Patent ID: 8497774
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic tracking device to monitor location coordinates of one or more individuals and objects using a satellite navigation system, the portable electronic tracking device comprising: a battery having a battery charge level; transceiver circuitry; processor circuitry; a battery power monitor to measure in real-time the battery charge level and to make a prediction of an estimated remaining battery charge level in response to the battery charge level; local battery power adjustment mechanism to generate in substantially real-time an updated set of network communication signaling protocols associated with at least one of a request rate of location coordinate packets to be communicated to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets from a satellite navigation system, the updated set of network communication signaling protocols having a value that is responsive to a user input request; wherein the local battery power adjustment mechanism actives or deactivates at least one portion of the transceiver circuitry or the processor circuitry to conserve the battery charge level in response to the value.