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System and method for tracking individuals via remote transmitters attached to personal items

  • US 8,028,905 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2008
  • Issued: 10/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for verifying presence at a vendor location, the method comprising:

  • an identification tag coupled to a device, wherein the identification tag is operable to transmit a unique user identifier representing a user in possession of the device;

    an identification tag reader operable to receive from the identification tag the user identifier, wherein the identification tag reader is placed at a location of a vendor;

    a computing device, operable to receive the user identifier from the identification tag reader, and further operable to receive from the identification tag reader a vendor identifier representing the vendor location, and still further operable to receive a time identifier representing a time when the identification tag reader received the user identifier from the identification tag; and

    a database that stores the user identifier, the vendor identifier and the time identifiers with a plurality of other user identifiers, other vendor identifiers and other time identifiers,wherein the computing device determines the name of the user and the name of the vendor as a function of the user identifier and the vendor identifier.

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