US Patent Application 18305723. Proactive Provision of Positioning Information Based on User Context simplified abstract
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Proactive Provision of Positioning Information Based on User Context
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Glenn Donald Macgougan of San Jose CA (US)
Isaac Thomas Miller of Half Moon Bay CA (US)
Pejman Lotfali Kazemi of San Francisco CA (US)
Richard B. Warren of Redwood City CA (US)
William Joseph Bencze of Half Moon Bay CA (US)
Proactive Provision of Positioning Information Based on User Context - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18305723 titled 'Proactive Provision of Positioning Information Based on User Context
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a system and methods for providing location services. - The system receives indications that an electronic device is in transit to a defined location. - It establishes a first fence boundary for the defined location. - Once the electronic device crosses the first fence boundary, the system receives an indication and establishes a second fence for the defined location. - The second fence provides a finer granularity fence for the defined location compared to the first fence.
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments described herein provide for a system, a non-transitory machine-readable medium, and methods to provide location services. In an embodiment, a method provides receiving at least one indication that an electronic device is in transit to at least one defined location, establishing a first fence boundary for the at least one defined location, receiving an indication that the electronic device has crossed the first fence boundary and is in transit to a defined location, and establishing a second fence for the defined location, where the second fence provides a finer granularity fence for the defined location than the first fence.
