Method for management of device update transmission

A system, comprising:

• a field device, the field device configured to:
• determine a device location and a timestamp associated with the device location;
• generate a location update based at least on the device location and the timestamp;
• and
• determine, based at least on a comparison of the location update with a previous location update, whether the location update is transmitted via a communication network to a state management server;
• and
• the state management server, the state management server configured to:
• receive the location update from the field device;
• manage a device state associated with the field device, the device state associated with a current assignment of the field device, an activity indicator of the field device, and an update configuration of the field device;
• and
• update the device state based at least on the location update.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a field device, that a period of time between an update time and a previous update time satisfies a duration threshold;
• determining, by the field device, a set of device conditions associated with a user utilization of the field device;
• determining, by the field device, an update schedule for the field device, the update schedule determined from a set of internal criteria and the set of device conditions;
• generating, based at least on the period of time satisfying the duration threshold, a device update comprising the set of device conditions and the update schedule;
• transmitting, via a communication network, the device update to a state management server;
• and
• causing, based at least on the device update, the state management server to update a field device state to incorporate the update schedule and the set of device conditions.