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Wireless location assisted zone guidance system incorporating dynamically variable intervals between sequential position requests

US10820575B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2019
Grant dateNov 3, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K29/005
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wireless location assisted zone guidance system incorporates dynamically variable intervals between sequential position requests. Variables used to influence the duration of a current interval between sequential position requests include: location within a current zone; displacement rate within a zone; and output from sensors such as secondary low power location sensors, inertial sensors, and biometric sensors. Preferably, the sensors are not being used to try to determine precise position, but instead to indicate a degree of uncertainty in the current position. When this degree of uncertainty is sufficient to merit added processing and associated energy consumption, a new wireless location determination will be made.

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