Controlling queuing in a defined location
US8612278B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A facility includes a location node having a transceiver of wireless signals. It communicates with a central hub and mobile devices in the facility. The nodes are located in a specific location in the facility, and provide data about the movement of the entities in the facility relative to the location. Includes at least one of entry into the location, departure from the location, amount of time spent in the vicinity of the location; and the data being transmitted to the operator in at least one of real time or being for storage and analysis at a later time for use by the operator. There can be a series of location nodes in the facility. The nodes provide data about the movement of the entities in the facility, such data including the travel path of the entities in the facility.
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