FourKites Geofence Tracking Patent, 17 Claims, Apr 21
Summary
The USPTO granted US Patent 12608676B2 to FourKites, Inc. on April 21, 2026. The patent covers systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for tracking shipment services using geofences at shipping facilities, incorporating location data from mobile computing devices and other sources to estimate milestone events. The patent contains 17 claims classified under CPC G06Q 10/0833.
“Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable medium, and circuits for tracking shipment services.”
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The USPTO issued Patent US12608676B2 to FourKites, Inc. covering systems and methods for tracking shipment services through geofencing at shipping facilities. The patent discloses techniques for obtaining shipment information from mobile devices, identifying location data sources for physical assets, and generating tracking information by associating location data with shipment booking details.
Affected parties in the logistics and supply chain technology sectors should review the patent claims to assess potential licensing needs or design-around considerations. The 17 granted claims establish intellectual property protection for geofence-based milestone estimation in freight and load tracking operations.
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Geofences for shipping facilities and methods for estimating milestone events in shipping facilities
Grant US12608676B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
FourKites, Inc.
Inventors
Sriram Nagaswamy, Yogeswaran Ganesan, Ashwin G. Krishnan, Ajay Hayagreeve, Mahantesh M. Ambi
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable medium, and circuits for tracking shipment services. A method includes: obtaining, from a mobile computing device, a shipment information associated with a booking of a load and asset information corresponding to a physical asset associated with transport of the load; identifying one or more sources of location data for the physical asset based on the asset information; and generating tracking information for the load by associating the one or more sources of location data for the physical asset with the shipment information associated with the booking of the load.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 10/0833
Filing Date
2024-08-02
Application No.
18793573
Claims
17
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