US 12,228,942 B1
System, method and apparatus for reporting data from a telematics device based on changes in heading data
Craig Malone, Lansdowne, VA (US); and Dean Brickerd, Ashburn (VA)
Assigned to ORBCOMM, Inc., New Rochelle Park, NJ (US)
Filed by ORBCOMM, INC., Rochelle Park, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/357,889.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/043,356, filed on Jun. 24, 2020.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0278 (2013.01) [G05D 1/027 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for reporting data from a telematics device which is associated with a tracked asset, the method comprising:
receiving GPS location data;
determining a first sampling rate and a first reporting rate; wherein the step of determining a first sampling rate and a first reporting rate comprises setting a preset default sampling rate and a preset default reporting interval;
executing a determined navigation route;
detecting a first heading value of the tracked asset;
receiving updated heading data for the tracked asset;
wherein the update heading data comprises a second heading value;
comparing the first heading value and the second heading value;
calculating a degree of heading change for the tracked asset;
calculating a rate of heading change for the tracked asset;
adjusting a system parameter when the degree of heading change between the first heading value and the second heading value exceeds a stored degree of heading change threshold; and
adjusting a system parameter change when the rate of heading change exceeds a stored rate of heading change threshold;
wherein the system parameter change comprises a change in a system parameter selected from the group of system parameters comprising: reporting intervals, sensor sample rates, and power levels.