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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of networked nodes spatially distributed within a monitored area and adapted to interact with a mobile entity entering and moving through the area, the plurality of nodes including at least one area entrance node adapted to detect the mobile entity upon entering the monitored area, and a transaction node for accomplishing a transaction with the mobile entity; a transaction processing center in communication relationship with the nodes for processing data required for the transaction and for providing the data to the transaction node. A node selection unit is adapted to dynamically select the transaction node among the plurality of nodes based on an estimation of the speed of movement of the mobile entity.
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38 Claims
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20. A system comprising:
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a plurality of networked nodes spatially distributed within a monitored area and capable of being adapted to interact with a mobile entity entering and moving through the area, the plurality of nodes comprising at least one area entrance node capable of being adapted to detect the mobile entity upon entering the monitored area, and a transaction node for accomplishing a transaction with the mobile entity; a transaction processing center in communication relationship with the nodes for processing data required for the transaction and for providing the data to the transaction node; and a node selection unit capable of being adapted to dynamically select the transaction node among the plurality of nodes based on an estimation of speed of movement of the mobile entity. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of operating of a network of a plurality of nodes spatially distributed within a monitored area and capable of being adapted to interact with a mobile entity entering the monitored area to accomplish a transaction, comprising:
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having at least one entrance node of the plurality of nodes detecting the entrance of the mobile entity in the monitored area; estimating a speed of movement of the mobile entity; and dynamically selecting a transaction completing node among the plurality of nodes based on the estimated speed. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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