Aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery

• US 9,282,432 B1
• Filed: 04/24/2015
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Billy W., Rakshit, Sarbajit K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Torres, Juan A
• Application Number:
  US14/695,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20160057575A1
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery, in one aspect, may include determining a plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user based on monitoring or detecting locations of the first user. The locations may be detected via one or more user selected devices, which include location-aware devices such as GPS receiver/transmitter devices. A second user identifier may be received from the first user. One or more second geo-fencing areas of a second user may be determined, for example, similarly to the first geo-fencing areas. Content may be gathered based on aggregated geo-fencing area comprising the plurality of first geo-fencing areas and the one or more second geo-fencing areas. The content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area may be presented, for example, for collaborative activity among the users.

Claims

1. A method for aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery, comprising:

determining, by a processor, a plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user based on detecting locations of the first user, the locations detected via one or more user selected devices;

receiving, by the processor, a second user identifier from the first user;

determining, by the processor, one or more second geo-fencing areas of a second user;

aggregating, by the processor, the plurality of first geo-fencing areas and the one or more second geo-fencing areas into aggregated geo-fencing area;

gathering, by the processor, content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area; and

presenting, by the processor, the content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting content comprises presenting content based on the aggregated geo-fencing area to one or more of the first user and the second user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said gathering content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area is based on one or more rules.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining a plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user comprises:

receiving a registration request from the first user identifying said one or more user selected devices;

monitoring the locations of the first user based on information received from the one or more user selected devices;

storing a history of the monitored locations, rate of movement and timing information based on said monitoring; and

analyzing the history of the monitored locations, rate of movement and timing information to determine the plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting information associated with the plurality of first geo-fencing areas.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein said one or more rules comprise one or more user defined rules.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the timing information comprises duration of time spent in the monitored locations and time and date spent in the monitored locations.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

allowing the first user to specify a distance radius from one or more of the monitored locations, wherein the plurality of first geo-fencing areas is calculated based on the user specified distance radius.