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Geofences — Patent Relationship

A defined geographic region, device presence, a business location and conditional communication — the observed alignment with Foursquare's geofencing surface.

Patent architecture concept

Defined geographic region · device presence inside the region · business location · conditional communication · automatic event creation · notification or commercial content delivery.

Publicly observed Foursquare capability

Venue, chain, category, coordinate, radius and polygon geofences with entry/exit events used to gate downstream activation.

Strategic observation

The publicly described geofencing surface appears well aligned with the patent's defined-region concept, particularly when combined with Proximity and Audience.

LimitationTime-based conditions at the individual-user level require deeper evidence and are marked as Further Technical Review Required.

High Observed Alignment
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