Information processing system for consumers at a store using personal mobile wireless devices and related methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8976027-B2
Application number	US-13428508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2008
Priority date	Jun 6, 2008
Publication date	Mar 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015

Abstract

An information processing system is for determining information about consumers at a store where at least some of the consumers may carry personal mobile wireless devices, and each personal wireless mobile device may transmit signals for identifying the respective consumer. The system may include at least one RF receiver device arranged about the store for receiving communications from the personal mobile wireless devices, and a processor coupled to the at least one RF receiver device. The processor may be for generating consumer position data of the consumers during movement about the store based upon communications from the respective personal mobile wireless devices to the at least one RE receiver device, and associating the consumer position data with respective identities of the consumers.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An information processing system for consumers at a store, at least some of the consumers carrying personal mobile wireless devices and each personal wireless mobile device transmitting signals for identifying the respective consumer, the information processing system comprising:
at least one RF receiver device arranged about the store for receiving communications from the personal mobile wireless devices;
a wireless access terminal at the store;
a…

Assignees

• Lilley Richard David
• Harris Corp

Inventors

• Lilley Richard David

Classifications

• G06Q30/0224

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0261

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0205

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/02 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic