Data capture trigger configuration for asset tracking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11550337-B2
Application number	US-202017008151-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2020
Priority date	Jun 16, 2020
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for data capture trigger configuration for asset tracking are provided. Another example method capturing raw data involves obtaining a rich data capture trigger that defines when a controller of an asset tracking device onboard an asset is to identify and log an unsimplified block of raw data in raw data on the asset tracking device for rich data analysis, transmitting data capture instructions to the asset tracking device that contains the rich data capture trigger, and receiving the simplified set of raw data and the unsimplified block of raw data from the asset tracking device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
obtaining a rich data capture trigger that defines when a controller of an asset tracking device onboard an asset is to identify and log an unsimplified block of raw data in raw data on the asset tracking device for rich data analysis, the raw data obtained by the asset tracking device from a data source onboard the asset;
transmitting data capture instructions to the asset tracking device, the data capture instructions containing the rich data capture trigger, the data capture instructions to cause a controller of the asset tracking device to:
monitor the raw data for satisfaction of a simplified data capture trigger;
when the simplified data capture trigger is satisfied, perform a dataset simplification algorithm on the raw data to generate a simplified set of raw data, and log the simplified set of raw data;
monitor the raw data for satisfaction of a rich data capture trigger; and
when the rich data capture trigger is satisfied, identify and log an unsimplified block of raw data for rich data analysis, the unsimplified block of raw data spanning a data window that covers a time at which the rich data capture trigger was satisfied, the unsimplified block of raw data containing raw data that is additional to the raw data contained in the simplified set of raw data; and

receiving the simplified set of raw data and the unsimplified block of raw data from the asset tracking device; and,
providing a user interface, wherein the rich data capture trigger is configured through the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further to configure the data window.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the data capture instructions cause the controller to monitor the raw data for satisfaction of the rich data capture trigger by evaluating the rich data capture trigger for a first data type;
the unsimplified block of raw data comprises raw data of the first data type; and
the user interface is further to configure selection of the first data type.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein evaluation of the rich data capture trigger comprises one or more of:
determining whether a value of a data point in the raw data of the first data type surpasses a first threshold value, wherein the user interface is further to configure the first threshold value; and
determining whether a composite value of a group of data points in the raw data of the first data type that spans an evaluation window surpasses a second threshold value, wherein the user interface is further to configure the second threshold value.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the unsimplified block of raw data further comprises raw data of a second data type different from the first data type, and the user interface is further to configure selection of the second data type.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the raw data of the second data type spans a supplementary data window that is greater in duration than the data window that is spanned by the raw data of the first data type, wherein the user interface is further to configure the supplementary data window.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unsimplified block of raw data is flagged by the asset tracking device for separate treatment from the simplified set of raw data, and wherein the method further comprises:
processing the simplified set of raw data for telematics services; and
performing rich data analysis on the unsimplified block of raw data.

8. A system comprising:
an asset tracking device onboard an asset, the asset tracking device configured to:
obtain raw data from a data source onboard the asset;
monitor the raw data for satisfaction of a simplified data capture trigger;
when the simplified data capture trigger is satisfied, perform a dataset simplification algorithm on the raw data to generate a simplified set of raw data and log the simplified set of raw data;
monitor the raw data for satisfaction of a rich data capture trigger;
when the rich data capture trigger is satisfied, identify and log an unsimplified block of raw data for rich data analysis, the unsimplified block of raw data spanning a data window that covers a time at which the rich data capture trigger was satisfied, the unsimplified block of raw data containing raw data that is additional to the raw data contained in the simplified set of raw data; and
transmit the simplified set of raw data and the unsimplified block of raw data; and

one or more servers to:
obtain the rich data capture trigger;
transmit data capture instructions to the asset tracking device, the data capture instructions containing the rich data capture trigger; and
receive the simplified set of raw data and the unsimplified block of raw data from the asset tracking device;
wherein the one or more servers are further to provide a user interface, wherein the rich data capture trigger is configured through the user interface.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the user interface is further to configure the data window.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the data capture instructions cause the asset tracking device to monitor the raw data for satisfaction of the rich data capture trigger by evaluating the rich data capture trigger for a first data type;
the unsimplified block of raw data comprises raw data of the first data type; and
the user interface is further to configure selection of the first data type.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein evaluation of the rich data capture trigger comprises one or more of:
determining whether a value of a data point in the raw data of the first data type surpasses a first threshold value, wherein the user interface is further to configure the first threshold value; and
determining whether a composite value of a group of data points in the raw data of the first data type that spans an evaluation window surpasses a second threshold value, wherein the user interface is further to configure the second threshold value.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the unsimplified block of raw data further comprises raw data of a second data type different from the first data type, and the user interface is further to configure selection of the second data type.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the raw data of the second data type spans a supplementary data window that is greater in duration than the data window that is spanned by the raw data of the first data type, wherein the user interface is further to configure the supplementary data window.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the unsimplified block of raw data is flagged by the asset tracking device for separate treatment from the simplified set of raw data, and wherein the one or more servers comprises:
a telematics services module to process the simplified set of raw data; and
a rich data analysis module to perform rich data analysis on the unsimplified block of raw data.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising data capture control instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computing device to:
obtain a rich data capture trigger that defines when a controller of an asset tracking device onboard an asset is to identify and log an unsimplified block of raw data in raw data on the asset tracking device for rich data analysis, the raw data obtained by the asset tracking device from a data source onboard the asset;
transmit data capture instructions to the asset tracking device, the data capture instructions containing the rich data capture trigger, the data capture instructions to cause a controller of the asset tracking device to:

Assignees

• Geotab Inc

Inventors

• Hockin Robert Spencer
• Petersen Willem
• Bradley Robert

Classifications

• H04W4/029

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• G06F16/9035

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title

• G06Q10/0639 Primary

  Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations · CPC title

• G05D1/0278 Primary

  using satellite positioning signals, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• G05D1/0016

  characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00) · CPC title