US 12,313,761 B2
Systems and methods of tracking objects
Joseph Anthony Czarnecky, Okauchee, WI (US); Steven Andrew Rook, Cary, IL (US); Scott Allen Crutchfield, Louisville, TN (US); and Gregory Parker Stair, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to Pinpoint Ideas, LLC, Okouchee, WI (US)
Filed by Pinpoint Ideas, LLC, Okouchee, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/517,084.
Application 18/517,084 is a continuation of application No. 18/074,940, filed on Dec. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,828,866.
Application 18/074,940 is a continuation of application No. 16/856,272, filed on Apr. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,520,000, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/838,023, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192306 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 5/06 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01S 19/01 (2010.01)
CPC G01S 5/06 (2013.01) [G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/3646 (2019.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G01S 19/01 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for tracking location and/or movement of an object to be tracked, comprising:
a tracking device attachable to an object to be tracked to transmit location and/or movement data of the object;
a sensor configured to determine whether the tracking device is moving or stationary;
a battery configured to power the tracking device;
a software application configured to receive transmitted location and/or movement data from the tracking device;
firmware within a chip on the tracking device, the firmware being configured to determine a frequency of data transmissions from the tracking device to the software application based on instructions of the firmware;
wherein the software application is configured to be selectively modifiable by a user to update the instructions of the firmware to change the frequency of data transmissions based on characteristics of transmitted location and/or movement data; and
a display configured to show a level of battery life of the battery according to a frequency of data transmissions selected by the user.