Scalable GeoFences
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1. A method comprising:
- processing electronic signals on a special purpose computing device to maintain signals representative of information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory;
processing electronic signals on said special purpose computing device to approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity among said geophysical entity categories; and
processing electronic signals on said special purpose computing device to determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to location-based tracking using geofences.
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1. A method comprising:
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processing electronic signals on a special purpose computing device to maintain signals representative of information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory; processing electronic signals on said special purpose computing device to approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity among said geophysical entity categories; and processing electronic signals on said special purpose computing device to determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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means for approximating one or more physical features of a geophysical entity; and means for determining boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article comprising:
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a special purpose computing device, are adapted to enable said computing device to;
to approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity; and to determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a special purpose computing device, are adapted to enable said computing device to;
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27. A mobile device comprising:
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a receiver to receive RF signals; and a special purpose computing device adapted to operate in an RF environment to; approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity; and determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A device comprising:
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a receiver to receive location information regarding a mobile device; and a special purpose computing device adapted to; approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity; and determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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