SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-BASED GEOFENCING

摘要

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for time-based geolocation queries, with designated planned arrival and/or departure times or event start/end times. The number of queries can be drastically reduced to reduce battery, bandwidth, and processing requirements; or the rate of queries can be increased within a specified time frame, providing much higher resolution of geolocation information. Geolocation information may be monitored via notifications from portable devices to identify demographics of users within identified regions and subregions, allowing real-time, dynamic comparison of demographic information between locations, such as restaurants, clubs, or events.

主权项

1. A method for time-based geofencing, comprising:
(a) receiving, by a portable computing device, an identification of a region and a planned arrival time; (b) identifying, by the portable computing device, that a current time is within a predetermined period of time before the planned arrival time; (c) responsive to the identification, determining a current location of the portable computing device; (d) comparing the current location of the portable computing device to the identified region; and (e) repeating steps (c)-(d) at a predetermined frequency, responsive to determining that the current location of the portable computing device is outside of the identified region.