Patent ID: 11954637
Assignee: GEOTAB INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, the method comprising:
determining that a first asset tracking device coupled to a first asset and a second asset tracking device coupled to a second asset as travelling together;
determining that the first asset tracking device has a first operating mode, and that the second asset tracking device has a second operating mode which is different from the first operating mode;
in response to determining that the first asset tracking device and the second asset tracking device are travelling together, determining that the first asset tracking device has the first operating mode, and determining that the second asset tracking device has the second operating mode;
causing the second asset tracking device to enter into a low-power operating mode wherein the low-power operating mode is less power than the operating mode when the first and second assets are not traveling together; and
inferring a second asset status information from data of a first type gathered by the first asset tracking device;

determining that the first asset tracking device and the second asset tracking device are no longer travelling together;
in response to determining that the first asset tracking device and the second asset tracking device are no longer travelling together:
causing the second asset tracking device to exit from the low-power operating mode, including:
gathering data of the first type at a regular rate;
sending the data of the first type to an asset tracking device management system; and

inferring the second asset status information from data of the first type gathered by the second asset tracking device.