Selection of location information based on detected movement

A system comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer instructions for:
• receiving, from a tracking device, movement information describing a movement of the tracking device;
• determining a location associated with the tracking device;
• and
• providing, to a tracking server, an identity of the tracking device, the determined location associated with the tracking device, and the received movement information, the tracking server configured to:
• select one or both of the determined location or a previous location of the tracking device stored by the tracking server based on the movement information;
• receive a request for location information from a requesting entity;
• and
• provide the selected one or both of the determined location and the previous location to the requesting entity;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer instructions.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer instructions for:

• receiving, from a tracking device, movement information describing a movement of the tracking device;
• determining a location associated with the tracking device;
• and
• providing, to a tracking server, an identity of the tracking device, the determined location associated with the tracking device, and the received movement information, the tracking server configured to:
• select one or both of the determined location or a previous location of the tracking device stored by the tracking server based on the movement information;
• receive a request for location information from a requesting entity;
• and
• provide the selected one or both of the determined location and the previous location to the requesting entity.

A method comprising:

• determining at a first time, by a mobile device within a threshold distance of a tracking device, a first location associated with the tracking device, the determined location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• receiving, at the mobile device from the tracking device after the mobile device has moved to more than a threshold distance from the tracking device, a location request, the location request including a timestamp indicating a second time of most recent movement by the tracking device;
• in response to the second time being earlier or equal to the first time, determining that the location of the tracking device is the first location, the first location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• and
• in response to the second time being later than the first time:
• determining a second location of the mobile device;
• and
• determining that the location of the tracking device is the second location, the second location comprising a low-accuracy location.

A mobile device comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer instructions for:
• determining at a first time, by the mobile device within a threshold distance of a tracking device, a first location associated with the tracking device, the determined location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• receiving, at the mobile device from the tracking device after the mobile device has moved to more than a threshold distance from the tracking device, a location request, the location request including a timestamp indicating a second time of most recent movement by the tracking device;
• in response to the second time being earlier or equal to the first time, determining that the location of the tracking device is the first location, the first location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• and
• in response to the second time being later than the first time:
• determining a second location of the mobile device;
• and
• determining that the location of the tracking device is the second location, the second location comprising a low-accuracy location;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer instructions.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer instructions for:

• determining at a first time, by a mobile device within a threshold distance of a tracking device, a first location associated with the tracking device, the determined location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• receiving, at the mobile device from the tracking device after the mobile device has moved to more than a threshold distance from the tracking device, a location request, the location request including a timestamp indicating a second time of most recent movement by the tracking device;
• in response to the second time being earlier or equal to the first time, determining that the location of the tracking device is the first location, the first location comprising a high-accuracy location;
• and
• in response to the second time being later than the first time:
• determining a second location of the mobile device;
• and
• determining that the location of the tracking device is the second location, the second location comprising a low-accuracy location.