System and method for defining zones for location-based services
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJeremy A. Greenberger
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for defining zones used in location-based services. A mobile device with administrative privileges is moved in a path within a venue. The path is recorded and the interior of the path forms a zone. Additionally, embodiments provide for modification of existing zones based on a recorded path from the mobile device.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for defining a zone within a location detection system at a venue, comprising:
- obtaining local position data of a mobile device within the venue;
- determining a first position of the mobile device within the venue;
- initiating a path start for a path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device, wherein the path start is a location corresponding to the first position of the mobile device;
- after the path start is initiated, moving the mobile device along the path from the first position to a second position, while recording location information of the path;
- after the moving of the mobile device, initiating a path end for the path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device;
- correcting lines of the path based on a best-fit analysis;
- and
- defining a region bounded by the corrected lines of the path of the mobile device as the zone within the location detection system at the venue.
A mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a network interface coupled to the processor;
- a local receiver coupled to the processor;
- wherein the memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform the steps of:
- obtaining local position data of the mobile device within the venue;
- determining a first position of the mobile device within the venue;
- initiating a path start for a path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device, wherein the path start is a location corresponding to the first position of the mobile device;
- after the path start is initiated, moving the mobile device along the path from the first position to a second position, while recording location information of the path;
- after the moving of the mobile device, initiating a path end for the path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device:
- correcting lines of the path based on a best-fit analysis;
- and
- defining a region bounded by the corrected lines of the path of the mobile device as the zone within the location detection system at the venue.
A computer program product for adjustment of an electronic display of an electronic device, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the electronic device to:
- obtain local position data of a mobile device within the venue;
- determine a first position of the mobile device within the venue;
- initiate a path start for a path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device, wherein the path start is a location corresponding to the first position of the mobile device;
- after the path start is initiated, move the mobile device along the path from the first position to a second position, while recording location information of the path;
- after the moving of the mobile device, initiate a path end for the path based on user input through a screen of the mobile device;
- correct lines of the path based on a best-fit analysis;
- and
- define a region bounded by the corrected lines of the path of the mobile device as the zone within the location detection system at the venue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.