Mobile transceiver having device-based alarm profile and a method of operation

An asset tracking server, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:
• assign a device profile to a mobile transceiver in accordance with a device identifier (ID) of the mobile transceiver, wherein the device profile is selected from a plurality of predefined device profiles in accordance with the device ID of the mobile transceiver, each device profile having different restrictions on the types of alarms capable of being configured on the mobile transceiver;
• assign an alarm profile to the mobile transceiver in accordance with the device ID in dependence on the restrictions of the assigned device profile, wherein the alarm profile defines a plurality of alarms, each alarm including a trigger condition and one or more actions;
• and
• send the assigned alarm profile to the mobile transceiver, wherein the assigned alarm profile is applied by the mobile transceiver subsequent to being received by the mobile transceiver.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions for execution by a processor of an asset tracking server, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:

• assign a device profile to a mobile transceiver in accordance with a device identifier (ID) of the mobile transceiver, wherein the device profile is selected from a plurality of predefined device profiles in accordance with the device ID of the mobile transceiver, each device profile having different restrictions on the types of alarms capable of being configured on the mobile transceiver;
• assign an alarm profile to the mobile transceiver in accordance with the device ID in dependence on the restrictions of the assigned device profile, wherein the alarm profile defines a plurality of alarms, each alarm including a trigger condition and one or more actions;
• and
• send the assigned alarm profile to the mobile transceiver, wherein the assigned alarm profile is applied by the mobile transceiver subsequent to being received by the mobile transceiver.