Identification system to track persons and products simultaneously

Abstract

The invention is an electronic identification system that integrates with consumer purchased products for management of data in digital form by way of an interconnected computing system, network, and/or mobile device. The system utilizes a scanning system and coded labels that facilitate a uniform identification of goods within a sales setting or within a household. Such a system would enable the use of SMART technology systems in household appliances, warehouses and retail such that the system implements mobile applications and interfacing through a high-speed network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An identification system comprising:
 one or more processors;   a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to at least:
 detect a presence of one or more products within a facility using data collected by at least one of a plurality of input devices in the facility; 
 identify, using the data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices in the facility, the product; 
 associate an identifier representative of the product with a person; 
 determine, using data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices that the person has passed through a scanning area located at an exit of the facility; and 
 update an inventory database to identify that the product is associated to the person. 
   
     
     
         2 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the processors incorporate pricing data. 
     
     
         3 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the update of the inventory database is completed without affirmative input by the person. 
     
     
         4 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices is at least one of an image of the product, wherein the product includes any one of a good, service, person, animal, or living organism, alone or in combination. 
     
     
         5 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of input devices is a camera. 
     
     
         6 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the update of the inventory database identifies and stores any change in data associated with a product. 
     
     
         7 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input devices are located at or near an entrance or the exit of a facility. 
     
     
         8 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor includes an inventory control application to record products and details of each product electronically through an interface. 
     
     
         9 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the inventory control application manages inventory. 
     
     
         10 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises at least one of an image of the one or more products captured by a camera, wherein at least one of the products is a good and at least one of the products is a person. 
     
     
         11 . The identification system of  claim 1 , wherein the data associated with at least one product is a price or fee. 
     
     
         12 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the inventory database tracks past and present locations of the products. 
     
     
         13 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the identifier is a microchip or a nanochip. 
     
     
         14 . The identification system of  claim 13  wherein the microchip or nanochip including a global positioning system (GPS). 
     
     
         15 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one of the plurality of input devices is positioned about a perimeter of an entrance or the exit of the facility. 
     
     
         16 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one of the plurality of input devices is a 3D imaging device. 
     
     
         17 . The identification system of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the plurality of input devices is a camera. 
     
     
         18 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the one or more processors update the inventory database in real time. 
     
     
         19 . The identification system of  claim 1  wherein the one or more processors further determine, using data collected by at least one of the plurality of input devices that the person has passed through a second scanning area located at an entrance of the facility. 
     
     
         20 . A method of using the system of  claim 1  comprising the steps of:
 identifying an entering of the facility by at least one person using the at least one of the plurality of input devices; 
 identifying that the at least one person has selected at least one product; 
 associating the selected at least one product with the at least one person by the one or more processors; 
 determining a pricing information of the selected at least one products by the one or more processors; 
 charging the determined price to an account of the at least one person after determining that the at least one person has passed through the scanning area at the exit of the facility.