SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING
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1. A method for customers in a retail store of tracking at least one additional person comprising:
- providing a customer with a tracking application for a mobile computing device;
providing the customer with a unique code for each of the at least one additional person, wherein the unique code is visible through video recognition on each of the at least one additional person; and
activating the unique code on the mobile computing device of the customer by first scanning the unique code and associating the unique code with the tracking application, wherein location of the unique code is tracked on the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for tracking people in a retail store. The system uses the retail store'"'"'s digital map, video cameras, unique identifiers, video analytics, geo location technology and a customer'"'"'s mobile device. The unique identifiers may be labels on hats using, for example, invisible ink or magnetic ink. The digital map of the retail store is used to track people. The user of the tracking system is able to track their party throughout the store even if they the other people in the party do not have a mobile device.
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1. A method for customers in a retail store of tracking at least one additional person comprising:
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providing a customer with a tracking application for a mobile computing device; providing the customer with a unique code for each of the at least one additional person, wherein the unique code is visible through video recognition on each of the at least one additional person; and activating the unique code on the mobile computing device of the customer by first scanning the unique code and associating the unique code with the tracking application, wherein location of the unique code is tracked on the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for customers in a retail store of tracking at least one additional person comprising:
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a tracking application for a mobile computing device of a customer; a unique code for each of the at least one additional person, wherein the unique code is activated on the mobile computing device of the customer by first scanning the unique code and associating the unique code with the tracking application; and video location technology for tracking the at least one additional person. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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