Providing directions to a location in a facility

• US 10,012,508 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2015
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Beaumont, Suzanne Marion, Waltermann, Rod David
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nga X
• Application Number:
  US14/638,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20160258760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• Field of Search: 701410, 701428, 3404071, 706 47, 235381, 705 2641
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation

Abstract

In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a position receiver, and storage bearing instructions. The instructions are executable by the processor to receive from the position receiver data indicating a location of the device. The instructions are also executable to receive a map of a facility, present on the device at least a portion of the map, receive a selection of a destination indicated on the map, and at least in part based on the selection and the data indicating the location of the device, present on the device directions to the destination in the facility.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

storage accessible to the at least one processor and bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to;

receive data indicating a location of the device;

receive, from a kiosk that has stored data pertaining to a destination in a building, information comprising directions to the destination in the building; and

at least in part based on the information from the kiosk, present on the device at least one direction to the destination in the building;

wherein the destination is indicated by the device to the kiosk at least in part based on physical touching of the device with an area of a map on the kiosk which represents the destination.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

send data indicating the location of the device to the kiosk.

3. The device of claim 1, comprising a code reader accessible to the at least one processor, and wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

responsive to reading a code using the code reader, provide at least one direction to the destination.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the code reader is a quick response (QR) code reader, and wherein the code is a QR code.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination using tap-to-exchange near field communication.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination based on device-to-device physical touching of the device physically against the kiosk.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

haptically confirm that at least one of the directions has been followed.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving data indicating a location of a device;

receiving, from a kiosk that has stored data pertaining to destination in a building, information comprising directions to the destination in the building; and

presenting, at least in part based on the information from the kiosk, on the device at least one direction to the destination in the building;

wherein the destination is indicated by the device to the kiosk at least in part based on physical touching of the device with an area of a reap on the kiosk which represents the destination.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising:

sending data indicating the location of the device to the kiosk.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the device comprises a code reader, and wherein the method comprises:

using the device and responsive to reading a code using the code reader, providing at least one direction to the destination.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the code reader is a quick response (QR) code reader, and wherein the code is a QR code.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination using touch-to-exchange near field communication.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination based on device-to-device physical touching of the device physically against the kiosk.

14. The method of claim 8, comprising:

haptically confirming that at least one of the directions has been followed.

15. A computer readable storage medium (CRSM) that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions e Tumble by at least on processor of a device to:

receive data indicating a location of the device;

receive, from a kiosk that has stored data pertaining to a destination in a building, information comprising directions to the destination in the building; and

at least in part based on the information from the kiosk, present on the device at least one direction to the destination in the building;

wherein the destination is indicated by the device to the kiosk at least in part based on physical touching of the device with an area of a map on the kiosk which represents the destination.

16. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

send data indicating the location of the device to the kiosk.

17. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the device comprises a code reader accessible to the at least one processor, and wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor:

responsive to reading a code using the code reader, provide at least one direction to the destination.

18. The CRSM of claim 17, wherein the code reader is a quick response (QR) code reader, and wherein the code is a QR code.

19. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination using touch-to-exchange near field communication.

20. The CRSM of claim 15, wherein the device communicates with the kiosk to indicate the destination based on device-to-device physical touching of the device physically against the kiosk.