DYNAMIC GEOFENCE BASED ON MEMBERS WITHIN
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system;
receiving, via a second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system;
identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and
in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users.
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Abstract
One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via a second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to:
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receive, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receive, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identify a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users.
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16. A machine readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:
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receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users.
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17. A method comprising:
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deploying one or more mobile stations into a geographic region of a network-based system, the mobile stations to facilitate definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; receiving, via the one or more mobile stations, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and defining the first boundary of the geofence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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at least one mobile station deployable into a geographic region of a network-based system, the mobile station to facilitate definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; and at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to; receive, via the at least one mobile station, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region; identify a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and define the first boundary of the geofence.
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27. A machine readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:
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receiving, via one or more mobile stations, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within a geographic region of a network-based system, the one or more mobile stations deployable into the geographic region to facilitate the definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and defining the first boundary of the geofence.
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