System and method with automatic radius crossing notification for global positioning system (GPS) tracker

• US 10,448,196 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2016
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kern, Jr., James W., Ferro, Phil, Nisita, Frank Joseph, Laube, Richard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Mong-Thuy T
• Application Number:
  US15/205,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566, 455457
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/1012 Zone surveillance means, e.g. parking lots, truck depots
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Systems and methods with automatic radius cross notification for a GPS tracker are provided. Some methods can include receiving user input requesting a dynamic creation of a geo-fence, and, responsive thereto, creating the geo-fence. Some methods can include determining when a GPS tracker device has been stationary for a predetermined period of time, and responsive thereto, dynamically creating a geo-fence.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a website or a mobile application running on a mobile device receiving user input activating an automatic geo-fence feature for a location without a preconfigured geo-fence, the user input including a radius;

responsive to receiving the user input, the website or the mobile application running on the mobile device transmitting the radius and instructions to activate the automatic geo-fence feature to a tracker device;

responsive to receiving the instructions, the tracker device activating the automatic geo-fence feature;

when the automatic geo-fence feature is active, the tracker device determining whether the tracker device is located in the location without the preconfigured geo-fence and whether the tracker device is stationary;

when the tracker device is located in the location without the preconfigured geo-fence and the tracker device is stationary, the tracker device determining whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed;

when the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the tracker device creating an active geo-fence having the radius around the location without the preconfigured geo-fence; and

when the active geo-fence has been created and the tracker device crosses the active geo-fence, the tracker device transmitting an alert notification to the website or mobile application running on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the tracker device creating the active geo-fence includes the tracker device identifying a boundary defined by a distance of the radius from the location without the preconfigured geo-fence.

3. A system comprising:

a tracker device; and

a mobile device;

wherein a website or a mobile application running on the mobile device receives user input activating an automatic geo-fence feature for a location without a preconfigured geo-fence, the user input including a radius,

wherein, responsive to receiving the user input, the website or the mobile application running on the mobile device transmits the radius and instructions to activate the automatic geo-fence feature to the tracker device,

wherein, responsive to receiving the instructions, the tracker device activates the automatic geo-fence feature,

wherein, when the automatic geo-fence feature is active, the tracker device determines whether the tracker device is located in the location without the preconfigured geo-fence and whether the tracker device is stationary,

wherein, when the tracker device is located in the location without the preconfigured geo-fence and the tracker device is stationary, the tracker device determines whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed,

wherein, when the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the tracker device creates an active geo-fence having the radius around the location without the preconfigured geo-fence, and

wherein, when the active geo-fence has been created and the tracker device crosses the active geo-fence, the tracker device transmits an alert notification to the website or mobile application running on the mobile device.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the tracker device creating the active geo-fence includes the tracker device identifying a boundary defined by a distance of the radius from the location without the preconfigured geo-fence.