Automated geo-fence boundary configuration and activation
AssigneeGordon*Howard Associates, Inc.
InventorsGerald A. Morgan, Stanley G. Schwarz
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Abstract
A geo-fence is defined and established automatically based on a current location of an asset along with some range or distance, avoiding the need for a user to manually specify a location by drawing a perimeter, specifying a point location, or by any other means. Once established, the geo-fence can be activated so as to notify the owner of the asset and/or some other entity of movement of the asset beyond the boundary specified by the geo-fence. In one embodiment, the geo-fence can be automatically activated upon certain conditions, or can be manually activated, or any combination thereof.
Claims6
An onboard device comprising:
- a processor mechanically coupled to an asset;
- a global positioning system (GPS) module communicatively coupled to the processor, the GPS module configured to receive position data from GPS satellites;
- a computer-readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor, the storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to a trigger event, activate a geo-fence boundary for the asset, wherein activating the geo-fence boundary comprises:
- reading data indicative of a current location of the asset from the GPS module;
- defining a geo-fence boundary surrounding the asset based on the current location of the asset;
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- activating the geo-fence boundary;
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- subsequent to activating the geo-fence boundary, monitor asset location with respect to the geo-fence boundary, wherein monitoring asset location with respect to the geo-fence boundary comprises reading data indicative of successive positions of the asset from the GPS module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.