System and method for tracking low powered beacon tags

A method for tracking beacon tags comprising:

• receiving a beacon from a beacon tag;
• identifying a tag characteristic associated with the beacon tag in response to receiving the beacon, wherein the tag characteristic includes at least one of a tag location outside of a proximal range of an indoor structure or tag power below a threshold power level;
• generating a tag instruction based on the tag characteristic, wherein the tag instruction includes a beaconing rate for the beacon tag;
• and
• transmitting an acknowledgment of the beacon, the acknowledgment including the tag instruction.

A beacon tag for operating with a tracking system comprising:

• a communication component configured to transmit a first beacon and receive an acknowledgment associated with the beacon;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communication component, the processor identifying a tag instruction of the acknowledgment in response to receiving the acknowledgment and adjusting a beaconing rate of the beacon tag based on the tag instruction, wherein the tag instruction is based on at least one of a tag location outside of a proximal range of an indoor structure or a tag power below a threshold power level,
• wherein the communication component transmits a second beacon from the beacon tag based on the adjusted beaconing rate.

A method of a beacon tag for operating with a tracking system comprising:

• transmitting a first beacon from the beacon tag;
• receiving an acknowledgment associated with the beacon;
• identifying a tag instruction of the acknowledgment in response to receiving the acknowledgment, wherein the tag instruction is based on at least one of a tag location outside of a proximal range of an indoor structure or a tag power below a threshold power level;
• adjusting a beaconing rate of the beacon tag based on the tag instruction;
• and
• transmitting a second beacon from the beacon tag based on the adjusted beaconing rate.