Patent ID: 9734388
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G06T,G07C

Claim:
1. A method for tracking defined objects, comprising the steps of: receiving a first data set at a data capturing device, wherein the first data set is associated with defined objects and for each of the defined objects the first data set includes a unique identifier, time data, and location data derived from a cellular signal associated with a mobile handset; associating the location data for each of the defined objects with one or more predefined areas in which the defined object enters; and generating path data for each of the defined objects by plotting X and Y coordinates for each of the predefined areas visited by the respective defined object, where the path data also includes an entry time representative of the time the defined object enters the predefined area and an exit time representative of the time the defined object exists the predefined areas.