Interaction analyzer
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1. A method of analyzing participant activity, the method comprising:
- receiving signals from a plurality of identification units each associated with a different one of a plurality of participants;
determining locations of each of the participants based on the received signals and associating a timestamp with the determined locations;
storing the determined locations and the associated timestamps; and
operating a computing device to analyze the stored locations to determine the activity of the participants, including determining that at least two participants have interacted with one another in response to identifying that the stored locations of the at least two participants were in close proximity to one another with associated timestamps that overlap for at least a predetermined amount of time.
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Abstract
A method of analyzing participant activity includes providing an identification unit to a participant, receiving signals from the identification unit, determining location of the participant based on the received signals, storing the location information and the associated timestamp and analyzing the stored information.
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1. A method of analyzing participant activity, the method comprising:
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receiving signals from a plurality of identification units each associated with a different one of a plurality of participants; determining locations of each of the participants based on the received signals and associating a timestamp with the determined locations; storing the determined locations and the associated timestamps; and operating a computing device to analyze the stored locations to determine the activity of the participants, including determining that at least two participants have interacted with one another in response to identifying that the stored locations of the at least two participants were in close proximity to one another with associated timestamps that overlap for at least a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A monitoring system for analyzing participant activity, the system comprising:
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means for receiving signals from a plurality of identification units each associated with a different one of a plurality of participants; means for associating the received signals to the plurality of participants; means for determining locations of the plurality of participants based on the received signals; means for operating a computing device to analyze the locations to determine the activity of the participants, including determining that at least two participants have interacted with one another in response to identifying that the stored locations of the at least two participants were in close proximity to one another with associated timestamps that overlap for at least a predetermined amount of time; and means for storing the locations and the level of interaction associated with at least two of the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium containing a computer program for analyzing participant activity, the computer program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:
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receive signals from a plurality of identification units each associated with a different one of a plurality of participants; determine locations of each of the participants based on the received signals and associating a timestamp with the locations; store the determined locations and the associated timestamps; and analyze the stored locations to determine the activity of the participants, including determining that at least two participants have interacted with one another in response to identifying that the stored locations of the at least two participants were in close proximity to one another with associated timestamps that overlap for at least a predetermined amount of time.
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