WO2022247454A1 - 一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质 - Google Patents

一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质 Download PDF

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WO2022247454A1 PCT/CN2022/084061 CN2022084061W WO2022247454A1 WO 2022247454 A1 WO2022247454 A1 WO 2022247454A1 CN 2022084061 W CN2022084061 W CN 2022084061W WO 2022247454 A1 WO2022247454 A1 WO 2022247454A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of the Internet of Things, and in particular to a low-power network automatic control method, device, device, and storage medium for a tracker.
  • long-distance communication modes such as 2-Generation Wireless Telephone Technology (2G), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB- IoT), etc.
  • short-range communication modes such as wireless communication technology (WIFI), Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT), near field communication (Near Field Communication, NFC), Zigbee (Zigbee), ultra-wideband (Ultra Wide Band, UWB), radio frequency identification (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID), etc.
  • WIFI wireless communication technology
  • Bluetooth Bluetooth
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • Zigbee Zigbee
  • ultra-wideband Ultra Wide Band
  • UWB Ultra Wide Band
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • the present disclosure proposes a network automatic control method, device, device, and storage medium for a tracker, aiming at reducing heat generation and power consumption of the tracker as a whole, so as to improve the use experience of the tracker.
  • the present disclosure provides a network automatic control method of a tracker, which includes the following steps: the tracker determines whether other devices can provide it with a long-range communication function through short-range communication with other devices; When the remote communication function is enabled, the tracker turns off its own remote communication function; after the tracker turns off its own remote communication function, it interacts with the data center through other devices that can provide it with remote communication functions.
  • the present disclosure also provides a tracker network automatic control device, which includes a memory, a processor, a program stored on the memory and operable on the processor, and the aforementioned tracker network is implemented when the program is executed by the processor The steps of the automatic control method.
  • the present disclosure provides a storage medium for computer-readable storage, the storage medium stores a program, and the program can be executed by a processor to implement the steps of the aforementioned automatic network control method for trackers.
  • Fig. 1 is a flow chart of a network automatic control method for a tracker provided by the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 2a is a schematic diagram of a first connection manner in which a plurality of trackers provided by the present disclosure are very close to each other and can be connected to each other.
  • Fig. 2b is a schematic diagram of a second connection mode in which a plurality of trackers provided by the present disclosure are arranged linearly, for example, A is connected to B, B is connected to C, ..., N is connected to N+1.
  • Fig. 2c is a schematic diagram of a third connection mode in which both the first connection mode and the second connection mode exist between multiple trackers provided in the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of tracker network control provided by the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 4 is a flow chart of switching between a short-range communication network and a long-distance communication network provided by the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 5 is a structural block diagram of a network automatic control device for a tracker provided by the present disclosure.
  • this disclosure proposes the automatic control of the low-power network of the tracker to realize switching between different networks according to different application scenarios.
  • the short-distance communication mode is the main control
  • the working status of the long-distance communication circuit is controlled by the connection status of the short-distance communication, which reduces the long-distance communication time of the tracker, and achieves the goal of reducing the heat generation and power consumption of the whole machine Purpose.
  • Fig. 1 is a flow chart of a network automatic control method for a tracker provided by the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 1 , the method may include steps S101 to S103.
  • Step S101 the tracker determines whether other devices can provide it with a long-range communication function through short-range communication with other devices.
  • Step S102 when it is determined that other devices can provide the remote communication function, the tracker closes its own remote communication function.
  • Step S103 After the tracker turns off its own remote communication function, it performs data interaction with the data center through other devices that can provide it with remote communication function.
  • the tracker of the present disclosure can realize Internet of Things devices and other tracked objects to access the network by binding them to the tracked object or by communicating with the tracked object at close range. At the same time, it can minimize the The working time of the remote communication function circuit of the tracker is reduced, the heat generation and power consumption of the whole machine are reduced, and the user experience of the tracker is improved, especially when multiple trackers work together, a short-range communication network is used to form a For a huge IoT network, the remote communication function of only one tracker in the entire network is started, thereby minimizing the power consumption of multiple trackers working together.
  • the method further includes: the tracker searches for other devices capable of short-range communication in the vicinity, and when it finds other devices capable of short-range communication nearby, the tracker connects to other devices capable of short-distance communication.
  • Step S101 includes: the tracker determines whether there is a non-tracker in other devices that perform short-range communication with it; When there is a non-tracker, through short-range communication with the non-tracker, determine whether the non-tracker can provide it with a long-range communication function, so that when the tracker determines that there is a non-tracker that can provide it with a long-range communication function, it can choose
  • the non-tracker is used as a remote communication device to perform data interaction with the data center through the remote communication device.
  • a non-tracker can be randomly selected as the remote communication device.
  • a non-tracker with the best long-range communication signal can be selected as a long-range communication device, etc.; there are non-trackers among other devices that the tracker determines to conduct short-range communication with, and the non-tracker cannot provide long-range communication functions for it, or it can communicate with it When there is no non-tracker in other devices of short-range communication, through short-range communication with other trackers, determine whether other trackers can provide it with long-range communication functions When using other trackers, other trackers can be selected as remote communication devices to perform data interaction with the data center through remote communication devices.
  • the tracker can also select another non-tracker as a remote communication device according to the current network selection mode, for example, when the current network selection mode is the best network mode, from other trackers that can provide remote communication functions for it Select a tracker with the best long-distance communication signal as the long-distance communication device, and select the tracker with the lowest power consumption from other trackers that can provide long-distance communication functions when the current network selection mode is the best power consumption mode as a remote communication device.
  • step S101 includes: the tracker sends a request message to other devices to use the remote communication function of other devices to communicate with the data center through short-range communication; When the tracker communicates with the data center through the remote communication function of other devices, it determines that other devices can provide it with remote communication functions; or when the tracker receives a response message returned by other devices that does not have remote communication capabilities or does not allow tracking When the device communicates with the data center through the remote communication function of other devices, it determines that other devices cannot provide remote communication functions for it.
