Patent ID: 8358243

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for use in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: providing modified format Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Sensitivity Assistance (SA) information derived from predicted GNSS signal data according to a type of GNSS system, the type of GNSS system having a native-formatting for GNSS signals, the native formatting having characteristics comprising one or more of an error correction encoding, preamble information, and time mark information, the modified format GNSS Sensitivity Assistance (SA) information comprising the predicted GNSS signal data encoded without one or more of the characteristics used in the native formatting; and sending the modified format GNSS SA information as one or more signals over a communication link from a location server operatively enabled to provide position location assistance to a mobile station having a GNSS receiver capable of receiving and decoding native formatted signals according to the type of GNSS system.