Safe zone creation to reduce power consumption in an electronic digital tracking device

A computer system comprising:

• a beacon generator that is programmed to produce a signal;
• a tracking device comprising a plurality of sensors, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause:
• determining the tracking device is outside a primary domicile based the absence of a signal from a beacon generator;
• in response to a current location of the tracking device satisfying a condition, creating and storing in memory digital data defining a secondary domicile for the tracking device, wherein the condition is an amount of time spent at the location;
• and
• while the tracking device is within the secondary domicile, reducing power consumption of the tracking device.

A method comprising:

• storing in a memory on a tracking device first data associated with a primary domicile for the tracking device and second data associated with a secondary domicile for the tracking device;
• determining that the tracking device is in the primary domicile or the secondary domicile via a first unit of the tracking device detecting a presence of a signal including first data or second data from a beacon generator;
• setting, by the tracking device, the first unit to a low power state and monitoring the tracking device for motion using a motion sensor;
• in response to detecting motion of the tracking device using the motion sensor, activating the first unit and determining whether the tracking device is in the primary domicile or the secondary domicile.

A tracking device, comprising:

• a processor, a GPS receiver connected to the processor, a short range receiver connected to the processor, a motion sensor connected to the processor and a memory connected to the processor;
• wherein the memory includes first data associated with a primary domicile for the tracking device and second data associated with a secondary domicile for the tracking device;
• wherein the short range receiver is configured to detect a signal from a beacon generator;
• wherein the tracking device determines the tracking device is in the primary domicile upon detection of the first data in the signal and determines the tracking device is in the secondary domicile upon detection of the second data in the signal,
• wherein the tracking device enters a reduced power state and monitors the tracking device for motion using the motion sensor upon determination that the tracking device is in the primary domicile or the secondary domicile.