  • the tracker selects one other device as the remote communication device from the multiple other devices that can provide the remote communication function for it, and communicates with the data through the remote communication device.
  • Center for data interaction When making decisions, it is divided into the following two types.
  • the tracker Select a non-tracker as a remote communication device from at least one non-tracker;
  • the tracker selects one other tracker as a remote communication device from other trackers that can provide remote communication functions according to the current network selection mode.
  • the current network selection mode is In the best network mode, select a tracker with the best remote communication signal from other trackers that can provide remote communication functions as the remote communication device; when the current network selection mode is the best power consumption mode, from the Among other trackers that provide long-range communication functions, the tracker with the lowest power consumption is selected as the long-distance communication device.
  • the present disclosure preferentially uses the long-range communication capabilities of non-trackers, thereby reducing the power consumption of trackers and multiple trackers working together function.
  • the method may further include: when it is determined that other devices cannot provide the remote communication function for it, the tracker activates its own remote communication function, so as to use the remote communication function of the tracker itself to perform data interaction with the data center, and provide data for it.
  • the tracker activates its own remote communication function, so as to use the remote communication function of the tracker itself to perform data interaction with the data center, and provide data for it.
  • Other trackers with short-range communication provide long-range communication capabilities.
  • step S103 further includes, after the tracker turns off its own long-distance communication function, maintaining short-range communication with other selected devices (such as device X) that can provide long-distance communication functions.
  • the short-range communication between the tracker and device X is interrupted, the long-range communication network such as LTE of the tracker itself is turned on immediately, and a warning of short-range communication disconnection with device X is sent to the data center, while the short-range communication network circuit of the tracker is kept normal Work.
  • the disclosure realizes the network access of tracked objects such as Internet of Things devices, and at the same time reduces the working time of the tracker's long-distance communication network circuit to the greatest extent, especially when multiple trackers work together, using the short-distance communication network to form a huge network.
  • the Internet of Things network only one device is used for long-distance network communication in the entire network, which minimizes the power consumption of multiple trackers working together.
  • the tracker device usually needs to achieve long standby time, low heat generation and small overall structure. At the same time, it also needs to use short-range wireless communication and long-distance wireless communication to realize device positioning and power consumption control.
  • the working scenario of the tracker is as follows.
  • the tracker works together with other devices such as mobile phones and smart wearable devices.
  • the tracker uses short-range communication networks such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC to send short-range communication requests with other devices such as mobile phones and smart wearable devices. After other devices such as smart wearable devices agree, the tracker successfully establishes a short-range communication connection with other devices such as mobile phones and smart wearable devices for short-range communication. After the short-range communication connection is established, the tracker sends a request to other devices such as mobile phones and smart wearable devices to "communicate with the data center through the remote communication network of other devices such as mobile phones and smart wearable devices".
  • the tracker device closes its own long-distance wireless communication network such as LTE to stop the work of long-distance wireless communication circuits such as LTE.
  • LTE long-distance wireless communication network
  • --Mobile phones, smart wearable devices and other devices--long-distance communication network--data center This communication loop enables the tracker to send the location information of the tracked object to the data center.
  • Tracker A works with Tracker B, Tracker C, Tracker D...Tracker N and other trackers.
  • the distance between multiple tracker devices is relatively close, and the connection method can be As shown in Figure 2a, the trackers that are very close to each other are connected in pairs, or as shown in Figure 2b, the trackers that are very close to each other are arranged in a linear order, such as A is connected to B, B is connected to C, ..., N is connected to N+1, as shown in FIG. 2c, which includes both the connection method in FIG. 2a and the connection method in FIG. 2c.
  • Tracker Y uses short-distance communication networks such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC to send short-distance communication requests.
  • the tracker Y with the most connected trackers is preferably used as the remote communication device, and the tracker Y opens the remote
  • the communication network communicates with the data center, and other trackers close the circuit of the long-distance communication network and transmit information to the tracker Y through short-range communication, and use the long-distance communication network of the tracker Y to transmit to the data center.
  • the location information is sent to the data center.
  • the three trackers shown in Figure 2a are connected end to end, and the number of trackers connected to each tracker is 2.
  • the three trackers can exchange information through short-distance communication, and the information can be at least one of power consumption information, battery information, and factory information.
  • the information including power consumption information, power information, and factory information as an example, the tracker with the lowest power consumption is used as the remote communication device.
  • the tracker with the largest power consumption is used as the remote communication device
  • the latest factory tracker will be used as a remote communication device.
  • the tracker network control process is as follows.
  • the disclosed tracker can control short-distance communication and long-distance communication, and its circuit is shown in Figure 3.
  • the tracker device has a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), a power supply module (Power Supply) and a power management unit (PowerManagementUnit, PMU), also has a short-distance communication circuit (such as WIFI circuit, BT circuit, NFC circuit, Zigbee circuit, UWB circuit, RFID circuit, etc.)
  • the range communication circuit communicates with the tracked object to determine that the tracker device is in the vicinity of the tracked object.
  • the tracker device uses the internal long-distance communication circuit to realize the remote communication between the tracker and the data center, and periodically sends the location status of the tracked object to the data center.
  • the tracker also needs to send an early warning to the data center through long-distance communication.
  • the tracker of the present disclosure can realize low power consumption network automatic control.
  • the tracker device can be remotely connected to the network, and can also be connected to other devices through a short-range wireless network.
  • it can connect with the tracked object through WIFI, BT, NFC, Zigbee, UWB, RFID and other networks, and provide remote communication with mobile phones, smart wearable devices, tablet computers, etc. through WIFI, BT, NFC, Zigbee, UWB, RFID and other networks
  • Functional non-tracker device connection using long-range wireless networks such as LTE (ie, long-distance wireless networks, long-distance wireless communication networks) to connect with other trackers, etc.
