Systems and methods for verifying integrity of associate training

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to verifying integrity of associate training. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for verifying integrity of associate training at a facility including a plurality of wireless access points; a plurality of cameras; one or more databases; a remote control circuit; and a portable electronic device. By one approach; the remote control circuit is configured to: receive first and second associate identifiers; receive one or more images; determine whether a portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to a stored image; determine first, second, and third areas; determine whether the first, second, and third areas each correspond to the same area, wherein the determination verifies that the trainer-associate is with the trainee-associate at a designated area associated with a training module; and provide a verification message that the training module has been completed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for verifying integrity of associate training at a facility comprising:
 a plurality of wireless access points distributed throughout a facility, wherein each wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points is associated with a first particular area of a plurality of areas in the facility;   a plurality of cameras distributed throughout the facility, wherein one or more cameras of the plurality of cameras are configured to capture one or more images taken from a second particular area of the plurality of areas;   one or more databases configured to store at least one of: a plurality of training modules, a first plurality of associations of each of the plurality of areas with at least one of the plurality of training modules, a second plurality of associations of each of the plurality of areas with at least one of the plurality of cameras, and a plurality of images associated with a plurality of associates;   a remote control circuit communicatively coupled to the plurality of wireless access points, the one or more databases, and the plurality of cameras; and   a portable electronic device communicatively coupled to the remote control circuit, the portable electronic device comprising:
 a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a first wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points at a first time, wherein the first wireless access point is proximate to the portable electronic device; and 
 a local control circuit configured to:
 receive an input initiating a training interface; 
 in response to the initiation of the training interface, prompt a user to provide a first associate identifier associated with a trainee-associate of the plurality of associates; 
 prompt the user to provide a second associate identifier associated with a trainer-associate of the plurality of associates; and 
 in response to receiving the first and second associate identifiers, initiate a first training module of the plurality of training modules associated with the trainee-associate; 
 
   wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 receive the first and second associate identifiers; 
 receive the one or more images taken by the one or more cameras at the first time; 
 determine whether a portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to a stored image of the plurality of images associated with the trainer-associate; 
 in response to the determination that the portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to the stored image, determine a first area associated with the one or more cameras via a first access to the one or more databases; 
 determine a second area associated with the first training module via a second access to the one or more databases; 
 determine a third area associated with the first wireless access point communicatively coupled to the portable electronic device; 
 determine whether the first area, the second area, and the third area each correspond to the same area, wherein the determination that the first, second, and third areas correspond to the same area verifies that the trainer-associate is with the trainee-associate at a designated area of the plurality of areas associated with the first training module; and 
 in response to the first, second, and third areas corresponding to the same area and subsequent to a completion of the first training module, provide a verification message to the portable electronic device that the first training module has been completed. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a first sensor configured to capture the first and second associate identifiers, and wherein the local control circuit is further configured to provide the first and second associate identifiers to the remote control circuit. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second portable electronic device associated with the trainer-associate, the second portable electronic device communicatively coupled to the first wireless access point and comprising a second sensor configured to capture the second associate identifier, wherein the second portable electronic device provides the second associate identifier to the remote control circuit, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a first sensor configured to capture the first associate identifier, wherein the portable electronic device is further configured to provide the first associate identifier to the remote control circuit; and wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 determine a fourth area associated with the first wireless access point communicatively coupled to the second portable electronic device;   determine whether the fourth area correspond to the same area as the first, second, and third areas; and   in response to the determination that the fourth area along with the first, second, and third areas correspond to the same area and subsequent to the completion of the first training module, provide the verification message to the portable electronic device that the first training module has been completed.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device comprise a smartphone and a smartwatch. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second associate identifiers comprise a badge identification, a fingerprint, a retina scan, and a facial profile. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the trainer-associate and the trainee-associate are peers. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to initiate the one or more databases to store the completion of the first training module by the trainee-associate, wherein the completion of the first training module is accessible at other facilities. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 determine whether the trainer-associate is qualified to train the trainee-associate based on an identification by the remote control circuit that the second associate identifier matches with one of a listing of qualified associate identifiers associated with the first training module; and   in response to the determination that the second associate identifier does not match with one of the listing of qualified associate identifiers, prevent the initiation of the first training module by the local control circuit.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 determine whether the completion of the first training module by the trainee-associate is within a predetermined range of time;   in response to the determination that the completion of the first training module is not within the predetermined range of time, prevent the verification message from being provided to the portable electronic device; and   provide an unsatisfactory completion message to the portable electronic device.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more databases is further configured to store a third plurality of associations of each registration information with each associate of the plurality of associates, wherein the registration information comprises at least one of an indication of a consent by the associate of storage and collection of biometric data corresponding to the associate and an electronic device identifier associated with the consent, wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 determine whether the trainer-associate has consented to the storage and collection of the biometric data based on the third plurality of associations; and   in response to the determination that the trainer-associate has consented, initiate storage of the one or more images to the one or more databases and the determination of whether the portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to the stored image associated with the trainer-associate.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more databases is further configured to store a third plurality of associations of each registration information with each associate of the plurality of associates, wherein the registration information comprises at least one of an indication of a consent by the associate of storage and collection of biometric data corresponding to the associate and an electronic device identifier associated with the consent, wherein the remote control circuit is further configured to:
 determine whether the electronic device identifier is associated with the portable electronic device associated with the trainee-associate based on the communicative coupling of the wireless transceiver of the portable electronic device with the first wireless access point; and   in response to the determination, initiate the plurality of cameras to start capturing the one or more images taken from the second particular area.   
     
