MOBILE TRANSCEIVER WITH ADAPTIVE MONITORING AND REPORTING

• US 20170191836A1
• Filed: 01/05/2016
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Korneluk, Jos Eduardo, Chennakeshu, Sandeep, Saxena, Siddharth, Berriz, Sergio Javier
• Granted Patent: US 10,571,272 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3453 Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/34 Power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and mobile transceiver with adaptive monitoring are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a mobile transceiver, comprising: waking up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a wakeup event; determining a waypoint in a travel itinerary corresponding to the wakeup event, the travel itinerary defining a number of waypoints including an origin endpoint and destination endpoint; performing an action associated with the wakeup event; determining a wakeup frequency associated with the determined waypoint; and setting a wakeup frequency of one or more subsequent wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.

Claims

1. A method of operating a mobile transceiver, comprising:

waking up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a wakeup event;

determining a waypoint in a travel itinerary corresponding to the wakeup event, the travel itinerary defining a number of waypoints including an origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

performing an action associated with the wakeup event;

determining a wakeup frequency associated with the determined waypoint; and

setting a wakeup frequency of one or more subsequent wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is increased when the determined waypoint is determined to be within a threshold of the destination endpoint.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events are periodically increased after the determined waypoint is determined to be within a threshold of the destination endpoint.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is increased when the mobile transceiver is determined to be more than a threshold distance from the determined waypoint and/or an intended route.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is increased when the determined waypoint is associated with an environment having a higher density than a previous waypoint

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is decreased when the determined waypoint is associated with an environment having a lower density than a previous waypoint.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is a high frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a high-density environment, a medium frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a medium-density environment, and a low frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a low-density environment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent wakeup events is a high frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with an urban environment, a medium frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a suburban environment, and a low frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a rural environment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of the one or more subsequent wakeup events are data logging events in which location and/or sensor data is acquired and stored in a data log in a memory of the mobile transceiver but not reported, and at least some of the one or more subsequent wakeup events are data reporting events in which at least a portion of the data log is reported to an asset tracking service,

wherein the data logging events have a measuring frequency at which the data logging events are performed, and the data reporting events have a reporting frequency at which the data logging events are reported,

wherein determining a frequency associated with the determined waypoint comprising determining a measuring frequency and a reporting frequency associated with the determined waypoint,

wherein the frequency of data logging events is set in accordance with a determined measuring frequency associated with the determined waypoint, and

wherein the frequency of data reporting events is set in accordance with a determined reporting frequency associated with the determined waypoint.

10. The method claim 9, wherein the measuring frequency is increased in response to a trigger while the reporting frequency remains unchanged.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the measuring frequency is greater than the reporting frequency so that multiple data logging events are reported in each data reporting event.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises determining a location of the mobile transceiver.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining one or more location technologies associated with the waypoint corresponding to the wakeup event;

wherein the location is determined using the determined one or more location technologies associated with the waypoint.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the location technologies are one of GNSS only, GNSS augmented with alternate location technologies, or alternate location technologies only.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the alternate location technologies include one or more of a cellular positioning system or a Wi-Fi-based positioning system (WFPS).

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises data logging.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises data reporting.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises data logging and data reporting subsequent to the data logging.

19. A mobile transceiver, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a satellite receiver coupled to the processor; and

a cellular transceiver coupled to the processor;

wherein the mobile transceiver is configured for;

waking up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a wakeup event;

determining a waypoint in a travel itinerary corresponding to the wakeup event, the travel itinerary defining a number of waypoints including an origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

performing an action associated with the wakeup event;

determining a wakeup frequency associated with the determined waypoint; and

setting a wakeup frequency of one or more subsequent wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.

20. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and at least one wireless transceiver, cause the mobile transceiver to:

wake up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a wakeup event;

determine a waypoint in a travel itinerary corresponding to the wakeup event, the travel itinerary defining a number of waypoints including an origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

perform an action associated with the wakeup event;

determine a wakeup frequency associated with the determined waypoint; and

set a wakeup frequency of one or more subsequent wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.