  • LTE long-distance wireless networks, long-distance wireless communication networks
  • the tracker When the tracker is not connected to other devices such as mobile phones, smart wearable devices, tablets, and other trackers through the short-range communication network, the tracker switches to its own long-distance communication network such as LTE, that is, opens long-distance communication circuits such as LTE to maintain Utilize long-distance communication networks such as LTE to communicate with the data center, while keeping the short-range communication circuits working normally.
  • LTE long-distance communication network
  • LTE long-distance communication network
  • the tracker When the tracker is connected to other devices such as mobile phones, smart wearable devices, tablets, and other trackers through the short-range communication network, taking other device A as an example, first determine whether other device A is connected to a long-distance communication network such as LTE, whether it needs The tracker is connected to the Internet by itself.
  • a long-distance communication network such as LTE
  • the PMU will stop supplying power to long-distance communication circuits such as LTE to immediately turn off tracking
  • the long-range communication network such as LTE of the tracker itself, and continue to supply power for short-range communication circuits such as WIFI, BT, NFC, Zigbee, UWB, RFID, etc. to maintain short-range network communication between the tracker and other devices A.
  • the long-distance communication network such as LTE of the tracker
  • the short-distance communication network circuit of the tracker is kept working normally, and the data center is sent to the data center.
  • Alarm for distance communication disconnection If it is reported that other device A has no networking function or the tracker is not allowed to communicate with the data center through the long-distance communication network of other device A, keep the long-distance wireless network such as LTE of the tracker working normally.
  • This disclosure takes the short-distance communication mode as the main control, and uses the information provided by the long-distance communication network returned by other devices received by the short-distance communication circuit to control the working status of the long-distance communication circuit, that is, when other devices can provide it with long-distance communication functions, Control long-distance communication network circuits such as LTE to shut down, and when other devices cannot provide long-distance communication functions for it, control long-distance communication network circuits such as LTE to start. Based on this, the duration of long-distance communication of the tracker is reduced, and the overall machine The purpose of heating and reducing the power consumption of the whole machine.
  • step S201 to step S212 The switching process of the short-distance communication and long-distance communication networks of the tracker is shown in FIG. 4 , and the steps include: step S201 to step S212.
  • Step S201 Determine whether the tracker A is connected to other trackers or other communication devices through the short-range communication mode, and when it is determined that the tracker A is connected to other trackers or other communication devices through the short-range communication mode, perform steps S205 to S206 , otherwise execute step S202 to step S204.
  • Step S202 to Step S204 The LTE circuit of the tracker A works normally to perform remote data interaction with the data center through the LTE network, and continues to inquire about the nearby range and whether there is a short-distance communication device.
  • Step S205 The trackers or communication devices connected to each other through the short-range communication mode form a wireless communication group, and determine whether there is a device using LTE communication in the wireless communication group, and when it is determined that there is a device using LTE communication in the wireless communication group, execute Step S207 to step S208, otherwise execute step S209 to step S210.
  • Step S207 to Step S208 When device C in the wireless communication group uses LTE communication, other trackers in the group including tracker A close the long-distance communication network, and communicate with device C using LTE communication through the short-range communication network, The trackers that close the remote communication network in the group use the remote data channel of device C to interact with the data center.
  • Step S209 to Step S210 When there is no device using LTE communication in the wireless communication group, the tracker A opens its own LTE network for wireless communication, and allows other devices in the group to use the remote communication network of the tracker A for remote communication, Then determine whether other devices B in the group request to use the remote communication network of the tracker A for remote communication, and when it is determined that other devices B in the group request to use the remote communication network of the tracker A for remote communication, execute step S211, otherwise execute step S212 .
  • Step S211 The tracker A communicates with the device B through the short-range communication network, sends the data of the device B through the long-distance communication network, and transmits the received data to the device B.
  • Step S212 The tracker A communicates with the device B only through short-range communication, and the tracker A uses long-distance communication to send and receive the data of the tracker A with the data center.
  • This disclosure reduces the working time of the tracker's remote communication function circuit to the greatest extent through other devices that can provide it with remote communication functions, reduces the heat generation and power consumption of the whole machine of the tracker, and improves the use experience of the tracker , especially when multiple trackers work together, a huge Internet of Things network is formed by using a short-range communication network.
  • the disclosure realizes the network access of tracked objects such as Internet of Things devices, and at the same time provides them with remote communication functions.
  • FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a tracker network automatic control device provided by the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5 , the device may include: a determination module 10 , a closing module 20 , and a first communication module 30 .
  • the determining module 10 is configured to determine whether other devices can provide the tracker with a long-range communication function by performing short-range communication between the tracker and other devices.
  • the closing module 20 is configured to close the remote communication function of the tracker when it is determined that other devices can provide the remote communication function for the tracker.
  • the first communication module 30 is configured to perform data interaction with the data center through other devices that can provide remote communication functions for the tracker.
  • the determination module 10 is also used to search whether there are other devices capable of short-range communication near the tracker, and when other devices capable of short-range communication are found nearby, connect the tracker and the nearby devices that can other equipment for remote communication.
  • other devices include non-trackers and other trackers
  • the determination module 10 is used to determine whether non-trackers exist in other devices that perform short-range communication with the tracker.
  • the non-tracker determines whether the non-tracker can provide long-range communication functions for the tracker, so that when it is determined that there is a non-tracker that can provide long-range communication functions for the tracker, you can Select a non-tracker as the remote communication device to perform data interaction with the data center through the remote communication device.
  • a non-tracker can be randomly selected as the remote communication device.
  • a non-tracker with the best long-range communication signal may also be selected as a long-range communication device, etc.; there is a non-tracker among other devices determined to communicate with the tracker in short range and the non-tracker cannot provide long-range communication capabilities for the tracker, or When there is no non-tracker in other devices that conduct short-range communication with the tracker, determine whether other trackers can provide long-range communication capabilities for the tracker through short-range communication with other trackers. When using other trackers with remote communication functions, you can choose other trackers as remote communication devices to exchange data with the data center through remote communication devices.
