Scalable geofences
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1. A method comprising:
- processing a first data record on a special purpose computing device to maintain electronic records representative of information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory;
processing a second data record on said special purpose computing device to approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity among said geophysical entity categories;
processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity when marked at a location to be maintained by the special purpose computing device; and
processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to select a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute; and
processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to refine a geo-fence to exclude from the geo-fence areas overlapping an extended feature.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to location-based tracking using geofences.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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processing a first data record on a special purpose computing device to maintain electronic records representative of information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory; processing a second data record on said special purpose computing device to approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity among said geophysical entity categories; processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity when marked at a location to be maintained by the special purpose computing device; and processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to select a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute; and processing said first and second data records on said special purpose computing device to refine a geo-fence to exclude from the geo-fence areas overlapping an extended feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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means for approximating one or more physical features of a geophysical entity marked at a location, wherein the location is embodied in an electronic record maintained by a special purpose computing device, and wherein a data record is processed by said special purpose computing device to approximate said physical features; means for maintaining information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories; means for determining boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity at said location, wherein the means for determining boundaries of the geo-fence excludes from the geo-fence areas overlapping an extended feature; and means for selecting a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed by a special purpose computing device, are adapted to enable said computing device to:
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approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity; maintain electronic records representative of information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory; determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity when marked at a location, wherein the location is embodied in a data record maintained by the special purpose computing device, wherein the boundaries of the geo-fence exclude from the geo-fence areas overlapping an extended feature; and select a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile device comprising:
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a receiver to receive RF signals; and a special purpose computing device coupled to the receiver adapted to operate in an RF environment to; approximate one or more physical features by maintaining information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory; selecting a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute; approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity marked at a location, wherein the location is embodied in an electronic record maintained by the special purpose computing device, and wherein a data record is processed by said special purpose computing device to approximate said physical features; and determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity at said location, wherein the boundaries of the geo-fence exclude areas overlapping an extended feature. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device comprising:
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a receiver to receive location information regarding a mobile device; and a special purpose computing device adapted to; approximate one or more physical features by maintaining information regarding a plurality of geophysical entity categories in a memory, and by selecting a particular category from among said geophysical entity categories associated with said geophysical entity, wherein said approximating is based, at least in part, on said particular category, and further wherein selecting the particular category is based on at least one map attribute; approximate one or more physical features of a geophysical entity marked at a location, wherein the location is embodied in an electronic record maintained by said special purpose computing device, and wherein a data record is processed by said special purpose computing device to approximate said physical features; and determine boundaries of a geo-fence based, at least in part, on said physical features of said geophysical entity at said location, wherein the boundaries of the geo-fence exclude areas overlapping an extended feature. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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