Patent ID: 9019984
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a mobile device, comprising: selecting, from a plurality of wireless access points, one or more wireless access points for monitoring a geofence, including: determining a tentative location of the mobile device relative to the geofence, including monitoring the selected one or more wireless access points, wherein during the monitoring, the mobile device accommodates a wireless scan capacity of a processor performing the monitoring by distributing the wireless scan capacity among the geographic regions according to the grid and the access point allowances, the grid causing the mobile device to distribute more wireless scan capacity to monitoring wireless access points that are detectable in the geographic region that is closer to the center of the geographic area; and upon determining the tentative location of the mobile device relative to the geofence by the wireless processor, determining whether the mobile device is inside of the geofence.