Tracking device and tracking device control method

摘要

A tracking device and a tracking device control method with intelligent safe zones are provided. The tracking device includes a positioning module, a long-range transceiver, a short-range transceiver and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to provide the long-range transceiver with radio-signal information about a short-range radio signal received by the short-range transceiver. The long-range transceiver transmits the radio-signal information to a server for safe-zone identification of the tracking device and then receives a safe-zone identification result from the server. The microcontroller is further configured to operate the positioning module, the long-range transceiver and the short-range transceiver in accordance with the safe-zone identification result.

主权项

1. A tracking device, comprising:
a positioning module for satellite navigation; a long-range transceiver for digital cellular communication; a short-range transceiver for radio-signal communication within a shorter range in comparison with the digital cellular communication; and a microcontroller, wherein:
the microcontroller is configured to provide the long-range transceiver with radio-signal information about a short-range radio signal received by the short-range transceiver, and the long-range transceiver transmits the radio-signal information to a server for safe-zone identification of the tracking device and receives a safe-zone identification result from the server;the microcontroller is further configured to operate the positioning module, the long-range transceiver and the short-range transceiver in accordance with the safe-zone identification result; andwhen the radio-signal information shows that the short-range radio signal is transmitted from a paired tracking device corresponding to the tracking device, the server performs a battery power comparison on the tracking device and the paired tracking device and switches a lower-power tracking device between the tracking device and the paired tracking device to lower power, the lower-power tracking device is regarded as being within a safe zone, and the server repeatedly performs the battery power comparison to update the lower-power tracking device.