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Communicating location tracking information based on energy consumption aspects

  • US 10,158,971 B1
  • Filed: 08/23/2018
  • Issued: 12/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprises:

  • obtaining a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, wherein the location tracking communication is based on a first locating category option of a plurality of locating category options for an energy consumption function locating category and a second locating category option of another plurality of locating category options for a location modality category;

    selecting, in response to the change indicator, a different first locating category option from the plurality of locating category options;

    determining whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of the second locating category option; and

    when the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the second locating category option, facilitating the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device regarding the location information of the first communication device based on the different first locating category option and the second locating category option.

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