  • the tracker When there are multiple other trackers that can provide remote communication functions for the tracker, you can Randomly select another non-tracker as the remote communication device, or select another non-tracker as the remote communication device according to the current network selection mode, for example, when the current network selection mode of the tracker is the best network mode, from being able to Select a tracker with the best remote communication signal from other trackers that provide remote communication functions as a remote communication device.
  • the current network selection mode of the tracker is the best power consumption mode, it can provide remote communication for the tracker.
  • the tracker with the lowest power consumption is selected as the remote communication device among other trackers with the same function.
  • the determination module 10 is configured to send a request message to other devices to communicate with the data center by using the remote communication function of other devices through short-range communication;
  • the long-distance communication function of the device communicates with the data center, it is determined that other devices can provide it with long-distance communication functions;
  • the remote communication function communicates with the data center in response to the message, it is determined that other devices cannot provide the remote communication function for the tracker.
  • one other device is selected as the remote communication device from the plurality of other devices capable of providing the remote communication function for it to communicate with the data center through the remote communication device Data interaction.
  • the multiple other devices that can provide remote communication functions for them when there are multiple other devices that can provide remote communication functions for them, and the multiple other devices that can provide remote communication functions for them include at least one non-tracker, from at least Select a non-tracker as a remote communication device in a non-tracker; second, when there are multiple other devices that can provide remote communication functions for it, and multiple other devices that can provide remote communication functions for it are other tracking devices.
  • the device is selected, according to the current network selection mode, select another tracker as a remote communication device from other trackers that can provide remote communication functions for it.
  • the current network selection mode is the best network mode When , select a tracker with the best remote communication signal from other trackers that can provide remote communication functions for the tracker as a remote communication device; when the current network selection mode is the best power consumption mode, select a tracker that can provide Select the tracker with the lowest power consumption among other trackers with long-range communication function as the long-range communication device.
  • the present disclosure preferentially uses the long-distance communication function of the non-tracker, thereby reducing the power consumption of the tracker and the power consumption of multiple trackers working together. Function.
  • the device further includes: an activation module 40 and a second communication module 50 .
  • the starting module 40 is configured to start the remote communication function of the tracker when it is determined that other devices cannot provide the remote communication function for the tracker.
  • the second communication module 50 is configured to use the remote communication function of the tracker to perform data interaction with the data center.
  • the device of the present disclosure is applied to a tracker.
  • the tracked object such as an Internet of Things device can be connected to the network;
  • the working time of the tracker is reduced, the heat generation and power consumption of the whole machine are reduced, and the user experience of the tracker is improved.
  • the present disclosure also provides a network automatic control device for a tracker.
  • the device includes a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and operable on the processor.
  • the program is executed by the processor, the above-mentioned network automatic control of the tracker is realized.
  • the steps of the control method includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, etc.
  • the processor includes, but is not limited to, a central processing unit, a digital signal processor, or a microprocessor.
  • the present disclosure also provides a storage medium for computer-readable storage, the storage medium stores a program, and the program can be executed by a processor, so as to realize the steps of the above-mentioned network automatic control method for trackers.
  • Storage media including, but not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cartridges, tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or available Any other medium that stores desired information and can be accessed by a computer.
  • the present disclosure provides a network automatic control method, device, device, and storage medium for a tracker.
  • the tracker determines whether other devices can provide remote communication functions for it through short-range communication with other devices; When the remote communication function is provided, the tracker turns off its own remote communication function; after the tracker turns off its own remote communication function, it interacts with the data center through other devices that can provide remote communication functions for it, and realizes IoT devices, etc.
  • the tracked object is connected to the network, and at the same time, the working time of the remote communication function circuit of the tracker is reduced to the greatest extent, the heat generation and power consumption of the whole machine of the tracker are reduced, and the user experience of the tracker is improved, especially in multiple trackers.
  • the short-range communication network is used to form a huge IoT network, and only one tracker's remote communication function is used in the entire network to start, thereby minimizing the power consumption of multiple trackers working together.

