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Delivery confirmation using overlapping geo-fences

  • US 9,699,606 B1
  • Filed: 06/24/2016
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a computing device comprising a processor and a memory; and

    an application stored in the memory and executable by the processor,wherein the application comprises machine readable instructions that,when executed, cause the computing device to at least;

    receive a first position of a first client computing device, the first position comprising a latitude and a longitude for the first client computing device;

    receive a second position of a second client computing device, the second position comprising a latitude and a longitude for the second client computing device;

    identify a first geo-fenced area surrounding the first client computing device,wherein the first geo-fenced area is identified based at least in part on the first position;

    identify a second geo-fenced area surrounding the second client computing device,wherein the second geo-fenced area is identified based at least in part on the second position;

    calculate an amount of the first geo-fenced area that overlaps the second geo-fenced area;

    determine that the amount of the first geo-fenced area that overlaps the second geo-fenced area exceeds a predefined threshold; and

    generate a delivery confirmation for a shipment based at least in part on a determination that the amount of the first geo-fenced area that overlaps the second geo-fenced area exceeds the predefined threshold.

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