Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Location-based services
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Application No.: US16545391Application Date: 2019-08-20
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Publication No.: US11082798B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Alan Phillips , Frank Schroth , Geoffrey M. Palmer , Stefan G. Zielinski , Allen P. Smith , Colin M. Cunningham, III
- Applicant: PAYPAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H04W4/021
- IPC: H04W4/021 ; G08B21/02 ; H04W4/12 ; H04W4/14 ; H04W8/10 ; H04W8/14 ; H04W92/08 ; G06Q10/06

Abstract:
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.
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