Location-based services
A method and system for effecting changes on a mobile device. The method includes determining a physical location of a point of interest. The method includes automatically generating a geofence proximate to the point of interest based on the determined physical location. The method includes detecting when the mobile device enters the geofence. The method includes tracking a duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device. The method also includes effecting a change on the mobile device based on the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device.
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a computing system, a physical location of a point of interest;
automatically, by the computing system, generating a geofence proximate to the point of interest based on the determined physical location;
detecting, by the computing system, when a mobile device enters the geofence;
tracking, by the computing system, a duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device;
determining, by the computing system, a location history of the mobile device; and
causing, by the computing system based on the tracked duration of time and the determined location history, the mobile device to display a notification.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes an indication of a route path to the point of interest.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the causing is further based on determining at least one type of information from the following types of information: past purchases, browsing history, income of a user of the mobile device, and interests of the user.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein tracking the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device comprises detecting when the mobile device exits the geofence.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes an advertisement.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, based on the tracked duration of time and the determined location history, a notification to another device, wherein the notification comprises an alert.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a route to the mobile device based on the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a location of the mobile device based on the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
communicating with another device, the communicating comprising transmitting the determined location to the another device.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adapting, based on the tracked duration of time and the determined location history, functionality of the mobile device.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing system to perform operations comprising:
determining a physical location of a point of interest;
automatically generating a geofence proximate to the point of interest based on the determined physical location;
detecting when a mobile device enters the geofence;
tracking a duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device;
determining a location history of the mobile device; and
causing, based on the tracked duration of time and the determined location history, the mobile device to display a notification.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the notification includes an indication of a route path to the point of interest.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the causing is further based on determining at least one type of information from the following types of information: past purchases, browsing history, income of a user of the mobile device, and interests of the user.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein tracking the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device comprises detecting when the mobile device exits the geofence.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the notification includes an advertisement.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating a notification based on the duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device; and
transmitting the notification to another device, wherein the notification comprises an alert.
17. A system, comprising:
at least one processor;
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to:
determine a physical location of a point of interest;
automatically generate a geofence proximate to the point of interest based on the determined physical location;
detect when a mobile device enters the geofence;
track a duration of time spent within the geofence by the mobile device;
determine a location history of the mobile device; and
cause, based on the tracked duration of time and the determined location history, the mobile device to display a notification.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the notification includes an indication of a route path to the point of interest.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the causing is further based on determining at least one type of information from the following types of information: past purchases, browsing history, income of a user of the mobile device, and interests of the user.