US 12,222,209 B2
Method, apparatus, and system for shipment tracking
Mika Ahti Petteri Viitala, Tampere (FI); Matias Mikkola, Tampere (FI); and Lauri Hytönen, Tampere (FI)
Assigned to HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/187,222.
Prior Publication US 2022/0276061 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G16Y 10/40 (2020.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01)
CPC G01C 21/3407 (2013.01) [H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G16Y 10/40 (2020.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:
sending a tracking device report at least indicative of a position of a tracking device, wherein the tracking device is configured with a plurality of positioning methods;
receiving a configuration associated with a determined segment of the tracking device over a communication interface, wherein the determined segment is a segment along a transportation route comprising a plurality of segments to which the position of the tracking device report corresponds, wherein the configuration comprises segment specific settings for the tracking device, wherein the configuration is pushed to the tracking device based on determining that a segment change along the transportation route has occurred, or determining that an updated configuration for the determined segment not provided to the tracking device is available;
enabling or disabling one or more positioning methods of the plurality of positioning methods of the tracking device based on the received configuration and based on entering or leaving the determined segment; and
receiving one or more further configurations associated with one or more segments that are expected to follow after the determined segment along the transportation route over the communication interface based on determining that the segment change along the transportation route has occurred.