Generating geofences
US9961491B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0639
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device.
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