Systems and methods for determining a location of a vehicle within a geofence

An apparatus for determining a location of a vehicle within a geofence, comprising:

• at least one distributed server computer, wherein each of the at least one distributed server computer includes a non-transitory computer readable medium, a processor, and a memory in communication with a fencing agent;
• wherein the at least one distributed server computer defines the geofence using a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address labeled anchor point in a distributed geofence database;
• wherein the geofence is not defined by longitude and latitude;
• wherein the unique IP address labeled anchor point includes metadata, wherein the metadata includes lookup table identifiers;
• wherein the fencing agent determines a geographic location of the vehicle and converts the geographic location to an IP address;
• wherein the fencing agent identifies the geofence associated with the IP address;
• wherein the fencing agent is operable to identify at least one rule associated with the geofence;
• wherein the at least one distributed server computer is operable to receive an acceptance of a license agreement from the fencing agent before implementing the at least one rule associated with the geofence;
• wherein the lookup table identifiers are sortable by a licensee of the license agreement;
• wherein the fencing agent is operable to automatically implement the at least one rule associated with the geofence for the at least one vehicle;
• wherein the fencing agent is operable to detect conflicting rules associated with the geofence and implement a higher ranked rule;
• wherein the at least one distributed server computer is operable to return at least one code associated with the at least one rule;
• wherein the at least one distributed server computer is operable to automatically block access to a website based on the at least one code;
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• wherein the distributed geofence database stores geographic point information corresponding to the unique IP address labeled anchor point and updates the geographic point information for the unique IP address labeled anchor point in the distributed geofence database.

A method for identifying a location of a vehicle within a geofence, comprising:

• a fencing agent determining a geographic location of the vehicle and converting the geographic location to an Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• the fencing agent identifying the geofence associated with the IP address;
• wherein the fencing agent is in communication with a plurality of distributed server computers each including a non-transitory computer readable medium, a processor, and a memory;
• wherein the plurality of distributed server computers defines the geofence using a unique IP address labeled anchor point in a distributed geofence database;
• wherein the geofence is not defined by longitude and latitude;
• wherein the geofence is defined in part on an altitude;
• wherein the unique IP address labeled anchor point includes metadata, wherein the metadata includes lookup table identifiers;
• the plurality of distributed server computers returning at least one code associated with at least one rule;
• the plurality of distributed server computers receiving an acceptance of a license agreement from the fencing agent before activating the at least one rule;
• wherein the fencing agent is operable to automatically implement the at least one rule associated with the geofence for the at least one vehicle;
• wherein the fencing agent is operable to detect conflicting rules associated with the geofence and implement a higher ranked rule;
• sorting the lookup table identifiers by a licensee of the license agreement;
• the plurality of distributed server computers blocking access to at least one website based on of the at least one code;
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• the distributed geofence database caching geographic point information corresponding to the unique IP address labeled anchor point and updating the geographic point information for the unique IP address labeled anchor point in the distributed geofence database.