US 11,676,469 B2
Modular tracking device
Christopher Painter, Kirkland, WA (US); Todd Mason, Bellevue, WA (US); Barry Butterklee, Sammamish, WA (US); Gavin Feuer, Seattle, WA (US); Yasha Li, Redmond, WA (US); Parag Garg, Woodinville, WA (US); and Joseph Baird, Kent, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,360.
Application 17/356,360 is a continuation of application No. 16/752,543, filed on Jan. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,074,799.
Prior Publication US 2021/0319680 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A01K 5/02 (2006.01); A01K 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/0291 (2013.01) [A01K 5/02 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 27/009 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/0211 (2013.01); G08B 21/0272 (2013.01); G08B 21/0275 (2013.01); A01K 11/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining, by a communication component of a tracking device, that a subject identifier component of the tracking device is in a vicinity of the communication component;
determining, by the communication component, a subject identification that identifies a tracking subject associated with the subject identifier component;
providing, for output by the communication component, the subject identification;
receiving, by the communication component, a requirement associated with the tracking subject; and
based on a location of the communication component and the requirement associated with the tracking subject, triggering, by the communication component, an action.