Patents
US 12772021 B2: Retroactive geofence events
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2023-09-29 application 18374857
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A plurality of location indications may be received that indicate locations of an object at a plurality of times. A plurality of geofence indications that indicate that the object is within a geofence may be generated based on the plurality of location indications. A plurality of notifications of a plurality of geofence events corresponding to the object may be provided, to an account, based on the plurality of geofence indications. The plurality of geofence events may include a geofence entering event and a geofence exiting event. An out-of-order location indication may be detected within the plurality of location indications. A retroactive geofence event regarding which the account has not yet been notified may be determined based on the out-of-order location indication. An additional notification of the retroactive geofence event may be provided to the account.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Technologies, Inc. 23,285 patents | US company or organization | Seattle, WA | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swagata Prateek | Vancouver, CA | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Olivier Joseph Serge Durand de Gevigney | Squamish, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Cory Eden | Vancouver, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/021 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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