Granted Patent B2

US 11,356,407 · App. 17/010,433 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Inventors: Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV); Bennett Hill Branscomb (Ingleside, TX)

Assignee: GEOFRENZY, INC.

H04L61/2007G06F16/22G06Q10/063G06Q50/167H04L9/088H04L61/1511H04L61/609

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A geocode delivery system, comprising:

at least one device including a processor coupled with a memory, wherein the at least one device is constructed and configured for wireless communication and programmed to send a request for geofence information over a network;

at least one geocode linked to at least one geofence, wherein each of the at least one geocode is assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address;

wherein a domain name is assignable to each IP address or each IPv6 address for each of the at least one geocode, wherein the domain name is translatable to a geographic designator;

wherein the at least one device is operable to receive a Domain Name Service (DNS) response to the request;

wherein each of the at least one geocode and the at least one geofence is assigned at least one subdomain name and/or at least one domain name;

wherein a plurality of metadata are linked to the at least one geofence;

wherein a search engine is configured to receive the request from the at least one device over the network and identify whether a geocode is within the at least one geofence, wherein the geocode is directly translated to coordinate points through the lookup table or indirectly translated to the coordinate points through an algorithm;

wherein at least one fencing agent is operable to query for geofence information over the network to at least one server computer, including the steps of generating a request for geofence information for a region of interest (ROI) and receiving near real-time geofence information corresponding to the ROI; and

wherein the domain name is automatically generated in DNS and registered with the at least one geofence.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the domain name includes a plurality of characters.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of metadata is distributed in response to forward DNS queries and/or reverse DNS queries.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a forward DNS model is used to translate the plurality of metadata to an IP address, and wherein the forward DNS model stores the plurality of metadata in at least one DNS Resource Record (RR).

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one geocode is mobile, wherein the at least one mobile geocode is encoded as an IP address for the at least one device, wherein the at least one device is mobile, and wherein the at least one mobile geocode is updated based on a location of the at least one mobile device.

6. A geocode delivery system, comprising:

at least one device including a processor coupled with a memory, wherein the at least one device is constructed and configured for wireless communication and is operable to send a request for geofence information over a network;

at least one geocode linked to at least one geofence, wherein each of the at least one geocode is assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address;

wherein a domain name is assignable to each IP address or each IPv6 address;

wherein the domain name is automatically generated and registered with the at least one geofence;

wherein the domain name is translatable to a geographic designator;

wherein the at least one device is operable to receive a Domain Name Service (DNS) response to the request;

wherein a plurality of metadata are linked to the at least one geofence;

wherein a search engine is configured to receive the request from the at least one device over the network and identify whether a geocode is within the at least one geofence, wherein the geocode is directly translated to coordinate points through a lookup table or indirectly translated to the coordinate points through an algorithm; and

wherein at least one fencing agent is operable to query for geofence information over the network to at least one server computer, including the steps of generating a request for geofence information for a region of interest (ROI) and receiving near real-time geofence information corresponding to the ROI.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one geocode is mobile, wherein the at least one mobile geocode is encoded as an IP address for the at least one device, wherein the at least one device is mobile, and wherein the at least one mobile geocode is updated based on a location of the at least one mobile device.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one geocode is stored in a DNS Resource Record which defines points for the at least one geofence.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of metadata indicates that the at least one geofence is verified or unverified.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein each IP address is stored in the plurality of metadata utilizing IPv6 and DNS.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of metadata is distributed in response to forward DNS queries and/or reverse DNS queries.

12. A geocode delivery system, comprising:

at least one fencing agent on at least one device including a processor coupled with a memory, wherein the at least one device is constructed and configured for wireless communication and the at least one fencing agent is programmed to send a Domain Name Service (DNS) request for geofence information over a network;

at least one unique Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to at least one geocode, wherein the at least one unique IP address represents a point on or within at least one geofence;

wherein one or more of the at least one unique IP address includes a domain name translatable to a geographic designator;

wherein the at least one fencing agent is operable to receive a Domain Name Service (DNS) response to the DNS request;

wherein each of the at least one geocode and the at least one geofence is assigned at least one subdomain name and/or at least one domain name;

wherein a plurality of metadata are linked to the at least one geofence;

wherein a search engine is configured to receive the DNS request from the at least one device over the network and identify whether a geocode is within the at least one geofence, wherein the geocode is directly translated to coordinate points through the lookup table or indirectly translated to the coordinate points through an algorithm;

wherein the at least one fencing agent is operable to query for geofence information over the network to at least one server computer, including the steps of generating a request for geofence information for a region of interest (ROI) and receiving near real-time geofence information corresponding to the ROI; and

wherein the domain name is automatically generated in DNS and registered with the at least one geofence.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein each unique IP address is stored in the plurality of metadata utilizing IPv6 and DNS.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one geocode is mobile, wherein the at least one mobile geocode is encoded as an IP address for the at least one device, wherein the at least one device is mobile, and wherein the at least one mobile geocode is updated based on a location of the at least one mobile device.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one fencing agent implements a network protocol enabling the at least one device to be addressable through an anchor point.

16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a geofence manager module, wherein the geofence manager module implements rules on the at least one device, wherein the geofence manager module is operable to confirm and/or activate at least one license associated with the at least one geofence.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the plurality of metadata is distributed in response to forward DNS queries and/or reverse DNS queries.

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