Geofence determination

• US 9,788,156 B1
• Filed: 03/30/2016
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Anderson, Evelyn R., Bender, Michael, Boone, Michael, Childress, Rhonda L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US15/085,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20170289754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 4554563, 455410
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method, executed by one or more processors, includes determining a geofence by receiving an indication to determine a first location. The method includes determining a second location. Furthermore, the method includes connecting sequentially each of a set of sequentially determined locations to determine a geofence, wherein the set of sequentially determined locations includes at least the first location and the second location.

Claims

1. A method for determining a geofence, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, on a mobile device, an indication to determine a first location, wherein the mobile device is connected to a robot that travels a path for a desired boundary of the geofence;

determining, by one or more computer processors, the first location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence;

determining, by one or more processors, a second location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence; and

connecting, by one or more processors, sequentially each of a set of sequentially determined locations along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence to determine the geofence, wherein the set of sequentially determined locations includes at least the first location and the second location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting, by one or more processors, sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence further comprises:

receiving, by one or more processors, a user indication that the set of sequentially determined locations for creating the geofence is complete; and

connecting, by one or more processors, the first location and a last location of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting, by one or more processors, sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence further comprises:

determining, by one or more processors, the geofence is complete when connecting sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations creates an enclosed area for the geofence.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations are determined by at least one of:

a global positioning system, an radio frequency identification system, an optical positioning system, an indoor positioning system and a hybrid positioning system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a time duration after a previous location of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the time duration is one of a pre-set time duration and a user input time duration.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a distance traveled by the mobile device after a previous location of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the distance traveled by the mobile device is one of a pre-set distance and a user selected distance.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a change of direction of a movement of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each sequentially determined location in the set of sequentially determined locations of the mobile device is determined by tracking a location of the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein connecting, by one or more processors, sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence occurs on one of the mobile device and a computer.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the geofence is a partial perimeter geofence.

13. A computer program product for determining a geofence, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising instructions for;

receiving, on a mobile device, an indication to determine a first location, wherein the mobile device is connected to a robot that travels a path for a desired boundary of the geofence;

determining the first location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence;

determining a second location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence; and

connecting sequentially each of a set of sequentially determined locations along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence to determine the geofence, wherein the set of sequentially determined locations includes at least the first location and the second location.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein connecting, by one or more processors, sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence further comprises program instructions for:

receiving a user indication that the set of sequentially received locations for creating the geofence is complete; and

connecting the first location and a last location of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein connecting sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations to determine the geofence further comprises program instructions for:

determining the geofence is complete when connecting sequentially each of the set of sequentially determined locations creates an enclosed area for the geofence.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a time duration after a previously determined location of the set of sequentially determined locations.

17. A computer system for determining a geofence, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising instructions to perform a method comprising;

receiving, on a mobile device, an indication to determine a first location, wherein the mobile device is connected to a robot that travels a path for a desired boundary of the geofence;

determining the first location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence;

determining a second location based, at least in part, on movement of the robot in two dimensions along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence; and

connecting sequentially each of a set of sequentially determined locations along the path for the desired boundary of the geofence to determine the geofence, wherein the set of sequentially determined locations includes at least the first location and the second location.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a distance traveled by the mobile device after a previous location of the set of sequentially determined locations.

19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein each of the set of sequentially determined locations is determined based on a change of direction of a movement of the mobile device.