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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Lanny D. Natucci, Jr., Tacoma, WA (US);
Janet L Schneider, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark A. Inderhees, Woodinville, WA (US);
Frank Gorgenyi, Bremerton, WA (US);
Stuart J. Harper, Seattle, WA (US);
Cristina del Amo Casado, Seattle, WA (US);
Fernando Gonzalez, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sanjib Saha, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shaun C. Hedrick, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The location of a computing device is determined, and the location of an area of interest that is a geographic area referred to as a geo-fence is identified. The accuracy of the determined location of the computing device has an associated uncertainty, so the exact position of the computing device cannot typically be pinpointed. In light of this, the uncertainty associated with the determined location is evaluated relative to the size of the geo-fence in order to determine whether the computing device is inside the geo-fence or outside the geo-fence. Based on this determination, various actions can be taken if the user is entering the geo-fence, exiting the geo-fence, remaining in the geo-fence for at least a threshold amount of time, and so forth.