Navigation devices, systems, and methods for determining location, position, and/or orientation information based on movement data generated by a movement detector
First Claim
1. A navigation device for use in a local wireless communication network, comprising:
- at least one movement detector that is configured to generate data that are indicative of movement of the navigation device;
a transmitter; and
a processor that is communicatively coupled to the at least one movement detector and to the transmitter, the processor being programmed to process the data and to transmit the processed data using a wireless communication protocol associated with the local wireless communication network and the transmitter.
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Abstract
A navigation system includes a navigation device that communicates with a data processing system. The navigation device includes one or more movement detectors that are configured to generate data that are indicative of movement of the navigation device, and a transmitter that is communicatively coupled to the one or more movement detectors. The transmitter is configured to transmit a signal that contains the movement data using a wireless communication protocol. The data processing system includes a receiver that is responsive to the signal from the navigation device and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the receiver. The processor is programmed to process the data to compute a location, position, and/or orientation of the navigation device.
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39 Claims
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1. A navigation device for use in a local wireless communication network, comprising:
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at least one movement detector that is configured to generate data that are indicative of movement of the navigation device;
a transmitter; and
a processor that is communicatively coupled to the at least one movement detector and to the transmitter, the processor being programmed to process the data and to transmit the processed data using a wireless communication protocol associated with the local wireless communication network and the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processing system for use in a local wireless communication network, comprising:
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a receiver that is responsive to a signal that is transmitted from a navigation device using a wireless communication protocol that is associated with the local wireless communication network, the signal containing data that are indicative of movement of the navigation device; and
a processor that is communicatively coupled to the receiver, the processor being programmed to process the data so as to compute at least one of a location and an orientation of the navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A navigation system for use in a local wireless communication network, comprising:
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a navigation device that comprises;
at least one movement detector that is configured to generate data that are indicative of movement of the navigation device; and
a transmitter that is communicatively coupled to the at least one movement detector and is configured to transmit a signal that contains the data using a wireless communication protocol that is associated with the local wireless communication network;
a data processing system that comprises;
a receiver that is responsive to the signal from the navigation device; and
a processor that is communicatively coupled to the receiver, the processor being programmed to process the data so as to compute at least one of a location and an orientation of the navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of operating a communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of service devices;
providing an information repository that contains respective locations of the plurality of service devices;
determining a location of a communication device;
comparing the location of the communication device with the locations of the plurality of service devices to determine if one of the plurality of service devices satisfies a selection criterion; and
establishing communication between the communication device and the one of the plurality of service devices if the one of the plurality of service devices satisfies the selection criterion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of operating a communication system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of service devices;
determining an orientation of a communication device;
determining if the communication device is directed towards one of the plurality of service devices; and
establishing communication between the communication device and the one of the plurality of service devices if the communication device is directed towards the one of the plurality of service devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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