ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING GEO-FENCE SERVICE WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION
First Claim
1. A method for use by an electronic device receiving a geo-fence service, comprising:
- (1) determining whether a current position of the electronic device determined using a cellular positioning system (CPS) is located within a first distance from a central point of a geo-fence service area;
(2) in response to determining that the current position is located within the first distance, determining the current position using a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS);
(3) determining whether the WPS determined current position is located within a second distance from the central point of the geo-fence service area; and
(4) in response to the determination the current position is located within the second distance, determining whether the current position calculated using a global positioning system (GPS), is located within a boundary of a geo-fence service area.
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Abstract
A method used by an electronic device receiving a geo-fence service, determines whether a current position of the electronic device, determined using a cellular positioning system (CPS), is located within a first distance from a central point of a geo-fence service area. In response to determining that the current position is located within the first distance, the current position is determined using a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) and it is further determined whether the WPS determined current position is located within a second distance from the central point of the geo-fence service area. In response to the determination the current position is located within the second distance, it is determined whether the current position calculated using a global positioning system (GPS), is located within a boundary of a geo-fence service area.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for use by an electronic device receiving a geo-fence service, comprising:
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(1) determining whether a current position of the electronic device determined using a cellular positioning system (CPS) is located within a first distance from a central point of a geo-fence service area; (2) in response to determining that the current position is located within the first distance, determining the current position using a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS); (3) determining whether the WPS determined current position is located within a second distance from the central point of the geo-fence service area; and (4) in response to the determination the current position is located within the second distance, determining whether the current position calculated using a global positioning system (GPS), is located within a boundary of a geo-fence service area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method used by an electronic device which receives a geo-fence service, comprising:
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(1) determining whether serving cell information of a cell currently serving information to the electronic device matches an item of cell information of one or more base stations located within a predetermined range and outside of a geo-fence service area; (2) in response to a determined match, determining whether the serving cell information matches an item of cell information of one or more base stations located within the geo-fence service area; and (3) in response to an absence of a match of the serving cell information and the base station cell information, determining whether a current position is located within the geo-fence service area using a global positioning system (GPS). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device which receives a geo-fence service, comprising:
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a processor unit for, determining whether a current position calculated using a cellular positioning system (CPS) is located within a first distance from a central point of a geo-fence service area, in response to determining that the current position is located within the first distance, determining the current position using a Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS), determining whether the WPS determined current position is located within a second distance from the central point of the geo-fence service area, and in response to the determination the current position is located within the second distance, determining whether the current position calculated using a global positioning system (GPS), is located within a boundary of a geo-fence service area; and a memory for storing information processed by the processor unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device which receives a geo-fence service, comprising:
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a processor unit for, determining whether serving cell information matches an item of cell information of one or more base stations located within a predetermined range outside of a geo-fence service area, in response to determining that the serving cell information matches an item of cell information, determining whether the serving cell information matches an item of cell information of one or more base stations located within the geo-fence service area, and in response to determining that the serving cell information matches an item of cell information of one or more base stations located within the geo-fence service area, determining whether a current position is located within the geo-fence service area by using a GPS; and a memory for storing information processed by the processor unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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