Apparatus and method for generating, displaying and implementing a geo-fence using location determination of mobile devices within a location-based group

An apparatus for generating, implementing and displaying a geo-fence using the location determination of mobile devices within a location-based group comprising:

• a processor;
• a communication interface to:
• receiving geo-fence information, and
• receive a location data and proximity information from each of a plurality of mobile devices, respectively, wherein the location data received from a first mobile device included in the plurality of mobile devices includes a fixed location of the first mobile device and the proximity information received from the first mobile device includes an identification of mobile devices that are within a proximity sensitivity radius of the first mobile device;
• and
• a memory storage storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive the geo-fence information, the location data and the proximity information from the communication interface,
• generate a geo-fence based on the geo-fence information,
• form a subgroup of mobile devices based on the proximity information from each of the plurality of mobile devices, the subgroup including the first mobile device and mobile devices that have provided proximity information that identifies the first mobile device are being within the proximity sensitivity radiuses of the mobile devices, respectively,
• refine the fixed location of the first mobile device to generate a refined location of the first mobile device, wherein refining the fixed location includes identifying an intersection of the proximity sensor sensitivity of each of the mobile devices that in the subgroup,
• signal to the communication interface to transmit the refined location of the mobile device and the geo-fence to a display device, and
• generate and transmit an alert to the display device when the refined location of the first mobile device crosses the geo-fence.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of generating, displaying, and implementing a geo-fence using the location determination of mobile devices within a location-based group comprising:

• receiving geo-fence information and generating a geo-fence based on the geo-fence information received;
• receiving location data and proximity information from each of a plurality of mobile devices, respectively, wherein the location data received from a first mobile device included in the plurality of mobile devices includes a fixed location of the first mobile device and the proximity information received from the first mobile device includes an identification of mobile devices that are within a proximity sensitivity radius of the first mobile device;
• forming a subgroup of mobile devices based on the proximity information from each of the plurality of mobile devices, the subgroup including the first mobile device and mobile devices that have provided proximity information that identifies the first mobile device are being within the proximity sensitivity radiuses of the mobile devices, respectively;
• refining the fixed location of the first mobile device to generate a refined location of the first mobile device, wherein refining the fixed location includes identifying an intersection of the proximity sensor sensitivity of each of the mobile devices that in the subgroup;
• transmitting the refined location of the first mobile device and the geo-fence to a display device;
• and
• generating and transmitting an alert to the display device when the refined location of the first mobile device crosses the geo-fence.