Geo-fencing in a building automation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286033-A1
Application number	US-201514668800-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Priority date	Mar 25, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mobile device having location services may store information pertaining to a geo-fence that is associated with a user of the mobile device and assigned to a location. The mobile device may identify a current location of the mobile device and store data pertaining to the location of the mobile device. The mobile device determines a current geo-fence state of the mobile device based on the location data in response to an internal stimuli or an external stimuli. The geo-fence state is selected from at least an inside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be inside the geo-fence and an outside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be outside of the geo-fence. The mobile device may notify a remote server of the current geo-fence state.

First claim

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the executable program instructs a smart phone having location services to perform the following:
store information pertaining to a geo-fence, the geo-fence associated with a user of the smart phone and assigned to a fixed location of a building; identify a current location of the smart phone via the location services of the smart phone; store location data of the smart phone, the location data including at least one of the current location of the smart phone and/or one or more past locations of the smart phone; determining a current geo-fence state of the smart phone based on the location data in response to an internal stimuli or an external stimuli, wherein the geo-fence state is selected from at least an inside geo-fence state in which the smart phone is deemed to be inside the geo-fence and an outside geo-fence state in which the smart phone is deemed to be outside of the geo-fence; and notify a remote server of the current geo-fence state.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the internal stimuli comprises one or more of:
detecting a restoration of a cellular service to the smart phone; detecting a restoration of an internet service to the smart phone; detecting a restoration of the location services of the smart phone; detecting a user logging into the executable program on the smart phone; detecting a wake up condition from a force close of the executable program on the smart phone; detecting the smart phone exiting an airplane mode; detecting that geo-fencing has been turned on; and detecting a power on condition of the smart phone.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the internal stimuli comprises one or more of:
storing information pertaining to an updated geo-fence; and storing information pertaining to a new location and associated geo-fence.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the external stimuli comprises one or more of:
the smart phone being informed that a suspend mode of the geo-fence has been turned off at a remote location; the smart phone being informed that the geo-fence has been modified at a remote location; the smart phone being informed that another user has crossed the geo-fence; the smart phone being informed that the geo-fence state of another user has changed; the executable program of the smart phone being activated from a remote location; the smart phone being informed that geo-fencing was turned on; and the smart phone receiving a request for the current geo-fence state from a remote location.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the external stimuli comprises one or more of:
receiving information pertaining to an updated geo-fence from a remote location; and receiving information pertaining to a new location and associated geo-fence from a remote location.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the executable program instructs the smart phone to further perform the following:
determine if the smart phone has crossed the geo-fence by referencing the geo-fence state over time; and notify the remote server if it is determined that the smart phone has crossed the geo-fence.

8 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the executable program instructs a mobile device having location services to perform the following:
store information pertaining to a geo-fence, the geo-fence associated with a user of the mobile device and assigned to a fixed location of a building; identify a current location of the mobile device via the location services of the mobile device; store location data of the mobile device, the location data including at least one of the current location of the mobile device and/or one or more past locations of the mobile device; determining a current geo-fence state of the mobile device based on the location data in response to the mobile device detecting activation of a mobile device function, wherein the geo-fence state is selected from at least an inside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be inside the geo-fence and an outside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be outside of the geo-fence; and notify a remote server of the current geo-fence state.

22 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a restoration of a cellular service to the mobile device.

23 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a restoration of an internet service to the mobile device.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a restoration of the location services of the mobile device.

25 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a user logging into the executable program on the mobile device.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a wake up condition from a force close of the executable program on the mobile device.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting the mobile device exiting an airplane mode.

28 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting that geo-fencing has been turned on.

29 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein detecting activation of a mobile device function comprises detecting a power on condition of the mobile device.

30 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the mobile device comprises a smart phone.

31 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the executable program instructs a mobile device having location services to perform the following:
store information pertaining to a geo-fence, the geo-fence associated with a user of the mobile device and assigned to a fixed location of a building; identify a current location of the mobile device via the location services of the mobile device; store location data of the mobile device, the location data including at least one of the current location of the mobile device and/or one or more past locations of the mobile device; determining a current geo-fence state of the mobile device based on the location data in response to the mobile device receiving a request for the current geo-fence state of the mobile device from a remote device, wherein the geo-fence state is selected from at least an inside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be inside the geo-fence and an outside geo-fence state in which the mobile device is deemed to be outside of the geo-fence; and notify a remote server of the current geo-fence state.

32 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of cl

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Frenz Jonathan
• Swanson Joel

Classifications

• H04W4/30

  Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W40/248

  Connectivity information update · CPC title

• H04W4/33

  for indoor environments, e.g. buildings · CPC title

• H04W48/04

  based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed · CPC title