SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-PRECISION INDOOR POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND SHOPPING BEHAVIOR PROFILING
First Claim
1. An indoor positioning system for determining the location of a portable device, comprising:
- a radio network comprising a plurality of spaced, short-range, radio network nodes for communicating with the portable device and measuring corresponding signal strength from the portable device, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) node for communicating with the portable device and at least initially providing the portable device with configuration information to enable the portable device to communicate with the radio network nodes;
a positioning server, coupled with the radio network, for receiving signal strength information from the radio network, determining a location of the portable device based on the signal strength information, providing the portable device with a graphical representation of the location of the portable device within a pre-defined floorplan, receiving an indication of a desired product from the portable device, determining a location of the desired product within the floorplan, calculating a route from the location of the portable device to the location of the product, and providing the route to the portable device.
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Abstract
A positioning system for determining the location of a portable device includes a radio network. The radio network includes radio network nodes for communicating with the portable device and measuring signal strength from the portable device. The radio network also includes a Near Field Communication node for communicating with the portable device and at least initially providing the portable device with configuration information to enable the portable device to pair with the radio network nodes. The system also includes a positioning server for receiving signal strength information from the radio network, determining a location of the portable device, providing the portable device with a graphical representation of its location within a floorplan, receiving an indication of a desired product from the portable device, determining a location of the product, calculating and providing the portable device with a route from the location of the portable device to the product.
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33 Claims
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1. An indoor positioning system for determining the location of a portable device, comprising:
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a radio network comprising a plurality of spaced, short-range, radio network nodes for communicating with the portable device and measuring corresponding signal strength from the portable device, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) node for communicating with the portable device and at least initially providing the portable device with configuration information to enable the portable device to communicate with the radio network nodes; a positioning server, coupled with the radio network, for receiving signal strength information from the radio network, determining a location of the portable device based on the signal strength information, providing the portable device with a graphical representation of the location of the portable device within a pre-defined floorplan, receiving an indication of a desired product from the portable device, determining a location of the desired product within the floorplan, calculating a route from the location of the portable device to the location of the product, and providing the route to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium embodied in a non-transient, physical memory device having stored thereon computer executable instructions for automated georeferencing, the instructions comprising:
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receiving indications of a start point and an end point; receiving an indication of an interval between adjacent waypoints; calculating the distance between the start point and the end point; determining the number (N) of waypoints needed between the start point and the end point based on the distance between the start point and end point and the interval; and defining N waypoints between the start point and the end point. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium embodied in a non-transient, physical memory device having stored thereon computer executable instructions for routing a shopping experience, the instructions comprising:
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receiving an indication from a first Internet-enabled device of one or more desired items for purchase; creating a virtual shopping cart comprising the one or more desired items; receiving a request from a second Internet-enabled device to create a shopping route at a particular store based on the virtual shopping cart; determining the respective locations in the store of the one or more desired items; determining an optimal route for collecting each of the one or more desired items in the store; and providing the optimal route to the second Internet-enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A merchandise pickup system, comprising:
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a terminal device associated with a customer service agent; a Near Field Communication (NFC) node located external to a store, the NFC node operable to provide a portable device associated with a customer and within communication range of the NFC node a description of the location of the NFC node; a merchandise pickup server communicatively coupled with the terminal device and the portable device over one or more communication networks, the merchandise pickup server configured to receive from the portable device the description of the location of the NFC node, a customer identifier and an order identifier and to provide the terminal device with the description of the location of the NFC node, the customer identifier, the order identifier and an identification of merchandise associated with the order to be picked up.
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