Method and apparatus for integrated tracking of visitors

A non-transitory computer storage medium including a plurality of instructions, the instructions when executed by one or more processor performing a method for tracking a mobile device in a site, the method comprising:

• receiving, in real time, a plurality of unique identifications for a mobile device vising the site;
• filtering out the plurality of unique identifications for the mobile device to obtain a true identifications for the mobile device;
• in real time, identifying cameras relevant to movement of the mobile device responsive to the true identifications for the mobile device;
• receiving video streams of the movement of the mobile device from the identified cameras, time stamping the received video streams and storing the time stamped video streams in a computer storage medium;
• generating data structures for the video streams and tracking information of the mobile device, the data structure including time stamped videos, and viewpoints of the identified cameras;
• utilizing the data structures to retrieve, in real time, video and tracking information for the mobile device and the user, as the mobile moves in the site;
• and
• applying analytics to the retrieved video and tracking information to analyze behavior of the user and to predict what the user will do while on site.

A system for tracking a mobile device in a site comprising:

• a plurality of cameras coupled to a computer network;
• a wireless access point for providing access to the computer network;
• a computer storage medium for storing information;
• and
• a server coupled to the computer network for:
• receiving, in real time, a plurality of unique identifications for a mobile device visiting the site, from the wireless access point via the computer network;
• filtering out the plurality of unique identifications for the mobile device to obtain a true identifications for the mobile device;
• in real time, identifying relevant cameras from the plurality of camera relevant to movement of the mobile device responsive to the true identifications for the mobile device;
• receiving video streams of the movement of the mobile device from the identified relevant cameras, time stamping the received video streams and storing the time stamped video streams in the computer storage medium;
• generating data structures for the video streams and tracking information of the mobile device, the data structure including time stamped videos, and viewpoints of the identified cameras;
• utilizing the data structures to retrieve, in real time, video and tracking information for the mobile device and the user, as the mobile moves in the site;
• and
• applying analytics to the retrieved video and tracking information to analyze behavior of the user and to predict what the user will do while on site.