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POWER PRESERVATION THROUGH MOTION-ACTIVATED LOCATION REPORTING

  • US 20170064499A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2016
  • Published: 03/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a mobile device from a tracking device, a signal indicating a detection of movement of the tracking device by a motion sensor of the tracking device;

    determining, by the mobile device via a location-detection component of the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

    after determining the location of the mobile device, disabling, by the mobile device, the location-detection component of the mobile device until

         1) a subsequent signal indicating a detection of movement is received from the tracking device, or

         2) an application of the mobile device requests a location of the mobile device; and

    providing, from the mobile device to a tracking server, an identity of the tracking device and the determined location of the mobile device.

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