interfere with each other, as it specifically aims to be free from such interference."
  ],
  "filed": "2023-11-07",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "telecommunications",
    "software",
    "automotive",
    "aerospace",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "A system can include a computing system and optionally a GNSS receiver. The computing system can include a correction generator, one or more correction checker, one or more correction combiner, a positioning engine, and/or any suitable components. The computing system may be designed to be free from interference between components.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12736683/system-and-method-for-gnss-correction-monitoring",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12736683/system-and-method-for-gnss-correction-monitoring/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12736683",
  "relatedPatents": []
}