GPS Tracking Device with Extended Battery Life

Abstract

A GPS tracking device and system, attached to a boat or other asset, with enhanced battery life includes a software application controller to monitor the status of the GPS tracking device battery and determine the intensity of the tracking information desired as the asset and GPS tracking device is moved from the manufacturer to the consumer. The GPS tracking device is mounted within the boat or other asset on the assembly line or in the field at such location as a dealer, for example, and is carried on the boat from the manufacturer to the dealer and ultimately to the consumer.

Having thus described the aforementioned invention, what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset system for GPS tracking with extended battery life comprising:
 a GPS tracking device with internal battery supply attached to the boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset;   software that determines a frequency of data transmissions required as the boat or other power sport asset moves from a manufacturer to a consumer and collects the data that the GPS tracking device sends through wireless, cellular, WIFI or Blue Tooth technology;   firmware within a chip on the GPS tracking device that determines how often data is sent from the GPS tracking device to the software controller application; and   an accelerometer attached to the GPS tracking device that determines whether the GPS tracking device is moving or stationary.   
     
     
         2 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 1  wherein the firmware controls the rate of data sent to the software while the boat or other power sport asset is within a Geofence. 
     
     
         3 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 2  wherein the firmware is located within a chip on the GPS tracking device. 
     
     
         4 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 3  wherein the firmware can be updated by the software so that the firmware is set to send the data in different intervals specified by the software. 
     
     
         5 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 4  wherein the firmware is set to send the data in different intervals specified by the software based on location, activity and sensors on the GPS tracking device. 
     
     
         6 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 5  wherein the GPS tracking device checks for movement within a specified time frame and transmits tracking information if there has been no movement within that time frame. 
     
     
         7 . The GPS tracking system of  claim 1  comprising waterproofing attached to the GPS tracking device. 
     
     
         8 . A boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset method for GPS tracking with extended battery life comprising:
 manufacturing a boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset;   attaching a GPS tracking device with internal battery supply to the boat or other power sport asset during manufacturing;   providing an option to run the GPS tracking device off of the boat or other power sport asset battery;   providing software that determines a frequency of data transmissions required of the GPS tracking device as the boat or other power sport asset moves from the manufacturer to the consumer;   detecting the presence of Geo Fence boundary by comparing location data against map data;   modifying a number and frequency of data transmissions provided by the GPS tracking device based on the presence of a Geo Fence, movement of the GPS tracking device and location of the GPS tracking device;   providing the software with manufacture data related to the boat, power sport, recreational vehicle or other asset;   gathering data related to time and location of sales and delivery; and   providing the gathered data to manufacturers, dealers, floor plan companies, insurance companies, or others on a subscription basis.   
     
     
         9 . The GPS tracking method of  claim 8  comprising providing an option to run the GPS tracking device off of the boat or other power sport asset battery; 
     
     
         10 . The GPS tracking method of  claim 8  comprising waterproofing the GPS tracking device.