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Geofence information delivery systems and methods

US9875251B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2015
Grant dateJan 23, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to methods and systems for querying a database of geofences, with each geofence in the database being associated with a plurality of geographic coordinate points. The method and system convert an IP address, preferably an IPv6 address, to a geographic coordinate point and identify any geofence anchor points associated with the geographic coordinate point.

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