Patent ID: 8107691

Claim:
A method for a computing device for mapping a visual path, the method comprising: receiving, via a computing device, one or more images of a predefined area; receiving, via a computing device, one or more parameters associated with the one or more images, the one or more parameters including a proximity parameter and a time parameter; integrating the one or more images and the one or more parameters into a map of the predefined area, said integrating including receiving an identifier associated with an object on at least one of the one or more images, the identifier indicative of an action to be taken with respect to the object, and wherein said receiving includes: matching the object to a class of persons, the object acted upon according to an association with the class of persons; and mapping the visual path of the user through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters to enable tracking of one or more individuals through the predefined area.