Power Preservation in GPS-Equipped Tracking Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20240064648A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18497320

    申请日:2023-10-30

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: In one embodiment, techniques include a method for preserving battery power in a tracking device that includes a first communication module, a second communication module, and a location determination unit where the first communication module, second communication module, and location determination unit are initially disabled. The method includes determining that lost conditions are satisfied. The method includes enabling the first communication module and determining that a wireless network compatible with the first communication module is not available before disabling the first communication module. The method includes enabling the second communication module and the location determination unit and determining a location of the tracking device based on location information received from the location determination unit. The method includes transmitting the determined location of the tracking device via the second communication module to a tracking system configured to inform a user associated with the tracking device of the determined location.

    Dynamic tracking device reconfiguration

    公开(公告)号:US11316735B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16810845

    申请日:2020-03-06

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking device can be reconfigured after an amount of operation to preserve the battery capacity of the tracking device and to ensure that the tracking device can be operated for a pre-determined threshold period of time. The tracking device can provide diagnostic information representative of a state of the tracking device, such as a current power capacity of the tracking device's battery, to a mobile device within a threshold proximity of the tracking device. The mobile device can then provide the diagnostic information to a tracking server, which in turn can provide reconfiguration instructions to the mobile device. The mobile device can then pass on the reconfiguration instructions to the tracking device, in response to which the tracking device can reconfigure itself.

    Power Preservation in GPS-Equipped Tracking Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20210410061A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17468334

    申请日:2021-09-07

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.

    Power Preservation in GPS-Equipped Tracking Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20200229084A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16833317

    申请日:2020-03-27

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.

    Smart Alerts in a Tracking Device Environment

    公开(公告)号:US20190306660A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16445018

    申请日:2019-06-18

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.

    Power Preservation in GPS-Equipped Tracking Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20230199663A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US18170553

    申请日:2023-02-17

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.