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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas F. Doyle, San Diego, CA (US);
James C. Brailean, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin Lloyd, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for creating dynamic safe zones comprises determining, by a tracking device, the tracking device is outside a domicile, monitoring, by the tracking device, a location of the tracking device, in response to the location satisfying a condition, creating a safe zone for the tracking device, and while the tracking device is within the safe zone, reducing power consumption of the tracking device, wherein the method is performed using one or more computing devices.