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Abstract

本公开公开了一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质，涉及物联网领域，该方法包括：跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能；在确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能时，跟踪器关闭自身的远程通信功能；跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互。

Description

一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质
相关申请的交叉引用
本公开要求享有2021年05月28日提交的名称为“一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质”的中国专利申请CN202110597135.0的优先权，其全部内容通过引用并入本公开中。
技术领域
本公开涉及物联网领域，尤其涉及一种跟踪器的低功耗网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质。
背景技术
物联网系统中有远距离通信模式，如第二代手机通信技术(2-Generation Wireless Telephone Technology，2G)、长期演进(Long Term Evolution，LTE)、窄带物联网(Narrow Band Internet of Things,NB-IoT)等；还有近距离通信模式，如无线通信技术(WIFI)、蓝牙(Bluetooth，BT)、近场通信(Near Field Communication，NFC)、紫蜂(Zigbee)、超宽带(Ultra Wide Band，UWB)、射频识别(Radio Frequency Identification，RFID)等。各种长距离通信模式和短距离通信模式共同工作，不仅增加了产品PCB板布局难度，而且增加了整机功耗和整机发热。
作为物联网布局中重要的跟踪器，不仅PCB板空间有限，而且对功耗和发热要求很高。因此，需要提升跟踪器的使用体验，降低跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗。
发明内容
本公开提出一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质，旨在降低跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，以提升跟踪器的使用体验。
本公开提供了一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法，该方法包括以下步骤：跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能；在确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能时，跟踪器关闭自身的远程通信功能；跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互。
本公开还提供了一种跟踪器的网络自动控制设备，该设备包括存储器、处理器、存储在存储器上并可在处理器上运行的程序，程序被处理器执行时实现前述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。
本公开提供了一种存储介质，用于计算机可读存储，该存储介质存储有程序，程序可被 处理器执行，以实现前述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。
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图1是本公开提供的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的流程图。
图2a是本公开提供的多个跟踪器距离都很近，可以相互连接的第一连接方式示意图。
图2b是本公开提供的多个跟踪器线性排列，例如A与B相连，B与C相连，…，N与N+1相连的第二连接方式示意图。
图2c是本公开提供的多个跟踪器间既存在第一连接方式又存在第二连接方式的第三连接方式示意图。
图3是本公开提供的跟踪器网络控制的示意图。
图4是本公开提供的近距离通信网络和远距离通信网络切换的流程图。
图5是本公开提供的跟踪器的网络自动控制装置的结构框图。
具体实施方式
应当理解，此处所描述的具体实施例仅仅用以解释本公开，并不用于限定本公开。
在后续的描述中，使用用于表示组件的诸如“模块”、“部件”或“单元”的后缀仅为了有利于本公开的说明，其本身没有特有的意义。因此，“模块”、“部件”或“单元”可以混合地使用。
目前的短距离通信设备越来越多，比如手机、汽车、物联网产品等都可以实现短距离通信，将跟踪器与其他跟踪器、手机、汽车、物联网产品等实现短距离无线通信，组成物联网网络，扩大通信范围，为了提升跟踪器的使用体验，降低整机发热，降低整机功耗，本公开提出跟踪器的低功耗网络自动控制，实现根据不用的应用场景切换不同的网络制式，并且以短距离通信模式为主控，利用短距离通信的连接情况控制长距离通信电路的工作状态，降低了跟踪器远距离通信的时长，达到降低整机发热及降低整机功耗的目的。
图1是本公开提供的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的流程图，如图1所示，方法可以包括步骤S101至步骤S103。
步骤S101：跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能。步骤S102：在确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能时，跟踪器关闭自身的远程通信功能。步骤S103：跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互。
本公开的跟踪器可以通过捆绑在被跟踪物体上或者通过与被跟踪物理近距离通信，实现物联网设备等被跟踪物体入网，同时通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备，最大程度的 降低了跟踪器的远程通信功能电路的工作时间，降低了跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，提升了跟踪器的使用体验，特别是在多个跟踪器共同工作时，利用短程通信网络形成一个庞大的物联网网络，整个网络中只用一个跟踪器的远程通信功能启动，从而最大程度地降低了多个跟踪器共同工作的功耗。
进一步地，在步骤S101之前，方法进一步包括：跟踪器搜索附近是否存在可近程通信的其他设备，在搜索到附近存在可近程通信的其他设备时，跟踪器通过近程通信模式连接附近存在的可近程通信的其他设备。
在一个实施方式中，其他设备包括非跟踪器和其他跟踪器，步骤S101包括：跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的其他设备中是否存在非跟踪器，在跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的其他设备中存在非跟踪器时，通过与非跟踪器进行短程通信，确定非跟踪器是否能够为其提供远程通信功能，这样，跟踪器在确定存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的非跟踪器时，可以选择非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，以通过远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互，当存在多个能够为其提供远程通信功能的非跟踪器时，可以随机选择一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，也可以选择远程通信信号最佳的一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备等等；在跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的其他设备中存在非跟踪器且非跟踪器不能为其提供远程通信功能，或者与其进行短程通信的其他设备中不存在非跟踪器时，通过与其他跟踪器进行短程通信，确定其他跟踪器是否能够为其提供远程通信功能，这样，跟踪器在确定存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器时，可以选择其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备，以通过远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互，当存在多个能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器时，可以随机选择一个其他非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，也可以根据当前网络选择模式，选择一个其他非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，例如在当前网络选择模式是最佳网络模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个远程通信信号最优的跟踪器作为远程通信设备，在当前网络选择模式是最佳功耗模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
