System and method for asset tracking configuration of a mobile terminal
US9470797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various implementations of the invention comprise a position tracking module, a transmitter, and a controller. The position tracking module collects measurements from a plurality of positioning satellites, where the collected measurements may be used to determine a position of said mobile terminal. The transmitter transmits status reports to an operations center. The controller controls an activation of the transmitter based on an analysis of a geographic cost function, where the geographic cost function identifies a geographic area in which the controller alters a communication parameter of the mobile terminal. The alteration of the communication parameter may be used by the operations center as a basis for a change in a billing rate during at least part of a time that the mobile terminal is resident within the geographic area.
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