System and method for tracking low powered beacon tags
US11638120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/33
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is described a system for tracking beacon tags comprising a communication component and a processor. The communication component receives a beacon from a beacon tag and transmit an acknowledgment of the beacon. The processor identifies a tag characteristic associated with the beacon tag and generates a tag instruction based on the tag characteristic. The tag instruction includes a beaconing rate for the beacon tag, and the acknowledgment includes the tag instruction. There is also described a beacon tag for operating with a tracking system comprising a communication component and a processor. The communication component transmits a first beacon, receive an acknowledgment associated with the beacon, and transmit a second beacon from the beacon tag based on an adjusted beaconing rate. The processor identifies a tag instruction of the acknowledgment and adjusts the beaconing rate of the beacon tag based on the tag instruction.
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