Automatic boundary detection and transaction completion

• US 10,041,799 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2015
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bostick, James E., Ganci, Jr., John M., Rakshit, Sarbajit K., Trim, Craig M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Antonucci, Anne M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stroud, James E
• Application Number:
  US14/599,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20160210800A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 701435
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

In a method for navigating across a boundary in geographical space, a present location of a hardware device is received at an application executing in the hardware device. Using a mapping data, a boundary is identified relative to the present location. In a communication with a system associated with the boundary, in a first transaction, a condition is determined that has to be satisfied prior to crossing the geographical location according to the boundary. A determination is made whether a permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device. Responsive to the permission document being accessible from the device, the permission document is presented automatically to the system in a second transaction. An indication is made at the device, responsive to an acceptance of the permission document in a second transaction received from the system, that the device is permitted to navigate across the boundary.

Claims

1. A method for navigating across a boundary in geographical space, the method comprising:

receiving, at an application executing in a hardware device, a present location of the hardware device;

identifying, using a mapping data, a boundary relative to the present location, wherein the device is expected to cross a geographical location according to the boundary at a future time;

communicating, in a first transaction with a system associated with the boundary, to determine a condition that has to be satisfied prior to crossing the geographical location according to the boundary;

determining, by a processor, whether a permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device;

presenting, automatically, and responsive to the permission document being accessible from the device, the permission document to the system in a second transaction; and

indicating, at the device, responsive to an acceptance of the permission document in a second transaction received from the system, that the device is permitted to navigate across the boundary at the geographical location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a second permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device;

forming, responsive to the second permission document being inaccessible from the device, a third transaction to procure the second permission document; and

transmitting the third transaction to the system.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, responsive to the third transaction, the second permission document from the system in a fourth transaction, wherein the receiving of the second permission document comprises an acceptance of the second permission document by the system, wherein the indicating is further responsive to the acceptance of the second permission document.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

presenting, on a user interface associated with the device, information describing the condition, the boundary, and the second permission document;

receiving a user input at the user interface, the user input selecting an e-commerce component of the third transaction, wherein the forming using the e-commerce component to form the third transaction.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, on a user interface associated with the device, information describing the condition, the boundary, and the permission document;

selecting, according to a user input at the user interface, the permission document.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the device is within a proximity distance from the boundary, wherein the communicating occurs responsive to the device being within the proximity distance from the boundary.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the device is at a first distance greater than a proximity distance set for a type associated with the boundary, wherein the communicating occurs at the first distance responsive to the system being reachable from the device at the first distance.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the communicating occurs further responsive to an initial communication initiated by the system to the device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating with a second system associated with a second boundary to determine a second condition that has to be satisfied prior to crossing a second geographical location according to the second boundary; and

indicating, at the device, responsive to the second condition being absent, that the device is permitted to cross the second geographical location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is embodied in a computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices and computer-readable program instructions which are stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and executed by one or more processors.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is embodied in a computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions which are stored on the one or more computer-readable storage devices for execution by the one or more processors via the one or more memories and executed by the one or more processors.

12. A computer program product for navigating across a boundary in geographical space, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive, at an application executing in a hardware device, a present location of the hardware device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to identify, using a mapping data, a boundary relative to the present location, wherein the device is expected to cross a geographical location according to the boundary at a future time;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to communicate, in a first transaction with a system associated with the boundary, to determine a condition that has to be satisfied prior to crossing the geographical location according to the boundary;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine whether a permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to present, automatically, and responsive to the permission document being accessible from the device, the permission document to the system in a second transaction; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to indicate, at the device, responsive to an acceptance of the permission document in a second transaction received from the system, that the device is permitted to navigate across the boundary at the geographical location.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine whether a second permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to form, responsive to the second permission document being inaccessible from the device, a third transaction to procure the second permission document; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to transmit the third transaction to the system.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive, responsive to the third transaction, the second permission document from the system in a fourth transaction, wherein the receiving of the second permission document comprises an acceptance of the second permission document by the system, wherein the indicating is further responsive to the acceptance of the second permission document.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to present, on a user interface associated with the device, information describing the condition, the boundary, and the second permission document;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive a user input at the user interface, the user input selecting an e-commerce component of the third transaction, wherein the forming using the e-commerce component to form the third transaction.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to present, on a user interface associated with the device, information describing the condition, the boundary, and the permission document;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to select, according to a user input at the user interface, the permission document.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine whether the device is within a proximity distance from the boundary, wherein the communicating occurs responsive to the device being within the proximity distance from the boundary.

18. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine that the device is at a first distance greater than a proximity distance set for a type associated with the boundary, wherein the communicating occurs at the first distance responsive to the system being reachable from the device at the first distance.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein a communication according to the program instructions to communicate occurs further responsive to an initial communication initiated by the system to the device.

20. A computer system for navigating across a boundary in geographical space, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive, at an application executing in a hardware device, a present location of the hardware device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to identify, using a mapping data, a boundary relative to the present location, wherein the device is expected to cross a geographical location according to the boundary at a future time;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to communicate, in a first transaction with a system associated with the boundary, to determine a condition that has to be satisfied prior to crossing the geographical location according to the boundary;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine whether a permission document sufficient to satisfy the condition is accessible from the device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to present, automatically, and responsive to the permission document being accessible from the device, the permission document to the system in a second transaction; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to indicate, at the device, responsive to an acceptance of the permission document in a second transaction received from the system, that the device is permitted to navigate across the boundary at the geographical location.