US 11,676,475 B2
Safe zones in tracking device environments
Robert Doxey, Pleasanton, CA (US); Arunkumar Puppala, Fremont, CA (US); and Wayne Patterson, Burlingame, CA (US)
Assigned to Tile, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Tile, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,405.
Application 17/864,405 is a continuation of application No. 17/209,691, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,423,763.
Application 17/209,691 is a continuation of application No. 16/827,705, filed on Mar. 23, 2020, granted, now 10,991,229, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/827,705 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,661, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,643,453, issued on May 5, 2020.
Application 16/585,661 is a continuation of application No. 16/401,597, filed on May 2, 2019, granted, now 10,475,328, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 16/401,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/208,565, filed on Dec. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,325,478, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Application 16/208,565 is a continuation of application No. 15/887,274, filed on Feb. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,176,699, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Application 15/887,274 is a continuation of application No. 15/387,243, filed on Dec. 21, 2016, granted, now 9,922,531, issued on Mar. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0351603 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/24 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 21/24 (2013.01) [G08B 21/0252 (2013.01); G08B 21/0261 (2013.01); G08B 21/0269 (2013.01); G08B 21/0288 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for locating a tracking device of a user, comprising:
receiving, by a tracking system from a mobile device, a location of the tracking device;
identifying, by the tracking system, a geographic boundary in which the location of the tracking device is located;
in response to determining, by the tracking system, that the geographic boundary corresponds to a safe zone, configuring the tracking device to operate in a first operating mode, wherein at the safe zone is only enabled between a predetermined starting time of a day and a predetermined ending time of the day, the predetermined starting time of the day and the predetermined ending time of the day selected based on historical times that the tracking device is located within the safe zone; and
in response to determining, by the tracking system, that the tracking device has crossed the geographic boundary or that the safe zone is disabled, configuring the tracking device to operate in a second operating mode.