Mobile Transceiver Alarm Profile Configuration for Battery Life
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Solution Overview
Problem
GNSS tracking devices face challenges in efficiently operating across wireless carrier and network coverage boundaries during global and long-range tracking applications, particularly when assets cross continental and international borders, leading to battery life issues due to limited power and processing resources.
Innovation Solution
A mobile transceiver system that allows for device-based alarm profiles to be configured and applied, enabling efficient tracking by assigning device profiles based on device identifiers, defining alarm types and actions, and managing power consumption to extend battery life, even in areas without overlapping wireless access technologies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If GNSS tracking devices operate continuously across wireless carrier and network coverage boundaries, then tracking coverage is improved, but battery life deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic action by transitioning between active tracking mode and low-power sleep mode. The mobile transceiver periodically wakes up to check for alarm conditions, determine location, and communicate with the server, then returns to sleep mode. This periodic operation pattern reduces average power consumption while maintaining tracking coverage across wireless carrier and network boundaries.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies dynamics by making the transceiver's operational state changeable between active and sleep modes based on current needs. The device dynamically adjusts its power consumption level by entering sleep mode when continuous active operation is not required, allowing it to adapt to varying tracking requirements and extend battery life during long-range operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If device functionality is customized for different alarm types, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple alarm profiles on the server side before deployment. Each alarm profile contains predefined parameters for different alarm types (geofence, movement, temperature, etc.). When a mobile transceiver is deployed, the appropriate pre-configured profile is assigned to it, eliminating the need for complex on-site configuration and reducing device complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies copying by creating multiple alarm profile templates that can be replicated and assigned to different devices. Instead of configuring each device individually with complex parameters, the server creates master alarm profile copies that can be distributed to multiple mobile transceivers, simplifying the configuration process while maintaining customization capabilities.
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AI summary
A method of configuring a mobile transceiver, a system, and a mobile transceiver are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: assigning a device profile to a mobile transceiver in accordance with a device identifier (ID) of the mobile transceiver, wherein the device profile is selected from a plurality of predefined device profiles in accordance with the device ID of the mobile transceiver, each device profile defining the types of alarms capable of being configured on the mobile transceiver; assigning an alarm profile to the mobile transceiver in accordance with the device ID in dependence on the types of alarms capable of being configured on the mobile transceiver defined by the assigned device profile, wherein the alarm profile defines a plurality of alarms, each alarm including a trigger condition and one or more actions; and sending the assigned alarm profile to the mobile transceiver, wherein the assigned alarm profile is applied by the mobile transceiver subsequent to being received by the mobile transceiver.