在另一实施方式中，步骤S101包括：跟踪器通过近程通信，向其他设备发送用来利用其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的请求消息；在跟踪器收到其他设备返回的允许跟踪器通过其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能；或在跟踪器收到其他设备返回的不具备远程通信能力的响应消息或不允许跟踪器通过其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定其他设备不能为其提供远程通信功能。这样，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备时，跟踪器从能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备中选择一个其他设备作为远程通信设备，以通过远 程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互。决策时，分为以下两种，第一，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备包括至少一个非跟踪器时，跟踪器从至少一个非跟踪器中选择一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备；第二，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备均为其他跟踪器时，跟踪器根据当前网络选择模式，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备，在一示例性实施例中，在当前网络选择模式是最佳网络模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个远程通信信号最优的跟踪器作为远程通信设备；在当前网络选择模式是最佳功耗模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
简而言之，在其他设备中既存在非跟踪器又存在其他跟踪器的情况下，本公开优先使用非跟踪器的远程通信功能，从而降低跟踪器的功耗以及共同工作的多个跟踪器的功能。
进一步地，方法还可以包括：在确定其他设备不能为其提供远程通信功能时，跟踪器启动自身的远程通信功能，以利用跟踪器自身的远程通信功能与数据中心进行数据交互，并为与其进行短程通信的其他跟踪器提供远程通信功能。
在一实施方式中，步骤S103进一步包括，跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，保持与所选择的能够提供远程通信功能的其他设备(例如设备X)的短程通信。当跟踪器与设备X的短程通信中断时，立即打开跟踪器本身的LTE等远程通信网络，并向数据中心发送与设备X短程通信断开的警告，同时保持跟踪器的短程通信网络电路的正常工作。
本公开实现了物联网设备等被跟踪物体入网，同时最大程度的降低了跟踪器的远距离通信网络电路的工作时间，特别是在多个跟踪器共同工作时，利用近距离通信网络形成一个庞大的物联网网络，整个网络中只用一个设备的远距离网络通信，最大程度的降低了多个跟踪器共同工作的功耗。
下面结合图2a至图4，对本公开进行详细说明。
跟踪器设备作为一个整机产品方案，通常需要实现长待机时间、低发热和较小的整机结构，同时还需要利用短距离无线通信和长距离无线通信实现设备定位和功耗控制。
跟踪器的工作场景如下。
(1)跟踪器与手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备共同工作，跟踪器利用WiFi、蓝牙、NFC等近距离通信网络发出与手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备的近距离通信的请求，在手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备同意后，跟踪器与手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备成功建立近距离通信连接，进行近距离通信。在近距离通信连接建立之后，跟踪器向手机、智能穿戴设备等其 他设备发出“通过手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备的远程通信网络与数据中心进行通信”的请求，如果手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备允许，则跟踪器设备关闭自己的LTE等长距离无线通信网络，以停止LTE等长距离无线通信电路的工作，简而言之，利用“跟踪器----近距离通信网络----手机、智能穿戴设备等其他设备----远距离通信网络----数据中心”这个通信环路实现跟踪器将被跟踪物体的位置信息发送给数据中心。
(2)跟踪器A与跟踪器B、跟踪器C、跟踪器D........跟踪器N等多个跟踪器共同工作，多个跟踪器设备的距离较近，连接方式可以如图2a所示，距离很近的跟踪器两两相互连接，也可以如图2b所示，距离很近的跟踪器之间依次线性排列，如A与B相连，B与C相连，…，N与N+1相连，还可以如图2c所示，既包含图2a的连接方式，又包含图2c的连接方式。
多个跟踪器利用WiFi、蓝牙、NFC等近距离通信网络发出近距离通信的请求，跟踪器完成认证连接之后，优选由连接了跟踪器最多的跟踪器Y作为远程通信设备，跟踪器Y打开远程通信网络与数据中心通信，其他跟踪器关闭远程通信网络电路并通过短程通信将信息传输给跟踪器Y，利用跟踪器Y的远程通信网络传输给数据中心。简而言之，利用“跟踪器----近距离通信网络----跟踪器Y----远距离通信网络----数据中心”这个通信环路实现跟踪器将被跟踪物体的位置信息发送给数据中心。
需要说明的是，当两个或以上的跟踪器连接的跟踪器数量相同且最多时，以图2a所示的3个跟踪器首尾依次相连，每个跟踪器连接的跟踪器数量均为2，此时，3个跟踪器可以通过近距离通信进行信息交互，该信息可以是功耗信息、电量信息、出厂信息中的至少一个。以该信息包括功耗信息、电量信息、出厂信息为例，将功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备，当无法获取功耗信息或者功耗相同时，将电量最大的跟踪器作为远程通信设备，当无法获取电量信息或者电量相同时，将出厂最新的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
跟踪器网络控制过程如下。
本公开的跟踪器可以控制近距离通信和远距离通信，其电路如图3所示，跟踪器设备内部具有中央处理单元(Central Processing Unit，CPU)，供电模块(Power Supply)和电源管理单元(PowerManagementUnit，PMU)，还具有短距离通信电路(例如WIFI电路、BT电路、NFC电路、Zigbee电路、UWB电路、RFID电路等)和长距离通信电路(例如LTE电路)，跟踪器设备利用内部的短距离通信电路与被跟踪物体通信，以确定跟踪器设备在被跟踪物体的附近。跟踪器设备利用内部的长距离通信电路实现跟踪器与数据中心的远程通信，定期将被跟踪物体的位置状态发送给数据中心。另外，当跟踪器与被跟踪物体的距离超过了监测距离时，即跟踪器远离了被跟踪物体，跟踪器也需要通过远距离通信向数据中心发出预警。
本公开的跟踪器可实现低功耗的网络自动控制，首先，跟踪器设备可以远程连接网络， 也可以通过短程无线网络与其他设备连接。例如，通过WIFI、BT、NFC、Zigbee、UWB、RFID等网络与被跟踪物体连接，通过WIFI、BT、NFC、Zigbee、UWB、RFID等网络与手机、智能穿戴设备、平板电脑等可提供远程通信功能的非跟踪器设备连接，利用LTE等远程无线网络(即远距离无线网络、长距离无线通信网络)与其他跟踪器连接等。当跟踪器没有通过近程通信网络连接手机、智能穿戴设备、平板电脑、其他跟踪器等其他设备时，跟踪器切换到自己的LTE等远程通信网络，即开启LTE等长距离通信电路，以保持利用LTE等远程通信网络与数据中心通信，同时保持近距离通信电路的正常工作。
当跟踪器通过近程通信网络连接了手机、智能穿戴设备、平板电脑、其他跟踪器等其他设备时，以其他设备A为例，首先判断其他设备A是否连接了LTE等远程通信网络，是否需要跟踪器自己联网，如果反馈其他设备A连接了LTE等远程通信网络并且允许跟踪器通过其他设备A的远程通信网络与数据中心通信，则PMU停止为LTE等长距离通信电路供电，以立刻关闭跟踪器自己的LTE等远程通信网络，并持续为WIFI、BT、NFC、Zigbee、UWB、RFID等短距离通信电路供电以保持跟踪器与其他设备A的近距离网络通信。
另外，当跟踪器与其他设备A的近距离网络通信中断时，立即打开跟踪器的LTE等远程通信网络，同时保持跟踪器短距离通信网络电路正常工作，并向数据中心发送与其他设备A近距离通信断开的告警。如果反馈其他设备A没有联网功能或者不允许跟踪器通过其他设备A的远程通信网络与数据中心通信，则保持跟踪器的LTE等远距离无线网络的正常工作。
