Patent ID: 10171940

Abstract:
Systems, methods and tools for a geofence creator to select a specific mode of transportation during the geofence creation process to target a specific subset of customers. The geofence creator may select geofence properties during the creation, including size, location, mode of transportation and a message displayed to active users entering the geofence under the correct mode of transportation. The geofence system use different mechanisms for identifying the mode of transportation being utilized by the user of a client device. The client device may include hardware or software measuring devices or sensors capable of identifying the location of the user, the rate of change in the user's location, changes in the user's position, the acceleration of the user and/or the velocity of the user. If the correct mode of transportation is identified when the user enters the location of the geofence, the message will be displayed, otherwise no message may display on the user's client device.