Patent ID: 9721451
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G01C,G08B

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server, a first device identifier and first location information from a first receiving device, the first location information being associated with a first location of the first receiving device received from a plurality of beacons, wherein the first device identifier comprises a distinctive combination of at least one of numbers and characters uniquely identifying the first receiving device; determining, by the server, a location associated with the first receiving device based at least on one of the first location information and the first device identifier; receiving, by the server, a destination location from the first receiving device; determining, by the server, a path associated with the first receiving device, wherein the path corresponds to the location associated with the first receiving device and the destination location; receiving, by a server, a second device identifier and second location information from a second receiving device, the second location information being associated with a second location of the second receiving device received from a plurality of beacons, wherein the second device identifier comprises a distinctive combination of at least one of numbers and characters uniquely identifying the second receiving device; determining, by the server, a location associated with the second receiving device based at least on one of the second location information and the second device identifier; determining, by the server, whether the location associated with the second receiving device is within a predefined zone relative to the location of the first receiving device; determining, by the server, whether the path associated with the first receiving device is within a predefined zone relative to the location of the second receiving device; upon the location associated with the second receiving device being within at least one of the predefined zone relative to the location of the first receiving device and the path associated with the first receiving device, generating, by the server, a notification comprising a warning message; and transmitting, by the server, the notification to the second receiving device.