| 摘要 |
<p>A method and system for predicting customer flow and arrival times using positional tracking of mobile devices whereby data associated with one or more participating businesses is obtained including, but not limited to, the business name and the business location. The positions of one or more mobile devices associated with one or more consumers are tracked and an estimated direction/path and speed of the one or more consumers is thereby determined. A probability that the one or more consumers will utilize a particular participating business and/or products/services associated with a participating business, is then determined and the estimated arrival times at the particular participating business of consumers deemed probable to utilize the particular participating business is calculated. Data representing the number of consumers deemed probable to utilize the particular participating business and/or the estimated arrival times at the particular participating business of consumers deemed probable to utilize the particular participating business is then provided to the particular participating business.</p> |
