GEO-FENCE NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT

• US 20150350827A1
• Filed: 09/20/2013
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Birch, Thomas A., Johnson, Derrick Arnold, Kasper, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,549,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

Embodiments for geo-fence notification management are generally described herein. A mobile device for geo-fence notification management may include a geo-location module to: determine a geographical location of the mobile device; and determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area for longer than a threshold period of time; and a presentation module to present a notification on the mobile device when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time. A server and mobile device may work cooperatively to obtain a position of a mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area; determine whether the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it; and present the software application to the mobile device when the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. A mobile device for geo-fence notification management, the mobile device comprising:

a geo-location module communicatively coupled to the mobile device, the geo-location module to;

determine a geographical location of the mobile device; and

determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area for longer than a threshold period of time; and

a presentation module communicatively coupled to the mobile device, the presentation module to present a notification on the mobile device when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time.

27. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the threshold period is configurable, and wherein the geo-location module is to:

receive a value at the mobile device; and

save the value as the threshold value.

28. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the notification includes a link to one of:

an advertisement, a coupon, an application, a map, or a document.

29. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the geo-location module is to:

determine that the mobile device has entered the geo-fenced area; and

initiate a timer to track the amount of time the mobile device is in the geo-fenced area.

30. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the presentation module is to:

suppress further notifications from the geo-fence after the mobile device has been located in the geo-fence area for longer than the threshold period of time.

31. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the presentation module is to:

present an indication that an application is available for use or download when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time.

32. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the indication that the application is available is presented in a notification area.

33. The mobile device of claim 26, wherein the indication that the application is available is presented as an emblem on an icon.

34. The mobile device of claim 33, wherein the icon is a folder icon.

35. A device for displaying geo-centric applications, comprising:

a transceiver module communicatively coupled to the device, the transceiver module to;

transmit from the device to a geo-fence server, a geographical position of the device; and

receive an identification of a software application associated with a geo-fenced area that the device is located in; and

a presentation module communicatively coupled to the device, the presentation module to display an indication on a user interface of the device that the software application is available.

36. The device of claim 35, wherein to display the indication that the software application is available, the presentation module is to:

display a notification in a notification bar of the user interface.

37. The device of claim 35, wherein to display the indication that the software application is available, the presentation module is to:

display an emblem on a folder icon, the folder icon related to a file system directory for geo-centric applications.

38. The device of claim 35, wherein the emblem includes a numeral, the numeral indicating a number of geo-centric applications associated with the geo-fenced area.

39. The device of claim 35, wherein the presentation module is to:

delay for a timeout period before displaying the indication on the user interface that the software application is available.

40. The device of claim 39, wherein the timeout period is configurable by a user of the device.

41. The device of claim 35, comprising an application module to:

receive a user input to install the software application; and

install the software application.

42. The device of claim 35, wherein the transceiver is to:

transmit from the device to the geo-fence server, an updated position of the device; and

receive an indication that the device has exited the geo-fenced area; and

wherein the application module is to initiate an uninstallation process of the application from the device.

43. The device of claim 42, wherein the application module is to:

prompt a user of the device whether to uninstall the software application from the device; and

upon receiving a confirmation from the user, uninstall the software application from the device.

44. A method for geo-fence notification management, the method comprising:

determining at a mobile device, a geographical location of the mobile device;

determining whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area for longer than a threshold period of time; and

presenting a notification on the mobile device when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time.

45. The method of claim 44, comprising:

determining that the mobile device has entered the geo-fenced area; and

initiating a timer to track the amount of time the mobile device is in the geo-fenced area.

46. The method of claim 44, comprising:

suppressing further notifications from the geo-fence after the mobile device has been located in the geo-fence area for longer than the threshold period of time.

47. The method of claim 44, comprising:

presenting an indication that an application is available for use or download when the mobile device is located in the geo-fenced area for longer than the threshold period of time.

48. A method of providing geo-specific applications, the method comprising:

obtaining at a server system, a position of a mobile device;

determining whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area;

determining whether the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it; and

presenting the software application to the mobile device when the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it.

49. The method of claim 48, wherein determining whether the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it comprises:

obtaining a geo-fence identifier;

querying a database with the geo-fence identifier, the database including a relationship between geo-fence identifiers and software applications; and

receiving a result set from the database, the result set including a record including the geo-fence identifier and a software application identifier.

50. A machine-readable medium including instructions for providing geo-specific applications, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

obtaining at a server system, a position of a mobile device;

determining whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fenced area;

determining whether the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it; and

presenting the software application to the mobile device when the geo-fenced area has a software application associated with it.