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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Skyhook Wireless, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Christopher Steger, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Jason Dytko, Portland, OR (US);
Nicolas Brachet, Newton, MA (US);
Russel Kipp Jones, Medfield, MA (US);
Andrei Dancus, Burlington, MA (US);
Andrew Broadstone, Watertown, MA (US);
Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz, Wayland, MA (US);
Skyhook Wireless, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, techniques approximate concurrent monitoring of a large number of geo-fences, potentially beyond a number supported by a mobile device, The mobile device may activate a subset of geo-fences to be monitored, the subset of geo-fences selected from the set of geo-fences based on proximity to a current location of the mobile device. The mobile device may also establish and monitor an envelope geo-fence that encompasses the subset of geo-fences. In response to detecting that the mobile device has moved to a new location proximate to the envelope geo-fence, a new subset of geo-fences is activated to be monitored. Geo-fences of the subset of geo-fences that are not part of the new subset of geo-fences are deactivated.