Patent ID: 7463188

Claim:
A wireless handset ( 102 ), comprising: a wireless-CPU ( 120 , 122 , 124 ) that functions as a host processor and provides access to a satellite model server ( 114 ) through a local wireless cell base station ( 106 ) whose location has been previously logged into a breadcrumb database ( 226 ); a GPS chipset ( 132 ) connected to provide pseudorange measurements ( 134 ) to the wireless-CPU; and a GPS application ( 154 ) hosted by the wireless-CPU and for providing more rapid initial position solutions derived from said pseudorange measurements by requesting and receiving from said breadcrumb database ( 226 ) location information associated with a particular location area identifier (LAI) corresponding to said local wireless cell base station ( 106 ); wherein, the GPS application ( 154 ) adopts a particular z-count previously associated with the LAI for its cold start initialization and assumes a not-to-exceed (NTE) operational distance separation limitation between the wireless-CPU ( 120 , 122 , 124 ) and said wireless cell base station ( 106 ) is not being exceeded.