SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING SHOPPING BEHAVIOR

• US 20130293355A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Insight Holding Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: James Christopher
• Inventors: CHRISTOPHER, JAMES
• Granted Patent: US 9,111,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10376 the interrogation device being adapted for being moveable
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

A system and method are provided for tracking an interrogator relay unit (IRU) associated with a mobile asset within a structure, comprising: integrating one or more RFID tags within building materials within the structure; emitting an RF interrogation signal using the IRU; receiving, at the IRU, location data from one or more RFID tags in response to the RF interrogation signal; and transmitting the location data, an identification information of the IRU, and timestamp data to a remote server using the IRU.

Claims

1. A method for tracking an interrogator relay unit (IRU) associated with a mobile asset within a structure, comprising:

integrating one or more RFID tags within building materials within the structure;

emitting an RF interrogation signal using the IRU;

receiving, at the IRU, location data from one or more RFID tags in response to the RF interrogation signal; and

transmitting the location data, an identification information of the IRU, and timestamp data to a remote server using the IRU.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the one or more RFID tags comprises integrating the RFID tags into the building materials at a manufacturing plant.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising pre-programming the RFID tags with unique information at the manufacturing plant.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the one or more RFID tags comprises integrating the RFID tags into the building materials on site after building material installation.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising pre-programming the RFID tags with unique information onsite after building material installation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the one or more RFID tags comprises placing the RFID tags at predetermined intervals within the building materials.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the one or more RFID tags comprises placing the RFID tags within the building materials at selected locations based upon a predetermined standard.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein integrating the one or more RFID tags comprises placing the RFID tags within the building materials at selected locations not based upon a predetermined standard.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the building materials are selected from the group consisting of:

wall materials, rough building materials, flooring materials, ceiling materials, and doors.

10. A system for tracking a mobile asset within a structure, comprising:

one or more RFID tags integrated within building materials of the structure; and

an interrogator relay unit (IRU) that emits an RF interrogation signal;

wherein the IRU receives location data from one or more RFID tags in response to the RF interrogation signal;

wherein the IRU transmits the location data, an identification information of the IRU, and timestamp data to a remote server.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more RFID tags are integrated into the building materials at a manufacturing plant.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the RFID tags are pre-programmed with unique information at the manufacturing plant.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more RFID tags are integrated into the building materials on site after building material installation.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the RFID tags are pre-programmed with unique information onsite after building material installation.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more RFID tags are placed at predetermined intervals within the building materials.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more RFID tags are placed at selected locations based upon a predetermined standard.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more RFID tags are placed at selected locations not based upon a predetermined standard.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the building materials are selected from the group consisting of:

wall materials, rough building materials, flooring materials, ceiling materials, and doors.