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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Jasmin Mulaosmanovic, Kitchener, CA;
Robert Joseph Lombardi, Hamilton, CA;
Sergio Javier Berriz, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G01S 19/34 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 52/0245 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/10 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1224 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1242 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1244 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1264 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/162 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01);
Abstract
A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having a power saving scheme for network access and related method are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises determining a location of the mobile transceiver, determining whether cellular service is likely to be available at the determined location based on a stored signal strength database, and activating the cellular transceiver from a low power mode in response to a determination that cellular service is likely to be available at the determined location.