Low-Battery UE Tracking Mode for Distress Location Reporting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional devices lose tracking functionality when battery levels drop below a certain threshold, making it difficult to locate misplaced or lost devices, especially those used by children or the elderly, due to the inability to conserve power and modify tracking modalities.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that modifies device operations into a tracking mode when battery levels reach a predetermined threshold, deactivating input/output components and adjusting transmission periodicity to conserve power, allowing continued location tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the device continues normal operations until battery dies, then user can use the device fully, but the device loses tracking capability when battery is depleted
Solution Approach 1:
The device dynamically adjusts its operational mode based on battery charge level. When charge falls below a threshold, the system transitions from normal mode to tracking mode, automatically modifying functionality to prioritize location tracking while reducing other power-consuming operations. This dynamic adaptation ensures tracking capability is maintained throughout the entire battery lifecycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as radio transmission power, location reporting frequency, and processor activity levels based on battery charge state. In tracking mode, parameters are adjusted to minimize power consumption while maintaining essential tracking functions, allowing the device to operate longer without user intervention.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the device disables input/output to conserve power, then battery life is extended, but users may assume the device is powered off
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary state (tracking mode) between normal operation and complete power-off. In this intermediate state, input/output components are reduced or disabled to conserve power, but the device maintains a subtle presence through periodic location transmissions, preventing users from mistakenly assuming the device is completely off while extending battery life.
3Measurement precision
If the device uses high-power location services continuously, then location accuracy is maintained, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device transitions from continuous location reporting to periodic reporting in tracking mode. Instead of continuously updating location data using high-power services, the system reports location at extended intervals, maintaining sufficient accuracy for tracking purposes while dramatically reducing power consumption. The periodic action is adjusted based on battery charge level and tracking requirements.
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AI summary
This patent application introduces an advanced modification to tracking mechanisms for User Equipment (UE). By modifying a UE's functionality when its battery charge level is below a predetermined threshold, the UE's power consumption is optimized while maintaining tracking capabilities. In devices, with inputs components and a graphic user interface (GUI), the input components and GUI will become deactivated, focusing remaining battery charge on extending the longevity of a tracking mechanism-improving the reliability and efficiency of location-based services for UEs.