Systems and methods for electronic ticketing, monitoring, and indicating permissive use of facilities
Systems and methods for electronic ticketing, monitoring, and indicating permissive use of facilities for family entertainment centers that implement connected terminal devices or kiosks, wireless communication networks, and a plurality of electronic wearable devices. Customers perform transactions with or without a facility employee, using the wearable device as a means of identifying the patron within the facility in addition to verifying the validity of said transactions. Systems and methods provide real-time status information regarding patrons via visual indicators embedded within wearable devices, gamification of facility attractions through an embedded motion-tracking component embedded in the wearable device, and alerts that provide facility employees with activity and/or status information about patrons.
1. A networked system comprising:
a plurality of wearable electronic devices, where each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices comprises a wireless network adapter, an indicator having a state, a wireless transponder, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
a plurality of access points, where each of the plurality of access points comprises a wireless transponder, a network adapter, and one or more processors executing programming logic; and
a network computing device comprising a network adapter, a timer, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of access points is configured to:
receive identification data from each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices; and
send the identification data to the network computing device via the network adapter;
where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to:
receive the identification data from one of the plurality of access points via the network adapter of the network computing device;
determine a profile associated with the identification data;
process a transaction associated with the determined profile;
send status data to the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device;
wait a period of time;
send subsequent status data to the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is configured to:
receive status data from the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device;
alter the state of the indicator of the respective wearable device;
receive subsequent status data from the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device;
alter the state of the indicator of the respective wearable device.
2. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the timer of network computing device further comprises an oscillator.
3. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the timer of each of network computing device is an oscillator.
4. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the network computing device is a plurality of computer servers.
5. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is a visual indicator.
6. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is an audible indicator.
7. The networked system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is a sensory indicator.
8. The networked system of claim 1 , further comprising a primary network, a secondary network, and a gateway, where the gateway relays data payloads from the primary network to the secondary network and from the secondary network to the primary network.
9. The networked system of claim 1 , further where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to send status data via one of the plurality of access points.
10. A networked arrangement of devices comprising:
a plurality of wearable electronic devices, where each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices comprises a wireless network adapter, a wireless transponder, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
a plurality of access points, where each of the plurality of access points comprises a wireless transponder, a network adapter, and one or more processors executing programming logic; and
a network computing device comprising a network adapter, a timer, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of access points is configured to:
receive identification data from each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices; and
send the identification data to the network computing device via the network adapter;
where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to:
receive the identification data from one of the plurality of access points via the network adapter of the network computing device;
determine a profile associated with the identification data;
receive status data from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device;
wait a period of time;
generate an alert if status data is not received from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device after waiting a period of time;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is configured to:
transmit status data to the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device;
wait a period of time; and
transmit subsequent status data to the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device.
11. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 10 , each of the plurality of wearable devices further comprising an indicator having a state.
12. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 10 , wherein the server system comprises a plurality of computer servers.
13. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 10 , further comprising a networked device with a visual display and one or more processors executing programming logic, further wherein the alert includes transmission of identification data associated with the profile to the networked device and display of the identification data on the visual display of the networked device.
14. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 13 , wherein the identification data transmitted includes a photo, a name, and a last location.
15. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 10 , further where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to receive activity data from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device.
16. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 15 , further where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to generate an alert if activity data is not received from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device after waiting a period of time.
17. A networked arrangement of devices comprising:
a plurality of wearable electronic devices, where each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices comprises a wireless network adapter, a wireless transponder, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
a plurality of access points, where each of the plurality of access points comprises a wireless transponder, a network adapter, and one or more processors executing programming logic; and
a network computing device comprising a network adapter, a timer, and one or more processors executing programming logic;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of access points is configured to:
receive identification data from each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices; and
send the identification data to the network computing device via the network adapter;
where the programming logic of the network computing device is configured to:
receive the identification data from one of the plurality of access points via the network adapter of the network computing device;
determine a profile associated with the identification data;
receive activity data from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device;
wait a period of time;
generate an alert if activity data is not received from the wearable electronic device via the network adapter of the network computing device after waiting a period of time;
where the programming logic of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is configured to:
transmit activity data to the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device;
wait a period of time; and
transmit subsequent activity data to the network computing device via the respective network adapter of the respective wearable device.
18. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 17 , wherein the network computing device is a plurality of computer servers.
19. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 17 , wherein the indicator of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is a visual indicator.
20. The networked arrangement of devices of claim 17 , wherein the indicator of each of the plurality of wearable electronic devices is an audible indicator.