Start and stop moving notification triggers for location based tracking
US9668098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tracking system in which positioning alerts are communicated to a first user device from a second user device, the tracking system including a positioning sensor that determines a current location of the second user device; a controller in communication with the positioning sensor; and a memory including instructions to: receive a first set of current locations from the positioning sensor, generate, at a start of a candidacy period, a candidate geofence including the first set, receive a second set of current locations from the positioning sensor, when, by an end of the candidacy period, the entirety of the second is within the candidate geofence, communicate a stop motion message to the first user device, receive a third set of current locations from the positioning sensor, and when any of the third set is outside an active geofence, communicate a start motion message to the first user device.
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