# US 11,310,322 B2 · Method and system for pairing a chassis and container in an asset tracking system

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- Number: US 11,310,322 B2
- Document ID: US11310322B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/690,797
- Filed: 2019-11-21
- Published: 2021-05-27
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-11-21
- Assignees: BlackBerry Limited
- Applicants: BlackBerry Limited
- Inventors: Jason Wayne Jantzi; Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad; Yu Gao; Mark Edward Reaume; Scott Leonard Dill
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310322B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/0833: Tracking
- H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70)
- G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
- H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
- H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A method for pairing a first computing device with a second computing device, the method including: detecting motion at the first computing device; determining, at the first computing device, that a pattern of the detected motion corresponds with a saved motion pattern; and activating a communications subsystem on the first computing device based on the determining to begin a pairing process.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for pairing a first computing device with a second computing device, the method comprising:
detecting motion at the first computing device from a motion detector of the first computing device;
determining, at the first computing device, that a pattern of the detected motion corresponds with a saved motion pattern, the saved motion pattern comprising at least one of a rotation and a movement component in one of an X, Y, or Z axis;
activating a communications subsystem on the first computing device based on the determining to begin a pairing process;
detecting a trigger at a third computing device, the third computing device being associated with the second computing device, wherein upon detecting the trigger, a communications subsystem of the third computing device is activated for pairing the third computing device with the first computing device; and
upon pairing of the first computing device and the third computing device, providing from the third computing device information about the second computing device to the first computing device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device utilizes the information for pairing with the second computing device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes a cadence for a radio on the second computing device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is a sensor apparatus associated with a shipping container, and wherein the saved motion pattern corresponds to the motion pattern for loading the shipping container onto a vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein a plurality of motion patterns corresponding to different loading scenarios are stored at the first computing device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the third computing device is a container on/off detector on a vehicle, and wherein the trigger comprises finding that a shipping container has been loaded onto the vehicle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second computing device is a vehicle sensor apparatus capable of communicating with a network element to provide status information to the network element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving, at the second computing device from a third computing device, information regarding the first computing device prior to the pairing of the first computing device with the second computing device.

### Claim 9

A system for pairing a first computing device with a second computing device, the system comprising:
the first computing device; and
the second computing device;
wherein the system is configured to:
detect motion at the first computing device from a motion detector of the first computing device;
determine, at the first computing device, that a pattern of the detected motion corresponds with a saved motion pattern, the saved motion pattern comprising at least one of a rotation and a movement component in one of an X, Y, or Z axis;
activate a communications subsystem on the first computing device based on the determining to begin a pairing process;
detect a trigger at a third computing device, the third computing device being associated with the second computing device, wherein upon detecting the trigger, a communications subsystem of the third computing device is activated for pairing the third computing device with the first computing device; and
upon pairing of the first computing device and the third computing device, provide from the third computing device information about the second computing device to the first computing device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the first computing device utilizes the information for pairing with the second computing device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the information includes a cadence for a radio on the second computing device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the first computing device is a sensor apparatus associated with a shipping container, and wherein the saved motion pattern corresponds to the motion pattern for loading the shipping container onto a vehicle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, wherein a plurality of motion patterns corresponding to different loading scenarios are stored at the first computing device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the third computing device is a container on/off detector on a vehicle, and wherein the trigger comprises finding that a shipping container has been loaded onto the vehicle.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the second computing device is a vehicle sensor apparatus capable of communicating with a network element to provide status information to the network element.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the system is further configured to receive, at the second computing device from a third computing device, information regarding the first computing device prior to the pairing of the first computing device with the second computing device.