Method for controlling power usage of a reporting device
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1. A method for controlling power usage of a reporting device associated with an asset comprising:
- determining whether said reporting device is in a sleep mode or an active mode;
in response to determining said reporting device is in said sleep mode, maintaining said sleep mode; and
in response to determining a state change associated with said reporting device, powering up said reporting device to said active mode.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling power usage of a reporting device associated with an asset is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method determines whether the reporting device is in a sleep mode or an active mode and in response to determining the reporting device is in the sleep mode, the method maintains the sleep mode and in response to determining a state change associated with the reporting device, the method powers up the reporting device to the active mode.
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1. A method for controlling power usage of a reporting device associated with an asset comprising:
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determining whether said reporting device is in a sleep mode or an active mode; in response to determining said reporting device is in said sleep mode, maintaining said sleep mode; and in response to determining a state change associated with said reporting device, powering up said reporting device to said active mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19)
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12. A method for power state independent asset management comprising:
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detecting an asset moving from a first position to a second position; provided a reporting device associated with said asset is in a sleep mode, said method further comprising powering up said reporting device to an active mode and reporting said moving to an asset manager; and provided said reporting device is in said active mode, said method further comprising reporting said moving to said asset manager. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. A system for power state independent asset management comprising:
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a position determiner for determining a first position of a reporting device associated with an asset; and a power state controller for powering up said reporting device to an active state from a sleep state in response to said position determiner determining a second position different from said first position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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