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Systeme pour localiser la mecque a l'aide du systeme gps delocalisation par satellite Download PDF

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WO2000062131A1
WO2000062131A1 PCT/IT1999/000228 IT9900228W WO0062131A1 WO 2000062131 A1 WO2000062131 A1 WO 2000062131A1 IT 9900228 W IT9900228 W IT 9900228W WO 0062131 A1 WO0062131 A1 WO 0062131A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/13—Receivers
    • G01S19/14—Receivers specially adapted for specific applications
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C17/00—Compasses; Devices for ascertaining true or magnetic north for navigation or surveying purposes
    • G01C17/02—Magnetic compasses
    • G01C17/28—Electromagnetic compasses
    • G01C17/30—Earth-inductor compasses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/06—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass
    • G04B47/065—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached measuring instruments, e.g. pedometer, barometer, thermometer or compass with a compass
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/02—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using radio waves
    • G01S3/14—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction

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  • This invention relates to the technical sector of the production of electronic instruments and particularly of watches .
  • the present invention relates to the production of watches which use the GPS satellite location system, providing their implementation with a further function capable of locating immediately the position of a fixed specific place.
  • the present invention consists of a system capable of locating The Mecca City, by using the GPS satellite location system, that hereafter we'll call simply GPS, by means of a specific electronic instrument preferably incorporated in a watch. Background art
  • the advantages resulting from this invention essentially consist of the fact that it's always possible to locate The Mecca City from everywhere n the world; that its location is precisely and not approximately indicated; that its location is found quickly and immediately with no need of calculations or conjectures; that believers save time when they are going to pray turning towards The Mecca; that this system is incorporated n a small instrument, preferably a watch, that the user wears without problems; that it has a reasonable cost and can be largely commercialised; that no similar instruments exist and it represents the best solution to the proposed technical problem.
  • a system for locating The Mecca City comprises: means to receive information about the geographical coordinates with a radio-receiver capable of reading digital signals coming from the group of geo-static satellites; means to find the position of the magnetic North, with any known magnetic system capable of capturing data; electronic processing means of geographical Information, with a microprocessor equipped with specific firmware; - means to display the position of The Mecca City, determined on the basis of the data received, with a digital display system.
  • the instrument which involves all the functional blocks we've just described, has the advantage that, thanks to the integration allowed by microelectronic, it's contained into a watch dimension, a typical sport watch like the one worn by seamen and mountaineers, or into another small separate instrument .
  • the system is conveniently based on the known method of triangulation, that seamen have always used to determine the course to follow. In this case, it is used to determine the direction to which one must turn, in order to be certain he's looking towards The Mecca City, without denying however the observations we are going to make.
  • Data relative to point 1 are determined by means of a magnetic system, like a compass' one; data relative to point 2 are determined by capturing signals coming from GPS satellites; data relative to point 3 are fixed.
  • microprocessor (2) does a series of mathematical calculations, based on the principles, formulas and equations below described.
  • point (A) is the position of the user
  • point (B) is the position of the magnetic North
  • point (M) is the position of The Mecca
  • ⁇ ' the internal angle between the two segments AB and AM
  • ⁇ ' the internal angle between the two segments AB and BM
  • ⁇ ⁇ ' the internal angle between the two segments AM and BM
  • the user must calculate the angle ⁇ ⁇ ' , i.e.
  • the receiver block (1) is a normal GPS, which measures the value of the longitude and latitude of the point where the user is, as from the strings of bit coming serially from the satellite, through radio-waves.
  • the block (2) is constituted by a microprocessor, aimed at doing the mathematical calculations we've ust described and handling the displaying of the desired direction, by means of a liquid crystal display (3) .
  • the firmware necessary to the microprocessor may be contained in a 'ROM' memory (4).
  • the magnetic sensor for finding the North is block (5) . Feeding will be supplied by a battery (6) .
  • the instrument could appear like a watch (we can see a schematic representation of its face in Fig. 3), where, m addition to the Information about the hour and the current date, the co-ordinates of the user's position and the three lines we've ust described will be shown on the screen.
  • the realization on industrial scale of the present invention implies the design of a "custom" microprocessor which implements all the functions of computing and handling of the display, while the GPS interface can use the integrated circuits normally used in the GPS. It's then necessary to develop the handling firmware and create the mould for stamping out the plastic material which constitutes the frame of the instrument .
  • details of execution may vary, being however equivalent, in form, size, arrangement of components, type of materials used, but still remain within the range of the idea proposed as a solution and, consequently, within the limits of the protection granted by this patent for industrial invention.
  • the attached drawings are practical examples of the invention, but are not to be considered restrictive.
  • Fig. 1 represents schematically a reference Cartesian system, which, in this case, is constituted by the Greenwich meridian (the one passing through the city of London) for the ordinate, by the Equator line for the abscissa.
  • Point (A) indicates the position where the user is
  • point (B) indicates the position of the magnetic North
  • point (M) indicates the position of The Mecca.
  • Fig. 2 shows the block diagram of this system, constituted by: a receiver block (1), that is a normal GPS, which measures the value of the longitude and latitude of the point where the user is, as from the strings of bit coming serially from the satellite, through radio-waves; another block (2) composed by a microprocessor, aimed at doing mathematical calculations and handling the displaying of the desired direction, by means of a liquid crystal display (3) .
  • the firmware necessary to the microprocessor is contained in a 'ROM' memory (4), while the magnetic sensor for finding the North is block (5) . Feeding is supplied by a battery (6) . - Fig.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the face of the instrument, or the watch, incorporating this system, where, in addition to the Information about the hour and the current date, the co-ordinates of the user's position and the three lines will be shown on the screen as well.
  • These three lines indicate the angle formed by the "User magnetic North” guideline (9) with the "User - The Mecca” guideline (8), on the basis of the GPS data.
  • the reference line depicted according to the Information from the magnetic sensor which indicates the magnetic North (7), and a symbol which identifies The Mecca City as it is located, will be shown on the screen as well.
  • the details of execution can vary in accordance with the shape, size, position of the elements, type of materials used, without however, straying from the principle of the solution adopted and therefore remaining inside the boundaries of protection granted by this patent.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système électronique capable de localiser La Mecque de manière à la fois sure et précise, quel que soit l'emplacement de l'utilisateur, à l'aide du système GPS de localisation par satellite. Le système électronique susmentionné est incorporé dans un instrument séparé, ou dans une montre, afin de permettre à n'importe quel musulman de déterminer simplement et immédiatement l'emplacement de sa ville sainte, vers laquelle il doit se tourner pour prier.
PCT/IT1999/000228 1999-04-13 1999-07-20 Systeme pour localiser la mecque a l'aide du systeme gps delocalisation par satellite Ceased WO2000062131A1 (fr)

