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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Numerex Corp., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Yoganand Rajala, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Numerex Corp., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/22 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable device, for example an offender monitor, can incorporate a location detector and an orientation detector. The orientation detector, for example an accelerometer, can provide orientation information. The location detector, for example a GPS receiver, can acquire location readings that the device transmits over a cellular network. The portable device can control the location detector based on the orientation information. For example, the device can acquire more location readings when the orientation information indicates that a person wearing the portable device is reclined than when the person is upright.