本公开以短距离通信模式为主控，利用短距离通信电路收到的其他设备返回的远程通信网络提供情况，控制长距离通信电路的工作状态，即其他设备可为其提供远程通信功能时，控制LTE等长距离通信网络电路关闭，而其他设备不能为其提供远程通信功能时，控制LTE等长距离通信网络电路启动，基于此，降低了跟踪器远距离通信的时长，达到了降低整机发热及降低整机功耗的目的。
跟踪器近距离通信和远距离通信网络切换流程如图4所示，步骤包括：步骤S201至步骤S212。
步骤S201：确定跟踪器A是否通过近距离通信模式连接了其他跟踪器或其他通信设备，在确定跟踪器A通过近距离通信模式连接了其他跟踪器或其他通信设备时，执行步骤S205至步骤S206，否则执行步骤S202至步骤S204。
步骤S202至步骤S204：跟踪器A的LTE电路正常工作以通过LTE网络与数据中心进行远程数据交互，并继续查询附近范围内及是否存在近距离通信设备。
步骤S205：通过近距离通信模式相互连接的跟踪器或通信设备组成无线通信组，并判断无线通信组内是否存在使用LTE通信的设备，在判断无线通信组内存在使用LTE通信的设备 时，执行步骤S207至步骤S208，否则执行步骤S209至步骤S210。
步骤S207至步骤S208：当无线通信组的设备C使用LTE通信时，组内包括跟踪器A在内的其他跟踪器关闭远程通信网络，通过近程通信网络与使用LTE通信的设备C进行通信，组内关闭远程通信网络的跟踪器利用设备C的远程数据通道与数据中心进行数据交互。
步骤S209至步骤S210：当无线通信组内不存在使用LTE通信的设备时，跟踪器A打开自身的LTE网络进行无线通信，并允许组内其他设备利用跟踪器A的远程通信网络进行远程通信，然后确定组内其他设备B是否请求利用跟踪器A的远程通信网络进行远程通信，在确定组内其他设备B请求利用跟踪器A的远程通信网络进行远程通信时，执行步骤S211，否则执行步骤S212。
步骤S211：跟踪器A利用近程通信网络与设备B通信，将设备B的数据通过远程通信网络发送出去，并将接收到的数据传送给设备B。
步骤S212：跟踪器A只利用近程通信与设备B通信，跟踪器A利用远程通信与数据中心进行跟踪器A的数据的发送与接收。
本公开通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备，最大程度地降低了跟踪器的远程通信功能电路的工作时间，降低了跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，提升了跟踪器的使用体验，特别是在多个跟踪器共同工作时，利用短程通信网络形成一个庞大的物联网网络，整个网络中本公开实现了物联网设备等被跟踪物体入网，同时通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备，最大程度的降低了跟踪器的远程通信功能电路的工作时间，降低了跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，提升了跟踪器的使用体验，特别是在多个跟踪器共同工作时，利用短程通信网络形成一个庞大的物联网网络，整个网络中只用启动一个跟踪器的远程通信功能，从而最大程度地降低了多个跟踪器共同工作的功耗。
图5是本公开提供的跟踪器的网络自动控制装置的结构框图，如图5所示，该装置可以包括：确定模块10、关闭模块20、第一通信模块30。
确定模块10，用于通过将跟踪器与其他设备进行短程通信，确定其他设备是否能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能。关闭模块20，用于在确定其他设备能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能时，关闭跟踪器的远程通信功能。第一通信模块30，用于通过可为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互。
其中，确定模块10还用于搜索跟踪器附近是否存在可近程通信的其他设备，在搜索到附近存在可近程通信的其他设备时，通过近程通信模式连接跟踪器与附近存在的可近程通信的其他设备。
在一个实施方式中，其他设备包括非跟踪器和其他跟踪器，确定模块10用于确定与跟踪 器进行短程通信的其他设备中是否存在非跟踪器，在确定与跟踪器进行短程通信的其他设备中存在非跟踪器时，通过与非跟踪器进行短程通信，确定非跟踪器是否能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能，这样，在确定存在能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的非跟踪器时，可以选择非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，以通过远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互，当存在多个能够为其提供远程通信功能的非跟踪器时，可以随机选择一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，也可以选择远程通信信号最佳的一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备等等；在确定与跟踪器进行短程通信的其他设备中存在非跟踪器且非跟踪器不能为跟踪器提供远程通信功能，或者与跟踪器进行短程通信的其他设备中不存在非跟踪器时，通过与其他跟踪器进行短程通信，确定其他跟踪器是否能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能，这样，在确定存在能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器时，可以选择其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备，以通过远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互，当存在多个能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器时，可以随机选择一个其他非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，也可以根据当前网络选择模式，选择一个其他非跟踪器作为远程通信设备，例如在跟踪器的当前网络选择模式是最佳网络模式时，从能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个远程通信信号最优的跟踪器作为远程通信设备，在跟踪器的当前网络选择模式是最佳功耗模式时，从能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
在另一实施方式中，确定模块10用于通过近程通信，向其他设备发送用来利用其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的请求消息；在收到其他设备返回的允许跟踪器通过其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能；或在收到其他设备返回的不具备远程通信能力的响应消息或不允许跟踪器通过其他设备的远程通信功能与数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定其他设备不能为跟踪器提供远程通信功能。这样，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备中选择一个其他设备作为远程通信设备，以通过远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互。决策时，分为以下两种，第一，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备包括至少一个非跟踪器时，从至少一个非跟踪器中选择一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备；第二，在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备均为其他跟踪器时，根据当前网络选择模式，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备，在一示例性实施例中，在当前网络选择模式是最佳网络模式时，从能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个远程通信信号最优的跟踪器作为远程通信设备；在当前网络选择模式是最佳功耗模式时，从能够为跟踪器提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中 选择功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
也就是说，在其他设备中既存在非跟踪器又存在其他跟踪器的情况下，本公开优先使用非跟踪器的远程通信功能，从而降低跟踪器的功耗以及共同工作的多个跟踪器的功能。
该装置进一步包括：启动模块40、第二通信模块50。
启动模块40，用于在确定其他设备不能为跟踪器提供远程通信功能时，启动跟踪器的远程通信功能。第二通信模块50，用于利用跟踪器的远程通信功能与数据中心进行数据交互。
