Method and system for power conservation of a RF device during shipping
The present invention relates to a method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The method comprises forming an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The shot tracking device is shipped in commerce and received at a retailer. The shot tracking device is stored at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver.
1. A method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal, the method comprising:
forming an impact activated device comprising
a battery having no more than 225 milli-amp hours of power,
a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery, the microprocessor operating during a sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode,
a motion activation component, and
a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component only operable during a transmission mode,
wherein the shot tracking device only operates in the sleep mode and the sampling mode until the shot tracking device is paired with a receiver;
shipping the shot tracking device in commerce;
receiving the shot tracking device at a retailer; and
storing the shot tracking device at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver.
2. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 1 wherein the device further comprises a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer drawn from the battery, the multi-axis accelerometer only active during the sampling mode, the analysis mode and the monitoring mode.
3. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 1 wherein the device comprises a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm.
4. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 1 wherein the radiofrequency component operates at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the power for the radiofrequency component being drawn from the battery.
5. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 1 wherein the sleep mode has a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.
6. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 1 wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during the sleep mode.
7. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 2 wherein a signal is transmitted from the radiofrequency component during the transmission mode, the signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer.
8. A method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal, the method comprising:
forming an impact activated device comprising
a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm,
a battery having no more than 225 milli-amp hours of power,
a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery, the microprocessor operating during a sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds,
a motion activation component, and
a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component only operable during a transmission mode,
wherein the shot tracking device only operates in the sleep mode and the sampling mode until the shot tracking device is paired with a receiver;
shipping the shot tracking device in commerce;
receiving the shot tracking device at a retailer; and
storing the shot tracking device at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver.
9. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during the sleep mode.
10. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the device consumes less than 50 micro-amps during the analysis mode.
11. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the device consumes less than 200 micro-amps during the monitoring mode.
12. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the device consumes less than 12 milli-amps during the analysis mode.
13. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the radiofrequency component operates at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the power for the radiofrequency component being drawn from the battery.
14. The method for conserving battery power according to claim 8 wherein the device further comprises a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer drawn from the battery, the multi-axis accelerometer only active during the sampling mode, the analysis mode and the monitoring mode.