Patent ID: 7848964

Claim:
A method for enabling a shopper to shop in a store having purchasable items, comprising: A) Providing 1) Scan readable media approximate to said purchasable items; 2) A wireless end device; 3) A central computer; and 4) A communications multi-network having a) A mesh communication network for tracking a location of said wireless end device throughout a store; and b) A star communication network for transfer of data from said central computer to said wireless end device and from said wireless end device to said central computer; B) Connecting said central computer operatively to said communications multi-network; C) Positioning said wireless end device in close proximity to said shopper, said wireless end device being positioned to travel with said shopper through said store; D) Scanning said readable media on said purchasable items, said scanning producing scanning data; E) Transmitting said scanning data through said star communication network of said communications multi-network to said central computer; F) Updating said location of said wireless end device through said mesh communication network to said central computer, said updating producing location tracking data; and G) Transmitting said location tracking data through said mesh communication network of said communications multi-network to said central computer, said central computer operating to continually update said shopper's position based on said location tracking data received by said central computer.