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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Yefim Grosman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lukas M. Marti, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Morgan Grainger, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Mayor, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Ronald K. Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yefim Grosman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lukas M. Marti, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Morgan Grainger, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Mayor, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Ronald K. Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, program products, and systems for monitoring a geofence using wireless access points are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a mobile device receives data defining a geofence. The mobile device can select, from multiple wireless access points, one or more wireless access points for monitoring the geofence. The selected wireless access points can be monitored by a wireless processor of the mobile device. The wireless processor can detect a potential entry of the geofence when at least one of the selected one or more wireless access points is detected. Upon a detection of the potential entry of the geofence by the wireless processor, the mobile device can use an application processor of the mobile device to determine whether the mobile device entered the geofence.