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US 7,739,157 B2Granted
Method of tracking the real time location of shoppers, associates, managers and vendors through a communication multi-network within a store
AssigneeSunrise R&D Holdings, LLC
InventorsBrett Bracewell Bonner, Christopher Todd Hjelm, Titus Arthur Jones, John Edward Osborne, II, Dion Brent Perkins
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Abstract
The invention relates to one or more methods for locating a shopper's, associate's, manager's or vendor's presumed position in a store using a communication multi-network for communication in the store. Specifically, at least one location device is positioned in proximity to, for example, a shopper such that the shopper's presumed position about the store may be known continuously or upon demand to the store.
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A method for locating an operator's presumed location in a store, comprising:
- a. tracking a presumed position of said operator in said store by at least one location tracking device held in a proximate position to said operator said location tracking device operating through a communication multi-network to provide a location tracking function to determine location data of said operator in said store, wherein said communication multi-network comprises
- i. at least one star communication network that transfers non-location data from at least one logic engine to said at least one location tracking device;
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- ii. at least one mesh communication network that tracks said at least one location tracking device throughout said store based on said location data;
- b. Transmitting location data through said mesh communication network of said communication multi-network to said at least one logic engine and
- c. Calculating by said at least one logic engine a calculated position of said at least one location tracking device in said store based on said location data.
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