Methods, systems, and apparatus for a geo-fence system
Methods, systems, and apparatus for defining, generating, utilizing, and/or detecting a geo-fence are described. A definition of a geo-fence is obtained, the geo-fence being defined based on a first geo-fence criterion of a plurality of geo-fence criteria. A trigger is obtained, the trigger generated in response to a change in the geo-fence criterion. One or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the changed first geo-fence criteria are redefined in response to obtaining the trigger.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
memory to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a definition of a geo-fence, the geo-fence being defined based on a first geo-fence criterion of a plurality of geo-fence criteria;
obtaining a trigger generated in response to a change in the first geo-fence criterion; and
redefining one or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the changed first geo-fence criterion in response to obtaining the trigger, wherein the geo-fence is activated at a first specified time of day and is deactivated at a second specified time of day.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the redefining modifies one or more existing geo-fence boundaries.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is one or more of:
a density of electronic commerce listings being within a defined listing density range;
a density of geo-fences being within a defined geo-fence density range;
a reception of revised demographic information;
a reception of revised user characteristics; and
a time-of-day alarm.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the geo-fence criteria is selected from the group consisting of:
a human population;
a density of human population;
a density of establishments;
a count of establishments;
a density of electronic commerce listings;
a count of electronic commerce listings;
an item value;
a popularity of an item based on a number of online searches for the item;
a popularity of an item based on a number of online views of an item;
a popularity of an item based on a number of sales of the item;
one or more item characteristics;
demographics of human population;
a travel time;
one or more characteristics of a user;
an itinerary of a user; and
a time of day.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the redefining is based on an amount of storage on a geo-fence device.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the geo-fence is a circle and a radius of the circle is based on the first geo-fence criterion.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the geo-fence is based on demographic information.
8. A method comprising:
obtaining a definition of a geo-fence, the geo-fence being defined based on a first geo-fence criterion of a plurality of geo-fence criteria;
obtaining a trigger generated in response to a change in the first geo-fence criterion; and
redefining one or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the changed first geo-fence criterion in response to obtaining the trigger, wherein the geo-fence is activated at a first specified time of day and is deactivated at a second specified time of day.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the redefining modifies one or more existing geo-fence boundaries.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the trigger is one or more of:
a density of electronic commerce listings being within a defined listing density range;
a density of geo-fences being within a defined geo-fence density range;
a reception of revised demographic information;
a reception of revised user characteristics; and
a time-of-day alarm.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the redefining is based on an amount of storage on a geo-fence device.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein a shape of the geo-fence is a circle and a radius of the circle is based on the first geo-fence criterion.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein a shape of the geo-fence is based on demographic information.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a definition of a geo-fence, the geo-fence being defined based on a first geo-fence criterion of a plurality of geo-fence criteria;
obtaining a trigger, the trigger generated in response to a change in the first geo-fence criterion; and
redefining one or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the changed first geo-fence criterion in response to obtaining the trigger, wherein the geo-fence is activated at a first specified time of day and is deactivated at a second specified time of day.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the redefining modifies one or more existing geo-fence boundaries.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the redefining is based on an amount of storage on a geo-fence device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein a shape of the geo-fence is based on demographic information.