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US6946991B2 (en) * 2001-11-08 2005-09-20 Yamaha Corporation Portable terminal
WO2007031782A1 (fr) * 2005-09-17 2007-03-22 Cracol Developments Ltd Dispositif pour signaler la direction vers un emplacement prédéterminé
US7254479B2 (en) 2003-05-30 2007-08-07 Lg Electronics Inc. Apparatus and method for determining geographical location relative to a designated geographical location with a mobile communication device
GB2447444A (en) * 2007-03-10 2008-09-17 Cracol Developments Ltd Device for assisting the orientation of a user towards a predetermined location

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US5550794A (en) * 1994-07-26 1996-08-27 Asulab S.A. Watch including an arrangement indicating the magnetic north
US5592173A (en) * 1994-07-18 1997-01-07 Trimble Navigation, Ltd GPS receiver having a low power standby mode
NL1004528C2 (nl) * 1996-11-14 1998-05-18 Erik Theo Agterberg Draagbaar apparaat voorzien van een GPS-systeem.

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US5173709A (en) * 1991-06-03 1992-12-22 Motorola, Inc. Electronic direction finder
US5592173A (en) * 1994-07-18 1997-01-07 Trimble Navigation, Ltd GPS receiver having a low power standby mode
US5550794A (en) * 1994-07-26 1996-08-27 Asulab S.A. Watch including an arrangement indicating the magnetic north
NL1004528C2 (nl) * 1996-11-14 1998-05-18 Erik Theo Agterberg Draagbaar apparaat voorzien van een GPS-systeem.

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US6946991B2 (en) * 2001-11-08 2005-09-20 Yamaha Corporation Portable terminal
US7330730B2 (en) 2001-11-08 2008-02-12 Yamaha Corporation Portable terminal
US7254479B2 (en) 2003-05-30 2007-08-07 Lg Electronics Inc. Apparatus and method for determining geographical location relative to a designated geographical location with a mobile communication device
WO2007031782A1 (fr) * 2005-09-17 2007-03-22 Cracol Developments Ltd Dispositif pour signaler la direction vers un emplacement prédéterminé
GB2447444A (en) * 2007-03-10 2008-09-17 Cracol Developments Ltd Device for assisting the orientation of a user towards a predetermined location
WO2008110768A1 (fr) * 2007-03-10 2008-09-18 Cracol Developments Ltd Dispositif

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