本公开的装置应用于跟踪器，一方面可以实现物联网设备等被跟踪物体入网，另一方面通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备，能够最大程度的降低了跟踪器的远程通信功能电路的工作时间，降低跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，提升了跟踪器的使用体验。
本公开还提供了一种跟踪器的网络自动控制设备，设备包括存储器、处理器以及存储在存储器上并可在处理器上运行的程序，程序被处理器执行时实现上述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。存储器包括但不限于包括但不限于RAM、ROM、EEPROM等，处理器包括但不限于中央处理器、数字信号处理器或微处理器等。
本公开还提供了一种存储介质，用于计算机可读存储，存储介质存储有程序，程序可被处理器执行，以实现上述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。存储介质包括但不限于RAM、ROM、EEPROM、闪存或其他存储器技术、CD-ROM、数字多功能盘(DVD)或其他光盘存储、磁盒、磁带、磁盘存储或其他磁存储装置、或者可以用于存储期望的信息并且可以被计算机访问的任何其他的介质。
本公开提供的一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法、装置、设备及存储介质，跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能；在确定其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能时，跟踪器关闭自身的远程通信功能；跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，通过可为其提供远程通信功能的其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互，实现了物联网设备等被跟踪物体入网，同时最大程度的降低了跟踪器的远程通信功能电路的工作时间，降低了跟踪器整机发热和整机功耗，提升了跟踪器的使用体验，特别是在多个跟踪器共同工作时，利用短程通信网络形成一个庞大的物联网网络，整个网络中只用一个跟踪器的远程通信功能启动，从而最大程度地降低了多个跟踪器共同工作的功耗。
以上参照附图说明了本公开的优选实施例，并非因此局限本公开的权利范围。本领域技术人员不脱离本公开的范围和实质内所作的任何修改、等同替换和改进，均应在本公开的权利范围之内。

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  1. 一种跟踪器的网络自动控制方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：
    跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定所述其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能；
    在确定所述其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能时，所述跟踪器关闭自身的远程通信功能；
    所述跟踪器在关闭自身的远程通信功能后，通过可为其提供远程通信功能的所述其他设备与数据中心进行数据交互。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，在所述跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定所述其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能之前，所述方法进一步包括：
    所述跟踪器搜索附近是否存在可近程通信的其他设备；
    在搜索到附近存在可近程通信的其他设备时，所述跟踪器通过近程通信模式连接附近存在的可近程通信的其他设备。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述其他设备包括其他跟踪器和非跟踪器，所述跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定所述其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能包括：
    所述跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的所述其他设备中是否存在非跟踪器；
    在所述跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的所述其他设备中存在非跟踪器时，通过与所述非跟踪器进行短程通信，确定所述非跟踪器是否能够为其提供远程通信功能；
    在所述跟踪器确定与其进行短程通信的所述其他设备中存在非跟踪器且所述非跟踪器不能为其提供远程通信功能，或者与其进行短程通信的所述其他设备中不存在非跟踪器时，通过与所述其他跟踪器进行短程通信，确定所述其他跟踪器是否能够为其提供远程通信功能。
  4. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述跟踪器通过与其他设备进行短程通信，确定所述其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能包括：
    所述跟踪器通过近程通信，向所述其他设备发送用来利用所述其他设备的远程通信功能与所述数据中心通信的请求消息；
    在所述跟踪器收到所述其他设备返回的允许所述跟踪器通过所述其他设备的远程通信功能与所述数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定所述其他设备能够为其提供远程通信功能；或在所述跟踪器收到所述其他设备返回的不具备远程通信能力的响应消息或不允许所述跟踪器通过所述其他设备的远程通信功能与所述数据中心通信的响应消息时，确定所述其他设备不能 为其提供远程通信功能。
  5. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，在所述跟踪器通过与所述其他设备进行短程通信，确定所述其他设备是否能够为其提供远程通信功能之后，所述方法进一步包括：
    在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备时，所述跟踪器从能够为其提供远程通信功能的所述多个其他设备中选择一个其他设备作为远程通信设备，以通过所述远程通信设备与数据中心进行数据交互。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，其中，所述跟踪器从能够为其提供远程通信功能的所述多个其他设备中选择一个其他设备作为远程通信设备包括：
    在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备包括至少一个非跟踪器时，所述跟踪器从所述至少一个非跟踪器中选择一个非跟踪器作为远程通信设备；
    在存在能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备，且能够为其提供远程通信功能的多个其他设备均为其他跟踪器时，所述跟踪器根据当前网络选择模式，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的所述其他跟踪器中选择一个其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的方法，其中，所述跟踪器根据当前网络选择模式，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的所述其他跟踪器中选择一个其他跟踪器作为远程通信设备包括：
    在所述当前网络选择模式是最佳网络模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择一个远程通信信号最优的跟踪器作为远程通信设备；或
    在所述当前网络选择模式是最佳功耗模式时，从能够为其提供远程通信功能的其他跟踪器中选择功耗最低的跟踪器作为远程通信设备。
  8. 根据权利要求1-7任一项所述的方法，其中，所述方法进一步包括：
    在确定所述其他设备不能为其提供远程通信功能时，所述跟踪器启动自身的远程通信功能；
    所述跟踪器利用自身的远程通信功能，与所述数据中心进行数据交互，并为与其进行短程通信的其他跟踪器提供远程通信功能。
  9. 一种跟踪器的网络自动控制设备，所述设备包括存储器、处理器以及存储在所述存储器上并可在所述处理器上运行的程序，所述程序被所述处理器执行时实现如权利要求1-8任一项所述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。
  10. 一种存储介质，用于计算机可读存储，所述存储介质存储有程序，所述程序可被处理器执行，以实现权利要求1至8中任一项所述的跟踪器的网络自动控制方法的步骤。
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