Bluetooth Tracking Device Power Management via Periodic GPS
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tracking systems for objects, pets, and individuals are ineffective in locating small items within a room or house and lack compatibility and cost-effectiveness for personal use, as they require high maintenance and do not provide audible or visual alerts, nor can they pair sensors with location or remotely control them.
Innovation Solution
A versatile tracking device with sensors and control mechanisms that can emit alerts, conserve power and space, and use Bluetooth low energy transmitters, ceramic antennas, and multi-axis sensors, allowing for remote monitoring and control via a network, enabling users to share sensor data and locate items globally.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If GPS systems are used in tracking sensors, then location tracking capability is improved, but power consumption increases and battery life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking sensor uses periodic GPS updates rather than continuous tracking, updating location information at predetermined time intervals or when specific conditions are met, thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining acceptable location tracking capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses cellular network triangulation and Wi-Fi positioning as intermediary methods between full GPS tracking and no tracking, allowing location estimation with lower power consumption when GPS is not actively used
2Volume of moving object
If tracking sensors are made small for attaching to objects and pets, then ease of attachment is improved, but detection capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple detection technologies (GPS, cellular triangulation, Wi-Fi positioning, accelerometer-based motion detection) into a single small sensor package, allowing the compact sensor to maintain comprehensive detection capability through technology integration rather than relying on a single large-component detector
Solution Approach 2:
The small tracking sensor is designed to perform multiple functions (location tracking, motion detection, alert generation, two-way communication) within a compact form factor, making it universally applicable to various objects and pets without requiring large size
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional tracking systems are used, then basic tracking function is provided, but alert capability and remote control functionality are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking sensor is designed as a multi-functional device that combines location tracking, motion detection, alert generation (visual and audible), and two-way communication capabilities in a single unit, allowing it to perform diverse functions without requiring multiple separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a mobile device application as an intermediary that simplifies the interface between the user and the complex sensor functionalities, providing ease of use while enabling access to advanced features like remote control, alert configuration, and real-time monitoring
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and cost-effective tracking of small items and pets, providing alerts and remote control capabilities, reducing maintenance and improving the ability to locate items within a room or globally, while conserving power and space.
Implementation Method 1
a Bluetooth low energy transmitter, ceramic antennas
Implementation Method 2
multi-axis sensors... sensors for detecting motion of the object
Implementation Method 3
temperature sensed by the object
Implementation Method 4
The tracking device has a speaker and a light emitting diode
Implementation Method 5
The tracking device has a speaker and a light emitting diode
Data Source
AI summary
In a tracking device system, a networked smart device is enabled to cause execution of an executable function if a trigger condition of a conditional rule is satisfied. The conditional rules are customizable on a user interface of the smart device. The trigger condition may be any sensor information from a tracking device, or a location, a time, a date, a button press, a proximity, and more generally a trigger condition can be any condition that has a truth value by which an IF/THEN conditional rule can be evaluated and either is satisfied or is not. Executable functions for use in conditional rules may be selected from functions of the smart device, but also may include functions of a remote apparatus or functions such as an alarm state activation of a tracking device. Tracking devices have portable Bluetooth radiosets. According to one embodiment, a smart device is a smartphone, smartwatch or other personal computing device.