Methods and systems for mapping locations of wireless transmitters for use in gathering market research data

1. A method comprising:

displaying a representation of a commercial establishment on a portable device;

obtaining transmitter data via the portable device from a wireless transmitter located within the commercial establishment;

in response to the portable device receiving a user selection of a point corresponding to a first location displayed on the representation of the commercial establishment, associating the first location with the transmitter data and location information generated by the portable device representative of a physical location in the commercial establishment; and

in response to the transmitter data not being associated with product, requesting the user to input the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 , further including associating the first location with the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the location information includes location coordinates.

4. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map of an interior portion of the commercial establishment.

5. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained via a radio frequency signal.

6. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained by scanning a barcode located on the wireless transmitter.

7. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map, the portable device is a tablet device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, the user selection is received via a touch interface, and the wireless transmitter is an RFID tag.

8. A tangible computer readable storage disk comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a portable device to at least:

display a representation of a commercial establishment

obtain transmitter data transmitted by a wireless transmitter located within the commercial establishment;

in response to receiving a user selection of a first location on the representation of the commercial establishment, (1) generate location information representing a physical location within the commercial establishment, and (2) store the first location in association with (a) the transmitter data and (b) the location information; and

in response to the transmitter data not being associated with product data, request the user to input the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

9. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the portable device to associate the first location with the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

10. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the location information includes location coordinates.

11. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map of an interior portion of the commercial establishment.

12. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained via a radio frequency signal.

13. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained by scanning a barcode located on the wireless transmitter.

14. A tangible computer readable storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map, the portable device is a tablet device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, the user selection is received via a touch interface, and the wireless transmitter is an RFID tag.

15. A portable device comprising:

a processor:

memory in communication with the processor, the memory including machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable device to:

display a representation of a commercial establishment;

access transmitter data obtained from a wireless transmitter located within the commercial establishment;

in response to a user selection of a first location on the representation of the commercial establishment, (1) generate location information representative of a physical location in the commercial establishment, and (2) associate the first location with (a) the transmitter data and (b) the location information; and

in response to the transmitter data not being associated with product data, request the user to input the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

16. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to associate the first location with the product data of the product proximate the wireless transmitter.

17. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the location information includes location coordinates.

18. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map of an interior portion of the commercial establishment.

19. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained via a radio frequency signal.

20. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the transmitter data is obtained by scanning a barcode located on the wireless transmitter.

21. A portable device as defined in claim 15 , wherein the representation of the commercial establishment is a map, the portable device is a tablet device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, the user selection is received via a touch interface, and the wireless transmitter is an RFID tag.