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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Daniel John Wallace, Boulder, CO (US);
Doug Eggert, Louisville, CO (US);
Curt Conquest, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Daniel John Wallace, Boulder, CO (US);
Doug Eggert, Louisville, CO (US);
Curt Conquest, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); E05B 67/38 (2006.01); B60R 25/02 (2013.01); G01S 3/02 (2006.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling power usage of a reporting device associated with an asset is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method determines whether the reporting device is in a sleep mode or an active mode and in response to determining the reporting device is in the sleep mode, the method maintains the sleep mode and in response to determining a state change associated with the reporting device, the method powers up the reporting device to the active mode.