System of tracking the real time location of shoppers, associates, managers and vendors through a communication multi-network within a store
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1. A system for locating a presumed position of an operator in a store, comprising:
- A map of said store;
An X and Y two-dimensional grid superimposed over said map of said store;
A set of X and Y positional coordinates that correspond with each said presumed position of said operator on said X and Y two-dimensional grid superimposed over said map of said store;
At least one location tracking device positioned in a proximate position to said operator that operates to calculate X and Y positional coordinates data;
At least one logic engine that organizes and stores said X and Y positional coordinates data; and
A communication multi-network for communication about said store, the communication multi-network comprisingAt least one star communication network through which non-location data is transferred to said at least one logic engine; and
At least one mesh communication network through which said at least one location tracking device is tracked throughout said store based on said X and Y positional coordinates data;
Whereby said at least one logic engine is operatively connected to said communication multi-network;
whereby said at least one location tracking device is operatively connected to said communication multi-network and communicates through said communication multi-network to said at least one logic engine;
whereby each said at least one location tracking device operates as a blind node within said communication multi-network.
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Abstract
The invention relates to one or more systems for locating a shopper'"'"'s, associate'"'"'s, manager'"'"'s or vendor'"'"'s presumed position in a store using a communication multi-network for communication in the store. Specifically, at least one location device is positioned in proximity to, for example, a shopper such that the shopper'"'"'s presumed position about the store may be known continuously or upon demand to the store.
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1. A system for locating a presumed position of an operator in a store, comprising:
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A map of said store; An X and Y two-dimensional grid superimposed over said map of said store; A set of X and Y positional coordinates that correspond with each said presumed position of said operator on said X and Y two-dimensional grid superimposed over said map of said store; At least one location tracking device positioned in a proximate position to said operator that operates to calculate X and Y positional coordinates data; At least one logic engine that organizes and stores said X and Y positional coordinates data; and A communication multi-network for communication about said store, the communication multi-network comprising At least one star communication network through which non-location data is transferred to said at least one logic engine; and At least one mesh communication network through which said at least one location tracking device is tracked throughout said store based on said X and Y positional coordinates data; Whereby said at least one logic engine is operatively connected to said communication multi-network;
whereby said at least one location tracking device is operatively connected to said communication multi-network and communicates through said communication multi-network to said at least one logic engine;
whereby each said at least one location tracking device operates as a blind node within said communication multi-network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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