Geofence information delivery systems and methods
US9906609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/69
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- 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 IP addresses, preferably IPv6 addresses, and each IP address corresponding to a specific geographic coordinate. The method and system convert location coordinates to IP addresses and determine whether a location anchor point is associated with a geofence.
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