System and method for calibration and mapping of real-time location data

A method of mapping the location of at least one object in three dimensional space, relative to an initial point in three dimensional space by an EIR terminal comprising a microprocessor, memory, a scanning device, a motion sensing device, and a communication interface, said method comprising:

• said EIR terminal scanning a signal of decodable indicia wherein said signal of decodable indicia is located on a pre-defined area of a physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to scanning said signal of decodable indicia, locating said decodable indicia within said signal;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to locating said decodable indicia within said signal, decoding said decodable indicia into a decoded message
• wherein said decoded message comprises:
• an identifier for said physical object;
• said EIR terminal displaying said identifier for said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to detecting a communication interface command, making mechanical contact with said pre-defined area of said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to making mechanical contact with said pre-defined area of said physical object, storing in said memory a first location of said EIR terminal as a point of origin;
• said EIR terminal moving through three dimensional space relative to said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to moving through three dimensional space relative to said physical object, receiving values from said motion sensing device representing a location of said EIR terminal in three dimensional space relative to said point of origin;
• and
• said EIR terminal, retaining said location.

A method of mapping the location of at least one object in three dimensional space, relative to an initial point in three dimensional space by an EIR terminal comprising a microprocessor, memory, a scanning device, a motion sensing device, and a communication interface, said method comprising:

• said EIR terminal scanning a signal of decodable indicia wherein said signal of decodable indicia is located on a pre-defined area of a physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to scanning said signal of decodable indicia, locating said decodable indicia within said signal;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to locating said decodable indicia within said signal, decoding said decodable indicia into a decoded message
• wherein said decoded message comprises:
• an identifier for said physical object;
• said EIR terminal displaying said identifier for said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to detecting a communication interface command, making mechanical contact with said pre-defined area of said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to making mechanical contact with said pre-defined area of said physical object, storing in said memory a first location of said EIR terminal as a point of origin;
• said EIR terminal storing in said memory a first orientation of said EIR terminal at said point of origin;
• said EIR terminal moving through three dimensional space relative to said physical object;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to moving through three dimensional space relative to said physical object, receiving a first plurality of values from said motion sensing device representing a plurality of locations of said EIR terminal in three dimensional space relative to said point of origin;
• said EIR terminal, retaining said first plurality of values;
• said EIR terminal, responsive to moving through three dimensional space relative to said physical object, receiving a second plurality of values from said motion sensing device representing a plurality of orientations of said EIR terminal in three dimensional space relative to said point of origin;
• said EIR terminal, retaining said second plurality of values;
• and
• said EIR terminal displaying the path of said EIR terminal through three dimensional space with a first scan line in said communication interface.