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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Joseph F. Scalisi, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Desiree Mejia, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David Butler, Rugeley, GB;
Roger B. Anderson, Arcadia, CA (US);
Joseph F. Scalisi, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Desiree Mejia, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David Butler, Rugeley, GB;
Roger B. Anderson, Arcadia, CA (US);
Location Based Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A tracking device is disclosed for communication of location coordinate information. In one embodiment, the tracking device includes a signal transceiver device, a location coordinate acquisition device, and a computational processor activated and deactivated in accordance with a subscriber service usage profile. The location coordinate acquisition device generates a position fix of the tracking device and a signal transceiver device reports the position fix to a location tracking server. A flash memory device stores a zone management map. In accordance with a fix reporting period based at least in part on a subscriber service usage application including or accessing the subscriber service usage profile, an internal clock activates or deactivates the signal transceiver device, the computational processor, and/or the location coordinate acquisition device. In one example, the internal clock updates a fix reporting period based on current position fix relative to restricted and allowed areas on the zone management map.