APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING REFRESH RATE OF LOCATION COORDINATES OF A TRACKING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic tracking device to monitor location coordinates of one or more individuals and objects using a satellite navigation system, the portable electronic tracking device comprising:
- a battery having a battery charge level;
transceiver circuitry;
processor circuitry;
a battery power monitor to measure in real-time the battery charge level and to make a prediction of an estimated remaining battery charge level in response to the battery charge level;
local battery power adjustment mechanism to generate in substantially real-time an updated set of network communication signaling protocols associated with at least one of a request rate of location coordinate packets to be communicated to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets from a satellite navigation system, the updated set of network communication signaling protocols having a value that is responsive to a user input request;
wherein the local battery power adjustment mechanism actives or deactivates at least one portion of the transceiver circuitry or the processor to conserve the battery charge level in response to the value.
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Abstract
A local charging management device manages electrical resource capability for an electronic tracking device. In one embodiment, the electronic tracking device includes a battery power monitor, a charging unit; and an electrical power resource management component. The electrical power resource management component adjusts cycle timing of one or more of control parameters for the tracking device. Control parameters include request rate of location coordinate packets to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets. The adjustment is responsive to an estimated charge level of the charging unit, velocity of the device, and user desired inputs.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable electronic tracking device to monitor location coordinates of one or more individuals and objects using a satellite navigation system, the portable electronic tracking device comprising:
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a battery having a battery charge level; transceiver circuitry; processor circuitry; a battery power monitor to measure in real-time the battery charge level and to make a prediction of an estimated remaining battery charge level in response to the battery charge level; local battery power adjustment mechanism to generate in substantially real-time an updated set of network communication signaling protocols associated with at least one of a request rate of location coordinate packets to be communicated to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets from a satellite navigation system, the updated set of network communication signaling protocols having a value that is responsive to a user input request; wherein the local battery power adjustment mechanism actives or deactivates at least one portion of the transceiver circuitry or the processor to conserve the battery charge level in response to the value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A local charging management device to manage electrical resource capability for an electronic tracking device that is tracked by at least one other tracking device comprising:
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a battery power monitor; a charging unit; and an electrical power resource management component to adjust cycle timing of at least one of a request rate of location coordinate packets to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets responsive to an estimated charge level of the charging unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to control power usage comprising:
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measuring charging unit power level of a tracking device communicated by a location coordinate tracking system; adjusting charging unit power level of the tracking device in response to a substantially-real life estimate of the unit power level of a charge unit of the tracking device; creating an initial timing schedule for communication of signaling parameters associated with a target host request rate communicated with location coordinate information and listen rate of the location coordinate information, the initial time schedule being at least partially automatically and responsive to an estimated power level of the charge unit; and readjusting the initial timing schedule for communication of signaling parameters in accordance with a local request by a remote user using an Internet accessible icon that displays user viewable tradeoffs between the estimated charge unit life and charge unit update rate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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