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System of tracking the real time location of shoppers, associates, managers and vendors through a communication multi-network within a store

  • US 7,734,513 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2009
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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