Power-efficient activation of a device movement sensor module

A sensor management module, implemented by computing functionality, for managing activation of a device movement sensor module provided by a user device, comprising:

• logic configured to receive venue information associated with at least one venue;
• logic configured to determine a current position of the user device using at least one probing technique;
• logic configured to turn on the device movement sensor module when it is determined, based on the current position, that a user has reached a prescribed region associated with the venue;
• and
• logic configured to activate at least a dead-reckoning technique to generate positions, using the device movement sensor module.

A computer readable storage medium for storing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions providing processing functionality when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer readable instructions comprising:

• logic configured to determine a set of venues for at least one user device, each venue corresponding to a region in which the user device is asked to provide collected information, the collected information comprising positions in association with beacon information;
• logic configured to determine a quota for the user device, the quota defining an amount of work that the user device is allowed to perform in providing the collected information;
• logic configured to disseminate venue information and quota information to the user device, the venue information providing information regarding the set of venues assigned to the user device, and the quota information describing the quota assigned to the user device;
• and
• logic configured to receive collected information from the user device, the collected information being collected by the user device within at least one of the venues specified in the set of venues.