US 12,032,748 B1
Devices and methods for activating an asset tracker
Robert Spencer Hockin, Milton (CA); Farzan Farhangian, Toronto (CA); Yongkyun Shin, Oakville (CA); Stephan Edelman, Mississauga (CA); Jonathan Bean, Arvada, CO (US); Joseph James Deppong, Vernon Hills, IL (US); Andrew James Murfin, Denver, CO (US); and Michael Pirruccio, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed by Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/515,554.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/598,646, filed on Nov. 14, 2023.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/017 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for activating an asset tracker including a housing for enclosing internal components of the asset tracker, the internal components including a controller, an inertial measurement unit, and at least one peripheral, the method comprising:
operating the controller of the asset tracker is in low-power mode;
maintaining the at least one peripheral in a powered off state;
configuring an activation detection module of the asset tracker for detecting an activation trigger activity; and
in response to detecting the activation trigger activity, activating a motion detection mode of the asset tracker for detecting a sustained motion for a predetermined duration;
wherein:
the activation detection module comprises the inertial measurement unit; and
configuring the activation detection module for detecting the activation trigger activity comprises configuring the inertial measurement unit for detecting at least one tapping activity in a direction of an axis substantially perpendicular to a surface of the housing; and
detecting the activation trigger activity comprises detecting, by the inertial measurement unit, the at least one tapping activity on the surface of the housing.