Patent ID: 9191832
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a mobile device, an application program, the application program being configured to activate upon entering a category-based fence, the category-based fence corresponding to a signal source group including a plurality of signal sources and being associated with an identifier of the signal source group, wherein the category-based fence is distributed in a plurality of discrete geographic locations, each discrete geographic location corresponding to one or more of the signal sources, each of the signal sources being configured to broadcast the identifier, and wherein the identifier of the signal source group includes a universally unique identifier (UUID) that is unique for the signal source group and uniform for each individual signal source in the group, the UUID being programmed to correspond to a category of organizations having a plurality of physical presences; registering the identifier for monitoring by the mobile device; detecting, by the mobile device, a signal from a signal source, the signal including a signal source identifier that matches the registered identifier; determining, based on the match, that the mobile device has entered one of the discrete geographic locations of the category-based fence; and activating the application program upon the determining.