SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CORRECTION OF GEOFENCES

• US 20150081212A1
• Filed: 09/16/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Connect Development Limited
• Original Assignee: Fleetmatics Ireland Limited (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mitchell, Peter, Mocanu, Ovidiu
• Granted Patent: US 10,267,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/454
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/207 with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/022 with dynamic range variability

Abstract

A system and method and system flow for identifying and correcting geofences.

Claims

1. A computer system including at least one computer processor and computer readable storage medium or media including computer code and at least one storage device in which is stored GPS data for at least one vehicle the system comprising:

a memory,

the one or more processors programmed at least to;

automatedly identify a conflict between a plurality geofences;

apply a geofence correction algorithm; and

correct the geofence.

2. The computer system of claim 1 comprising:

a memory including a GPS event database including GPS event data transmitted from at least one GPS device, each GPS device associated with a vehicle, and stored over a period of time; and

the one or more processors are programmed at least to

receive GPS event data transmitted from at least one GPS device, each GPS device associated with a vehicle, the event GPS event data including location information for the vehicle;

store the GPS event data in a GPS event database operatively coupled to at least one of the processors;

analyze the GPS event data to derive and record vehicle stops for at least one vehicle,

automatedly identify and define a geofence for at least one frequent stop location based on the vehicle stops;

determine if the frequent stop location area conflicts with a user defined geofence; and

if the geofence for the frequent stop location conflicts with the user defined geofence, correct the geofence.

3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed at least to:

provide, for a graphic user interface, a representation including a representation of the frequent stop location area, and a representation including a representation of the geofence,

wherein the graphic user interface shows the overlap between the representation of the frequent stop location geofence and the user defined geofence.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed to provide, for the graphic user interface, at least:

a map showing the geofence for the frequent stop location area and the user defined geofence.

5. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed at least to

allow a user to manually correct at least one of the geofences.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed at least to:

provide, for a graphic user interface, a representation including a representation the plurality of geofences, wherein the graphic user interface shows the conflict for the plurality of geofences.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further programmed at least to provide, for the graphic user interface, at least:

a map showing the plurality of geofences.

8. A method comprising, in at least one computer and a computer readable non-transitory storage medium or media including computer code:

automatedly identifying a conflict between a plurality geofences;

applying a geofence correction algorithm; and

correcting the geofence.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

receiving GPS event data transmitted from at least one GPS device, each GPS device associated with a vehicle, the event GPS event data including location information for the vehicle;

storing the GPS event data in a GPS event database operatively coupled to at least one of the processors;

analyzing the GPS event data to derive and record vehicle stops for at least one vehicle,

automatedly identifying and defining a geofence for at least one frequent stop location based on the vehicle stops;

determining if the frequent stop location area conflicts with a user defined geofence; and

if the geofence for the frequent stop location conflicts with the user defined geofence, correcting the geofence.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising:

providing, for a graphic user interface, a representation including a representation of the frequent stop location area, and a representation including a representation of the geofence,

wherein the graphic user interface shows the overlap between the representation of the frequent stop location geofence and the user defined geofence.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising:

providing, for the graphic user interface, at least;

a map showing the geofence for the frequent stop location area and the user defined geofence.

12. The method of claim 9, comprising:

allowing a user to manually correct at least one of the geofences.

13. The method of claim 8, comprising:

providing, for a graphic user interface, a representation including a representation the plurality of geofences, wherein the graphic user interface shows the conflict for the plurality of geofences.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising:

providing, for the graphic user interface, at least a map showing the plurality of geofences.