US 12,254,376 B2
Computer-implemented system and method for entity tracking and identification
Felicia Linn, San Jose, CA (US); Ramkumar Abhishek, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Ashish V. Pattekar, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on May 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/324,627.
Application 18/324,627 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,058, filed on Jun. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,663,426.
Application 17/361,058 is a continuation of application No. 14/984,600, filed on Dec. 30, 2015, granted, now 11,048,891, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419058 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10366 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented system for entity tracking and identification, comprising:
a tracker associated with an entity;
a tracking device associated with an individual responsible for the entity and configured to attempt communication continuously with the tracker; and
a server comprising a central processing unit, memory, an input port to receive data from one or more of the tracker and tracking device, and an output port, wherein the central processing unit is configured to:
during at least one of the attempted communications, determine the entity is in the presence of the individual based on successful communication of the tracker with the tracking device;
identify an interaction between the individual and a further individual based on an interface between the tracking device and a further tracking device associated with a further individual;
authenticate the further individual, comprising:
receive on the tracking device, data regarding the further individual from the further tracking device;
transmit the data from the tracking device to a data server; and
confirm the user data; and
determine a transfer of the entity from the individual to the further individual based on the identified interaction and the confirmed data of the further individual.