Method and mobile transceiver having advanced network selection

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

determining whether a current location of the mobile transceiver corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a plurality of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

in response to a determination that the current location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:

determining whether one of a plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint;

in response to a determination that the one of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

activating the predetermined wireless transceiver from the plurality of wireless transceivers from a low power mode in accordance with the waypoint corresponding to the current location or a wake-up event; and

in response to a determination that none of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

initiating a low power mode for the mobile transceiver.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the current location of the mobile transceiver corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary is performed in response to a wake-up event.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to the determination that the current location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary, searching for wireless service using the predetermined wireless transceiver.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the current location of the mobile transceiver via a satellite receiver; and

storing the determined location and a time associated with the determined location in an asset tracking log.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the current location of the mobile transceiver is performed in response to a wake-up event.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the predetermined wireless transceiver from the plurality of wireless transceivers in response to the determination that the current location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring sensor data using one or more sensors and storing the acquired sensor data in an asset tracking log.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that the current location does not correspond to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:

initiating a low power mode for the mobile transceiver.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that the current location does not correspond to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:

selecting a wireless transceiver;

activating the selected wireless transceiver; and

sending an asset tracking log to an asset tracking service.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

initiating a low power mode for the mobile transceiver subsequent to sending the asset tracking log to the asset tracking service.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that none of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

selecting a wireless transceiver in the plurality of wireless transceivers;

activating the selected wireless transceiver; and

sending an asset tracking log to an asset tracking service.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating an alternate wireless transceiver in response to wireless service being unavailable;

searching for wireless service using the alternate wireless transceiver; and

sending an asset tracking log to an asset tracking service in response to wireless service being available via the alternate wireless transceiver.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein activating the alternate wireless transceiver in response to wireless service being unavailable comprises switching from a first SIM card in a plurality of SIM cards to a different SIM card in the plurality of SIM cards.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wireless transceivers comprise a plurality of cellular transceivers.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of wireless transceivers further comprise one or more of a Wi-Fi transceiver or Bluetooth transceiver.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the travel itinerary specifies a range of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) coordinates for each waypoint in the travel itinerary, wherein determining whether the determined location corresponds to a waypoint in a travel itinerary comprises determining whether the determined location matches one of the ranges of GNSS coordinates specified in the travel itinerary.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the travel itinerary specifies an expected time of arrival (ETA) for each waypoint in the travel itinerary, wherein the determining whether the wake-up event corresponds to a waypoint in a travel itinerary comprises determining whether a current time and a time zone for the determined location matches an ETA specified in the travel itinerary.

18. A mobile transceiver, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to cause the mobile transceiver to:

determine whether a current location of the mobile transceiver corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a plurality of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

in response to a determination that the current location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:

determine whether one of a plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint;

in response to a determination that the one of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

activate the predetermined wireless transceiver from the plurality of wireless transceivers from a low power mode in accordance with the waypoint corresponding to the current location or a wake-up event; and

in response to a determination that none of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

initiate a low power mode for the mobile transceiver.

19. The mobile transceiver of claim 18 , wherein determining whether the current location of the mobile transceiver corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary is performed in response to a wake-up event.

20. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to execution by a processor of a mobile transceiver, cause the mobile transceiver to:

determine whether a current location of the mobile transceiver corresponds to a waypoint in a pre-programmed travel itinerary, the travel itinerary being stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver and defining a plurality of waypoints along a planned route, each of the waypoints defining a location, the waypoints including an origin endpoint, a destination endpoint and intermediate locations between the origin endpoint and destination endpoint;

in response to a determination that the current location corresponds to a waypoint in the travel itinerary:

determine whether one of a plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint;

in response to a determination that the one of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

activate the predetermined wireless transceiver from the plurality of wireless transceivers from a low power mode in accordance with the waypoint corresponding to the current location or a wake-up event; and

in response to a determination that none of the plurality of wireless transceivers has been predetermined for the waypoint:

initiate a low power mode for the mobile transceiver.