SYSTEM AND METHODS WHICH USE LOW WIRELESS DATA BANDWIDTH CONSUMPTION FOR TRACKING WANDERING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the system comprising:
- a tracking functionality operative for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, via a viewing functionality, to corresponding end-users registered in respective association with the wandering devices; and
an interface with said wandering devices operative to command that location information regarding at least one individual wandering device be transmitted to said tracking functionality more frequently if at least one individual end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto a viewing functionality and less frequently if no end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto the viewing functionality.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the system comprising a tracking functionality operative for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, via a viewing functionality, to corresponding end-users registered in respective association with the wandering devices; and an interface with the wandering devices operative to command that location information regarding at least one individual wandering device be transmitted to the tracking functionality more frequently if at least one individual end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto a viewing functionality and less frequently if no end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto the viewing functionality.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the system comprising:
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a tracking functionality operative for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, via a viewing functionality, to corresponding end-users registered in respective association with the wandering devices; and an interface with said wandering devices operative to command that location information regarding at least one individual wandering device be transmitted to said tracking functionality more frequently if at least one individual end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto a viewing functionality and less frequently if no end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto the viewing functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20)
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- 5. A system according to claim I wherein at least one individual wandering device includes self-motion detection apparatus and wherein for at least said individual wandering device, location sampling is not effected while said self-motion detection apparatus indicates that said individual wandering device is stationary, thereby to conserve battery power.
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7. A system for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, the system comprising:
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a population of wandering devices each having localizing functionality; and a tracking functionality operative for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, to corresponding individual end-users registered in respective association with the individual wandering devices, wherein said location information is transmitted from said wandering devices to said tracking functionality using a high-reliability communication channel or a low-reliability communication channel, and wherein one of said channels is selected for usage based on a comparison in real time of computerized data representing current cost effectiveness values of said channels respectively. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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10. A system according to claim I wherein . said location information is transmitted from said wandering devices to said tracking functionality using a high-reliability communication channel or a low-reliability communication channel, and wherein one of said channels is selected for usage based on a comparison of current relative cost effectiveness of said channels.
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14. A method for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the method comprising:
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providing a tracking functionality which uses a processor for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, via a viewing functionality, to corresponding end-users registered in respective association with the wandering devices; and using a processor to command that location information regarding at least one individual wandering device be transmitted to said tracking functionality more frequently if at least one individual end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto a viewing functionality and less frequently if no end-user registered in respective association with the individual wandering device is logged onto the viewing functionality. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the method comprising:
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providing a tracking functionality which uses a processor for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, to corresponding individual end-users registered in respective association with the individual wandering devices, wherein said location information is transmitted from said wandering devices to said tracking functionality using a high-reliability communication channel or a low-reliability communication channel, and wherein one of said channels is selected for usage by a processor which performs a comparison in real time of computerized data representing current cost effectiveness values of said channels respectively.
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17. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for monitoring locations of each of a population of wandering devices, each having localizing functionality, the method comprising:
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providing a tracking functionality which uses a processor for monitoring locations of each of the population of wandering devices and accordingly, providing location information which characterizes individual wandering devices from among said population, to corresponding individual end-users registered in respective association with the individual wandering devices, wherein said location information is transmitted from said wandering devices to said tracking functionality using a high-reliability communication channel or a low-reliability communication channel, and wherein one of said channels is selected for usage by a processor which performs a comparison in real time of computerized data representing current cost effectiveness values of said channels respectively.
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