# US 2014/0155094 A1 · Dynamic geofence based on members within > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155094 A1 - Document ID: US20140155094A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/693,145 - Filed: 2012-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: eBay Inc. - Applicants: Ebay Inc. - Inventors: Matthew Scott Zises - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155094A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/022: {with dynamic range variability} - G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location} - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/08: User group management - H04W 4/21: for social networking applications - G06Q 10/42: Determination of affinities or common interests between users - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via a second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the common element is a predetermined common element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the common element is identified upon a comparison of the first and second contextual information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring an aspect of the common element included in the received first or second contextual information and adjusting the boundary of the geofence based on a change in the aspect. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the geolocation of the first or second user and adjusting the boundary of the geofence based on a change in the geolocation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a population size of members connected to the network-based system to be included within the defined geofence, the population size based on an identification of the common element in received contextual information relating to at least one member of the population and the received contextual information relating to the first or second user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second users are included in the population. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the boundary of the geofence is defined based on a geolocation of the at least one member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising monitoring the contextual information relating to the first or second user or the at least one member, and redefining the boundary of the geofence based on a change in the contextual information or a desired population size to be included with the geofence. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence based on an identified change in the geolocation or the contextual information relating to at least one member of the population, or to the first or second user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence to exclude at least one member from the population, the exclusion based on an identified change in geolocation or contextual information relating to the at least one excluded member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence to include at least one new member in the population, the inclusion based on a geolocation of the at least one new member, or an identification of a common element in received contextual information relating to the at least one new member and the contextual information relating to at least one other member of the population. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the contextual information or geolocation relating to the first or second user, and dynamically redefining the boundaries of the geofence based on movement of the first or second user within a geographic region of the networked-based system, or an identified change in the contextual information relating to the first or second user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising defining a boundary for the geofence based on a predetermined distance between the respective geolocations of the first and second user. ### Claim 15 A system comprising at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to: receive, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receive, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identify a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. ### Claim 16 A machine readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of: receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. ### Claim 17 A method comprising: deploying one or more mobile stations into a geographic region of a network-based system, the mobile stations to facilitate definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; receiving, via the one or more mobile stations, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and defining the first boundary of the geofence. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein defining the first boundary of the geofence is further based on a geolocation of at least one of the member of the population. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein defining the first boundary of the geofence is further based on a geolocation of at least one mobile station. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence based on a desired number of members of the population to be included with the geofence. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising defining a second boundary of the geofence based on a change in geolocation of at least one member of the population, or of the one or more mobile stations. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising defining a second boundary of the geofence based on a change in received contextual information relating to at least one member of the population. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence to exclude at least one member from the population, based on a change in geolocation or received contextual information of the at least one excluded member. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising redefining the boundary of the geofence to include at least one new member to the population, the inclusion based on a geolocation of the at least one new member, or an identification of a common element in received contextual information relating to the at least one new member and the contextual information relating to at least one other member of the population. ### Claim 25 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more deployed mobile stations are in communication with each other. ### Claim 26 A system comprising: at least one mobile station deployable into a geographic region of a network-based system, the mobile station to facilitate definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; and at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to: receive, via the at least one mobile station, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region; identify a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and define the first boundary of the geofence. ### Claim 27 A machine readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of: receiving, via one or more mobile stations, contextual information relating to a plurality of members of the population within a geographic region of a network-based system, the one or more mobile stations deployable into the geographic region to facilitate the definition of a boundary of a geofence surrounding a population of members connected to the network-based system located within the geographic region; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members; and defining the first boundary of the geofence.