Intelligent power management for monitoring a movable object
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving sensor data characterizing an event associated with a movable object;
selecting, based on the sensor data, an objective from a plurality of predefined objectives for monitoring the movable object;
transitioning through a series of operational states having increasing power requirement levels, and at each operational state determining whether the selected objective is achievable using a respective method associated with the respective operational state and respective power requirement level, wherein the selected objective comprises establishing a wireless connection with a device from a plurality of predetermined devices using a short-range wireless protocol;
wherein at least one of the receiving, the selecting, and the transitioning is performed by at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system; and
notifying, by a central server in communication with the devices, a user device associated with the movable object based on a strength of the wireless connection.
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Abstract
Sensor data characterizing an event associated with a movable object is received. Based on the sensor data, an objective from a plurality of predefined objectives for monitoring the movable object is selected. A series of operational states having increasing power requirement levels is transitioned through. At each operational state, whether the selected objective is achievable using a respective method associated with the respective operational state and respective power requirement level is determined. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving sensor data characterizing an event associated with a movable object; selecting, based on the sensor data, an objective from a plurality of predefined objectives for monitoring the movable object; transitioning through a series of operational states having increasing power requirement levels, and at each operational state determining whether the selected objective is achievable using a respective method associated with the respective operational state and respective power requirement level, wherein the selected objective comprises establishing a wireless connection with a device from a plurality of predetermined devices using a short-range wireless protocol; wherein at least one of the receiving, the selecting, and the transitioning is performed by at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system; and notifying, by a central server in communication with the devices, a user device associated with the movable object based on a strength of the wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate sensor data characterizing an event associated with a movable object; processing circuitry configured to select, based on the sensor data, an objective from a plurality of predefined objectives for monitoring the movable object and transition through a series of operational states having increasing power requirement levels, and at each operational state determine whether the selected objective is achievable using a respective method associated with the respective operational state and respective power requirement level; and a radio, wherein the selected objective comprises establishing a wireless connection with a device from a plurality of predetermined devices using a short-range wireless protocol, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to notify, using the radio and by a central server in communication with the devices, a user device associated with the movable object based on a strength of the wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving sensor data characterizing an event associated with a movable object; selecting, based on the sensor data, an objective from a plurality of predefined objectives for monitoring the movable object; transitioning through a series of operational states having increasing power requirement levels, and at each operational state determining whether the selected objective is achievable using a respective method associated with the respective operational state and respective power requirement level; wherein at least one of the receiving, the selecting, and the transitioning is performed by at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system; searching for a predetermined device using a short-range wireless protocol, wherein the sensor data comprises data from a motion detector, the selected objective comprises monitoring motion of the movable object and the series of operational states comprise a sleep state, a short-range wireless communication state and a cellular communication state, wherein transitioning between the sleep state and the short-range wireless communication state upon receiving the data from the motion detector and transitioning between the short-range wireless communication state and the cellular communication state is based on an availability of the predetermined device; and notifying, by a central server in communication with one of the predetermined device and the movable object, a user device with information related to the data from the motion detector.
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