     
         12 . A method for verifying integrity of associate training at a facility comprising:
 receiving, by a local control circuit of a portable electronic device, an input initiating a training interface, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a first wireless access point of a plurality of wireless access points distributed throughout a facility, wherein the first wireless access point is proximate to the portable electronic device, and wherein each wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points is associated with a first particular area of a plurality of areas in the facility;   in response to the initiating of the training interface, prompting, by the local control circuit, a user to provide a first associate identifier associated with a trainee-associate of a plurality of associates;   prompting, by the local control circuit, the user to provide a second associate identifier associated with a trainer-associate of the plurality of associates; and   in response to receiving the first and second associate identifiers, initiating, by the local control circuit, a first training module of a plurality of training modules associated with the trainee-associate, wherein one or more databases is configured to store at least one of: the plurality of training modules, a first plurality of associations of each of the plurality of areas with at least one of the plurality of training modules, a second plurality of associations of each of the plurality of areas with at least one of a plurality of cameras distributed throughout the facility, and a plurality of images associated with the plurality of associates, wherein one or more cameras of the plurality of cameras are configured to capture one or more images taken from a second particular area of the plurality of areas;   receiving, by a remote control circuit communicatively coupled to the plurality of wireless access points, the one or more databases, and the plurality of cameras, the first and second associate identifiers;   receiving, by the remote control circuit, the one or more images taken by the one or more cameras;   determining, by the remote control circuit, whether a portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to a stored image of the plurality of images associated with the trainer-associate;   in response to the determining that the portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to the stored image, determining, by the remote control circuit, a first area associated with the one or more cameras via a first access to the one or more databases;   determining, by the remote control circuit, a second area associated with the first training module via a second access to the one or more databases;   determining, by the remote control circuit, a third area associated with the first wireless access point communicatively coupled to the portable electronic device;   determining, by the remote control circuit, whether the first area, the second area, and the third area each correspond to the same area, wherein the determination that the first, second, and third areas correspond to the same area verifies that the trainer-associate is with the trainee-associate at a designated area of the plurality of areas associated with the first training module; and   in response to the first, second, and third areas corresponding to the same area and subsequent to a completion of the first training module, providing, by the remote control circuit, a verification message to the portable electronic device that the first training module has been completed.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 capturing, by a first sensor of the portable electronic device, the first and second associate identifiers; and   providing, by the local control circuit, the first and second associate identifiers to the remote control circuit.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising
 capturing, by a second sensor of a second portable electronic device communicatively coupled to the first wireless access point, the second associate identifier;   providing, by a second local control circuit of the second portable electronic device, the second associate identifier to the remote control circuit;   capturing, by a first sensor of the portable electronic device, the first associate identifier;   providing, by the local control circuit of the portable electronic device, the first associate identifier to the remote control circuit;   determining, by the remote control circuit, a fourth area associated with the first wireless access point communicatively coupled to the second portable electronic device;   determining, by the remote control circuit, whether the fourth area correspond to the same area as the first, second, and third areas; and   in response to the determining that the fourth area along with the first, second, and third areas correspond to the same area and subsequent to the completion of the first training module, providing, by the remote control circuit, the verification message to the portable electronic device that the first training module has been completed.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device comprise a smartphone and a smartwatch. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second associate identifiers comprise a badge identification, a fingerprint, a retina scan, and a facial profile. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the trainer-associate and the trainee-associate are peers. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising initiating, by the remote control circuit, the one or more databases to store the completion of the first training module by the trainee-associate, wherein the completion of the first training module is accessible at other facilities. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 determining, by the remote control circuit, whether the trainer-associate is qualified to train the trainee-associate based on an identification by the remote control circuit that the second associate identifier matches with one of a listing of qualified associate identifiers associated with the first training module; and   in response to the determining that the second associate identifier does not match with one of the listing of qualified associate identifiers, preventing, by the remote control circuit, the initiation of the first training module by the local control circuit.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 determining, by the remote control circuit, whether the completion of the first training module by the trainee-associate is within a predetermined range of time;   in response to the determining that the completion of the first training module is not within the predetermined range of time, preventing, by the remote control circuit, the verification message from being provided to the portable electronic device; and   providing, by the remote control circuit, an unsatisfactory completion message to the portable electronic device.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 determining whether the trainer-associate has consented to the storage and collection of the biometric data based on a third plurality of associations of each registration information with each associate of the plurality of associates stored in the one or more databases, wherein the registration information comprises at least one of an indication of a consent by the trainer-associate of storage and collection of biometric data corresponding to the trainer-associate and an electronic device identifier associated with the consent; and   in response to determining that the trainer-associate has consented, initiating storage of the one or more images to the one or more databases and the determination of whether the portion of the one or more images substantially correspond to the stored image associated with the trainer-associate.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 determining whether an electronic device identifier associated with a consent by the trainee-associate of storage and collection of biometric data corresponding to the trainee-associate is associated with the portable electronic device of the trainee-associate based on the communicative coupling of the wireless transceiver of the portable electronic device with the first wireless access point; and   in response to determining that the electronic device identifier associated with the consent, initiating the plurality of cameras to start capturing the one or more images taken from the second particular area.