Method of controlling location monitoring and reporting
US9619988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10415
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method comprises: receiving a signal from a first device that is part of a tag, the tag adapted to be affixed to a person or object, the receiving being performed by a processor within the tag; analyzing the signal within the processor to determine whether the person or object is performing a predetermined type of behavior; adjusting a variable rate of transmitting a monitoring signal from the tag, based on a result of the analyzing, the adjusting being controlled by the processor; and transmitting the monitoring signal from the tag to an external device separate from the tag at the adjusted variable rate.
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