Geofence information delivery systems and methods

1. A system for delivering geofence information, comprising:

at least one device including a processor and a memory, wherein the at least one device is constructed and configured for network communication with a plurality of distributed server computers including a distributed geofence database;

wherein the distributed geofence database includes data for Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and anchor IP addresses for geofences;

wherein the at least one device generates a first request comprising a geographic location and sends the first request to the plurality of distributed server computers;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers converts the geographic location to an IP address;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers matches the IP address to at least one anchor IP address, wherein a single anchor IP address of the at least one anchor IP address is a unique identifier of a geofence;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers identifies at least one geofence associated with the at least one anchor IP address;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers creates a first response, wherein the first response includes information describing the at least one identified geofence;

wherein the at least one device generates a second request;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers creates a second response;

wherein the at least one device displays the first request, the IP address, the at least one anchor IP address, the second request and the information describing the at least one identified geofence via a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and

wherein the distributed geofence database includes analytics for the at least one identified geofence, and wherein the analytics for the at least one identified geofence include a number of devices which have accessed and attempted to access the Internet within the at least identified geofence and a number of times devices have entered the at least one identified geofence.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information describing the at least one identified geofence includes the at least one anchor IP address, a plurality of additional IP addresses associated with the at least one geofence, an indication whether the at least one geofence is verified or unverified, a class of the at least one geofence, an entitlement of the at least one geofence, a time-to-live value, a context summary, or boundaries of the at least one identified geofence.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one geofence includes at least one three dimensional (3-D) geofence.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the distributed geofence database is automatically updated at predetermined time intervals, wherein the automatically updating includes updating geofence ownership information and/or geofence license information.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of distributed server computers automatically generates a sphere map of the Earth including the IP addresses and the anchor IP addresses for geofences contained within the distributed geofence database.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein boundaries of the at least one geofence are defined by real property boundaries, a radius around a beacon, or by the perimeter of a building.

7. An apparatus for delivering geofence information, comprising:

at least one device including a processor and a memory, wherein the at least one device is constructed and configured for network communication with a plurality of distributed server computers including a distributed geofence database;

wherein the distributed geofence database includes data for Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and anchor IP addresses for geofences;

wherein the at least one device generates a first request comprising a geographic location and sends the first request to the plurality of distributed server computers;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers converts the geographic location to an IP address;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers matches the IP address to at least one anchor IP address, wherein a single anchor IP address of the at least one anchor IP address is a unique identifier of a geofence;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers identifies at least one geofence associated with the at least one anchor IP address;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers creates a first response, wherein the first response includes information describing the at least one identified geofence;

wherein the at least one device generates a second request;

wherein the plurality of distributed server computers creates a second response;

wherein the at least one device displays the first request, the IP address, the at least one anchor IP address, the second request and the information describing the at least one identified geofence via a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and

wherein the distributed geofence database includes analytics for the at least one identified geofence, and wherein the analytics for the at least one identified geofence include a number of devices which have accessed and attempted to access the Internet within the at least identified geofence and a number of times devices have entered the at least one identified geofence.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the information describing the at least one identified geofence includes the at least one anchor IP address, a plurality of additional IP addresses associated with the at least one geofence, an indication whether the at least one geofence is verified or unverified, a class of the at least one geofence, an entitlement of the at least one geofence, a time-to-live value, a context summary, or boundaries of the at least one identified geofence.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one geofence includes at least one three dimensional (3-D) geofence.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the distributed geofence database is automatically updated at predetermined time intervals, wherein the automatically updating includes updating geofence ownership information and/or geofence license information.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of distributed server computers automatically generates a sphere map of the Earth including the IP addresses and the anchor IP addresses for geofences contained within the distributed geofence database.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein boundaries of the at least one geofence are defined by real property boundaries, a radius around a beacon, or by the perimeter of a building.

13. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the distributed geofence database is queried using at least one of a location, a class, a verification status, an owner, a licensee, and/or an email address.

14. A method for delivering geofence information, comprising:

at least one device including a processor and a memory generating a first request comprising a geographic location and sending the first request to a plurality of distributed server computers including a distributed geofence database, wherein the distributed geofence database includes data for Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and anchor IP addresses for geofences;

the plurality of distributed server computers converting the geographic location to an IP address;

the plurality of distributed server computers matching the IP address to at least one anchor IP address, wherein a single anchor IP address of the at least one anchor IP address is a unique identifier of a geofence;

the plurality of distributed server computers identifying at least one geofence associated with the at least one anchor IP address;

the plurality of distributed server computers creating a first response, wherein the first response includes information describing the at least one identified geofence;

the at least one device generating a second request;

the plurality of distributed server computers creating a second response;

the at least one device displaying the first request, the IP address, the at least one anchor IP address, the second request and the information describing the at least one identified geofence via a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and

wherein the distributed geofence database includes analytics for the at least one identified geofence, and wherein the analytics for the at least one identified geofence include a number of devices which have accessed and attempted to access the Internet within the at least identified geofence and a number of times devices have entered the at least one identified geofence.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information describing the at least one identified geofence includes the at least one anchor IP address, a plurality of additional IP addresses associated with the at least one geofence, an indication whether the at least one geofence is verified or unverified, a class of the at least one geofence, an entitlement of the at least one geofence, a time-to-live value, a context summary, or boundaries of the at least one identified geofence.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one geofence includes at least one three dimensional (3-D) geofence.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising automatically updating the distributed geofence database at predetermined time intervals, wherein the automatically updating includes updating geofence ownership information and/or geofence license information.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the plurality of distributed server computers automatically generating a sphere map of the Earth including the IP addresses and the anchor IP addresses for geofences contained within the distributed geofence database.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein boundaries of the at least one geofence are defined by real property boundaries, a radius around a beacon, or by the perimeter of a building.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising querying the distributed geofence database using at least one of a location, a class, a verification status, an owner, a licensee, and/or an email address.