Mobile transceiver with adaptive monitoring and reporting

1. A method of operating a mobile transceiver, comprising:

waking up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a time-based wakeup event;

determining a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary corresponding to the time-based wakeup event, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a number of waypoints along a planned route and a wakeup frequency for each of the waypoints, wherein each of the waypoints define a location, and wherein the waypoints include an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

performing an action associated with the time-based wakeup event;

determining a wakeup frequency for one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events from the travel itinerary based at least in part on the determined waypoint; and

setting the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is increased when the determined waypoint is determined to be within a threshold distance of the destination endpoint.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is periodically increased after the determined waypoint is determined to be within a threshold distance of the destination endpoint.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is increased when the mobile transceiver is determined to be more than a threshold distance from the determined waypoint and/or the planned route.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is increased when the determined waypoint is associated with an environment having a higher density than a previous waypoint.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is decreased when the determined waypoint is associated with an environment having a lower density than a previous waypoint.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is a high frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a high-density environment, a medium frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a medium-density environment, and a low frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a low-density environment.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wakeup frequency of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events is a high frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with an urban environment, a medium frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a suburban environment, and a low frequency when the determined waypoint is associated with a rural environment.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events are data logging events in which location and/or sensor data is acquired and stored in a data log in a memory of the mobile transceiver but not reported, and at least some of the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events are data reporting events in which at least a portion of the data log is reported to an asset tracking service,

wherein the data logging events have a measuring frequency at which the data logging events are performed, and the data reporting events have a reporting frequency at which the data logging events are reported,

wherein determining a frequency associated with the determined waypoint comprising determining a measuring frequency and a reporting frequency associated with the determined waypoint,

wherein the frequency of data logging events is set in accordance with a determined measuring frequency associated with the determined waypoint, and

wherein the frequency of data reporting events is set in accordance with a determined reporting frequency associated with the determined waypoint.

10. The method claim 9 , wherein the measuring frequency is increased in response to a trigger while the reporting frequency remains unchanged.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the measuring frequency is greater than the reporting frequency so that multiple data logging events are reported in each data reporting event.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises determining a location of the mobile transceiver.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising: determining one or more location technologies associated with the waypoint corresponding to the time-based wakeup event; wherein the location of the mobile transceiver is determined using the determined one or more location technologies associated with the waypoint.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the location technologies are one of GNSS only, GNSS augmented with alternate location technologies, or alternate location technologies only.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the alternate location technologies include one or more of a cellular positioning system or a Wi-Fi-based positioning system (WFPS).

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises data logging.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises data reporting.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises data logging and data reporting subsequent to the data logging.

19. A mobile transceiver, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a satellite receiver coupled to the processor; and

a cellular transceiver coupled to the processor;

wherein the mobile transceiver is configured for:

waking up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a time-based wakeup event;

determining a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary corresponding to the time-based wakeup event, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a number of waypoints along a planned route and a wakeup frequency for each of the waypoints, wherein each of the waypoints define a location, and wherein the waypoints include an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

performing an action associated with the time-based wakeup event;

determining a wakeup frequency for one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events from the travel itinerary based at least in part on the determined waypoint; and

setting the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.

20. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and at least one wireless transceiver, cause the mobile transceiver to:

wake up the mobile transceiver from a low power mode in response to a time-based wakeup event;

determine a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary corresponding to the time-based wakeup event, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a number of waypoints along a planned route and a wakeup frequency for each of the waypoints, wherein each of the waypoints define a location, and wherein the waypoints include an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

perform an action associated with the time-based wakeup event;

determine a wakeup frequency for one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events from the travel itinerary based at least in part on the determined waypoint; and

set the one or more subsequent time-based wakeup events in accordance with the determined wakeup frequency.