System and method for hospitality presence detection and reporting of same in electronic communications

An indoor positioning system, comprising:

• a plurality of devices;
• a plurality of communication modules configured to form a network of physical reference points in at least a portion of a venue, each communications module in the plurality of communication modules coupled to a respective device in the plurality of devices, each communications module in the plurality of communication modules including one of a receiver and a transmitter;
• and
• one or more servers in electronic communication with the plurality of devices, the one or more servers configured to track a location of a tracked device relative to the network of physical reference points based on data received in response to a wireless connection between the tracked device and at least one communication module in the plurality of communication modules, wherein the received data includes data associated with a change in a signal strength between the tracked device and the respective communication module.

A device, comprising:

• a communications module configured for use in a network of communication modules, the communications module comprising a receiver;
• and
• a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by the processor and through the receiver, a radio signal from a tracked device and a signal strength associated with the radio signal;
• transmitting, by the processor and to one or more servers, an identifier associated with the tracked device and a unique location identifier associated with a physical reference point corresponding to the communications module, the physical reference point further corresponding to a predetermined physical location of the device in at least a portion of a venue;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, the signal strength and data associated with a change in the signal strength to the one or more servers.