Tracking Device Location Determination in a Communicatively-Restricted Environment

A method for locating a tracking device comprising:

• configuring the tracking device to operate in a first state, wherein the tracking device, when configured to operate in the first state, transmits signals for locating the tracking device with a first transceiver via the first network, and wherein a second transceiver of the tracking device is disabled when the tracking device is configured to operate in the first state;
• determining that the tracking device has transmitted a threshold number of signals with the first transceiver via the first network without receiving a response from at least one of a plurality of mobile devices;
• and
• in response to receiving a wake signal transmitted by the tracking server, configuring the tracking device to operate in a second state, wherein the tracking device, when configured to operate in the second state, enables the second transceiver and transmits a second tracking signal for locating the tracking device with the second transceiver via a second network different from the first network.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for locating a tracking device that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:

• configuring the tracking device to operate in a first state, wherein the tracking device, when configured to operate in the first state, transmits signals for locating the tracking device with a first transceiver via the first network, and wherein a second transceiver of the tracking device is disabled when the tracking device is configured to operate in the first state;
• determining that the tracking device has transmitted a threshold number of signals with the first transceiver via the first network without receiving a response from at least one of a plurality of mobile devices;
• and
• in response to receiving a wake signal transmitted by the tracking server, configuring the tracking device to operate in a second state, wherein the tracking device, when configured to operate in the second state, enables the second transceiver and transmits a second tracking signal for locating the tracking device with the second transceiver via a second network different from the first network.