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GENERATING GEOFENCES

  • US 20150031388A1
  • Filed: 09/27/2013
  • Published: 01/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • obtaining location information for a plurality of merchant locations that are within a threshold distance of a location of a mobile device;

    determining a number of nearest merchant locations that are nearest to the location of the mobile device among the plurality of merchant locations;

    determining a triggering geofence that encloses a geographic region that includes the number of nearest merchant locations;

    determining a size of the geographic region enclosed by the triggering geofence;

    determining that the size of the geographic region enclosed by the triggering geofence is smaller than a threshold size;

    in response to determining that the size of the geographic region enclosed by the triggering geofence is smaller than a threshold size, selecting two or more merchant locations of the number of merchant locations to have a common coalesced geofence, wherein the common coalesced geofence is a local geofence shared by two or more merchant locations;

    associating each of the two or more merchant locations with a common coalesced geofence, wherein detection of the mobile device within the coalesced geofence triggers a notification on the mobile device indicating proximity of each merchant corresponding to the associated two or more merchant locations.

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