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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Rafael E. Alonso, Tampa, FL (US);
Fred A. Martensen, Tampa, FL (US);
Arun Ramaswamy, Tampa, FL (US);
Rafael E. Alonso, Tampa, FL (US);
Fred A. Martensen, Tampa, FL (US);
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to monitor shoppers in a retail environment are disclosed herein. In a disclosed example method, a first signal is transmitted via a first device in a first direction to a second device and a second signal is transmitted via the first device in a second direction to a third device associated with a shopper. A direction of travel of the third device is determined based on the first signal and a path of travel of the third device through a monitored establishment is determined based on the second signal.