Method and mobile transceiver for asset tracking
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsJosé Eduardo Korneluk, Sergio Javier Berriz
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Abstract
A method and mobile transceiver for asset tracking is provided. In one aspect, a method of operating a mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and at least one wireless transceiver is provided. The method comprises activating a wireless transceiver associated with a last used wireless service from a low power mode, searching for a wireless signal for the last used wireless service, and selecting an alternate wireless service when the last used wireless service is not available. Different approaches for selecting the alternate wireless service are provided.
Claims20
A method of operating a mobile transceiver, comprising:
- activating a wireless transceiver associated with a last used wireless service from a low power mode;
- searching for a wireless signal for the last used wireless service;
- when the last wireless service is available, accessing the last used wireless service, and sending at least a portion of a data log to an asset tracking service using the last used wireless service;
- and
- when the last used wireless service is not available, selecting an alternate wireless service from a plurality of wireless services, accessing the alternate wireless service, updating a last used wireless service in memory, and sending at least a portion of the data log to the asset tracking service using the alternate wireless service.
A mobile transceiver, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a satellite receiver coupled to the processor;
- and
- a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor is configured for:
- activating a wireless transceiver associated with a last used wireless service from a low power mode;
- causing the wireless transceiver to search for a wireless signal for the last used wireless service;
- when the last wireless service is available, accessing the last used wireless service, and sending at least a portion of a data log to an asset tracking service using the last used wireless service;
- and
- when the last used wireless service is not available, selecting an alternate wireless service from a plurality of wireless services, accessing the alternate wireless service, updating a last used wireless service in memory, and sending at least a portion of the data log to the asset tracking service using the alternate wireless service.
A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and a wireless transceiver, cause the processor to:
- activating a wireless transceiver associated with a last used wireless service from a low power mode;
- causing the wireless transceiver to search for a wireless signal for the last used wireless service;
- when the last wireless service is available, accessing the last used wireless service, and sending at least a portion of a data log to an asset tracking service using the last used wireless service;
- and
- when the last used wireless service is not available, selecting an alternate wireless service from a plurality of wireless services, accessing the alternate wireless service, updating a last used wireless service in memory, and sending at least a portion of the data log to the asset tracking service using the alternate wireless service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.