ACTIVE GEO-FENCE MANAGEMENT

摘要

In one embodiment, techniques approximate concurrent monitoring of a large number of geo-fences, potentially beyond a number supported by a mobile device, The mobile device may obtain a set of geo-fences and maintain a first subset of the geo-fences as an active subset of geo-fences and a second subset of the geo-fences as an inactive subset of geo-fences. The mobile device may also establish and monitor an envelope geo-fences that excluded the inactive subset of geo-fence. In response to detecting that the mobile device has moved to a new location proximate to the envelope geo-fence, one or more geo-fences are moved between the active subset of geo-fences and the inactive subset of geo-fences to produce a new active subset of geo-fences and a new inactive subset of geo-fences.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a mobile device, a set of geo-fences; maintaining a first subset of the geo-fences as an active subset of geo-fences and a second subset of the geo-fences as an inactive subset of geo-fences; establishing and monitoring an envelope geo-fences that excludes the inactive subset of geo-fences; detecting the mobile device has moved to a new location proximate to the envelope geo-fence, wherein proximate to the envelope geo-fence is measured based on the new location being within a predetermined distance of the envelope geo-fence or the mobile device having crossed the envelope geo-fence to reach the new location; and in response to detecting the mobile device has moved to the new location proximate to the envelope geo-fence, moving one or more geo-fences between the active subset of geo-fences and the inactive subset of geo-fences to produce a new active subset of geo-fences and a new inactive subset of geo-fences.