System and method of transmitting location data based on wireless communication activity
First Claim
1. A location transmitting device comprising:
- a processor;
a low-power transmitter having an idle first power state and a second power state; and
a sensor communicatively coupled to the low-power transmitter, wherein the sensor is a device separate from and not part of the low-power transmitter,the sensor configured to detect a cellular data transmission associated with at least one electronic device, wherein the low-power transmitter is configured to transmit one or more wireless signals conforming to a different wireless communication protocol than the cellular data transmission,the sensor further configured to transmit a signal to the processor in response to detecting the cellular data transmission, andthe processor configured to execute instructions in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, wherein in response to executing the instructions the processorswitches the low-power transmitter from the idle first power state to the second power state.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of transmitting location data based on wireless communication activity can include a location transmitting device having a sensor communicatively coupled to a low-power transmitter. The transmitter (e.g., a Bluetooth™ transmitter) can transmit location data from which an electronic device can derive its location. The sensor can be a sensor configured to detect wireless data transmissions (e.g., cellular data transmissions). In one example, the transmitter can transmit location data in response to the sensor detecting data transmissions of an electronic device. The transmitter can remain in an idle, standby, or otherwise low-power state until the sensor detects data transmissions of an electronic device. In response, the transmitter can transmit data which can be received by the electronic device. The electronic device can then derive the electronic device'"'"'s location from the data transmitted by the transmitter.
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19 Claims
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1. A location transmitting device comprising:
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a processor; a low-power transmitter having an idle first power state and a second power state; and a sensor communicatively coupled to the low-power transmitter, wherein the sensor is a device separate from and not part of the low-power transmitter, the sensor configured to detect a cellular data transmission associated with at least one electronic device, wherein the low-power transmitter is configured to transmit one or more wireless signals conforming to a different wireless communication protocol than the cellular data transmission, the sensor further configured to transmit a signal to the processor in response to detecting the cellular data transmission, and the processor configured to execute instructions in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, wherein in response to executing the instructions the processor switches the low-power transmitter from the idle first power state to the second power state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method by a location transmitting device, the method comprising:
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detecting, via a sensor of the location transmitting device, a cellular data transmission from an electronic device; in response to detecting the cellular data transmission, transmitting a signal to a processor of the location transmitting device; and upon receipt of the signal at the processor, switching a transmitter coupled to the sensor from an idle first power state to a second power state, wherein the sensor is a device separate from and not part of the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit one or more wireless signals conforming to a different wireless communication protocol than the cellular data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a location transmitting device, cause the location transmitting device to:
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detect, via a sensor of the location transmitting device, a cellular data transmission from an electronic device; in response to the cellular data transmission having been detected, transmit a signal to a processor of the location transmitting device; and upon receipt of the signal at the processor, switch a transmitter coupled to the sensor from an idle first power state to a second power state, wherein the sensor is a device separate from and not part of the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit one or more wireless signals conforming to a different wireless communication protocol than the cellular data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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