Method and system for tracking mobile telemetry devices
AssigneeSkyguard, LLC
InventorsLaymon Scott Humphries, Huey-Jiun Ngo, Gagan Puranik
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Abstract
An approach is provided for tracking a telemetry device over a wireless network. A determination is made whether the telemetry device is operating in a first mode requiring assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) data from the wireless network to determine location of the telemetry device. The A-GPS data is transmitted to the telemetry device if the telemetry device is operating in the first mode, wherein the telemetry device operates in a second mode to obtain GPS data autonomously for determining the location when the telemetry device is outside of the coverage area of the wireless network.
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A method for tracking a telemetry device over a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining that the telemetry device is operating in a first mode requiring assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) data from the wireless network to determine location of the telemetry device;
- transmitting the A-GPS data to the telemetry device if the telemetry device is operating in the first mode,
- wherein the telemetry device operates in a second mode to obtain GPS data autonomously for determining the location when the telemetry device is outside of the coverage area of the wireless network;
- transmitting a request message to the telemetry device requesting retrieval of data collected by the telemetry device according to a wireless protocol:
- and
- receiving a response message containing the data from the telemetry device in response to the request message wherein a response window can be configured on the telemetry device and the telemetry device delays sending data using an offset in the response window.
A system for tracking a telemetry device over a wireless network, the system comprising:
- an assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) server configured to determine that the telemetry device is operating in a first mode requiring A-GPS data from the wireless network to determine location of the telemetry device;
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- a messaging server configured to transmit the A-GPS data to the telemetry device if the telemetry device is operating in the first mode, wherein the telemetry device operates in a second mode to obtain GPS data autonomously for determining the location when the telemetry device is outside of the coverage area of the wireless network,
- the telemetry device responding to a request for retrieval of data collected by the telemetry device according to a wireless protocol;
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- sending a response message containing the data in response to the request message wherein a response window can be configured on the telemetry device and the telemetry device delays sending data using an offset in the response window.
A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for tracking a telemetry device over a wireless network, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- determining that the telemetry device is operating in a first mode requiring assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) data, from the wireless network to determine location of the telemetry device;
- transmitting the A-GPS data to the telemetry device if the telemetry device is operating in the first mode, wherein the telemetry device operates in a second mode to obtain GPS data autonomously for determining the location when the telemetry device is outside of the coverage area of the wireless network;
- transmitting a request message to the telemetry device requesting retrieval of data collected by the telemetry device according to a wireless protocol;
- and
- receiving a response message containing the data from the telemetry device in response to the request message wherein a response window can be configured on the telemetry device and the telemetry device delays sending data using an offset in the response window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.