Patent ID: 9565523
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a mobile device, a set of geo-fences from a server; activating a subset of geo-fences to be monitored on the mobile device, the subset of geo-fences selected from the set of geo-fences based on proximity to a current location of the mobile device; establishing and monitoring an envelope geo-fence that contains the subset of geo-fences, such that each geo-fence to be monitored is contained within the envelope geo-fence; detecting the mobile device has moved to a new location proximate to the envelope geo-fence, wherein proximate to the envelope geo-fence is measured based on the new location being within a predetermined distance of the envelope geo-fence or the mobile device having crossed the envelope geo-fence to reach the new location; and in response to the detecting, activating a new subset of geo-fences to be monitored on the mobile device.