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PROXIMITY FENCE

  • US 20140274150A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2014
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a mobile device, an application program, the application program being associated with an identifier of a signal source group that includes a plurality of signal sources, the signal source group defining a multi-level proximity fence comprising a high-level proximity fence and a low-level proximity fence, the low-level proximity fence being enclosed in the high-level proximity fence, wherein the application program is configured to activate upon entering the multi-level proximity fence;

    detecting, by the mobile device, a signal source identifier from a signal source, the detected signal source identifier comprising a first-level identifier and a second-level identifier;

    upon determining that the first-level identifier in the detected signal source identifier matches the identifier of the signal source group, activating, by the mobile device, a first function of the application program; and

    upon determining that the second-level identifier matches at least a portion of an identifier of an individual signal source in the signal source group;

    determining that a distance between the mobile device and the individual signal source satisfies a proximity threshold; and

    thenswitching, by the mobile device, the first function of the application program into a second function of the application program, the second function being different from the first function.

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