Device and process for guiding a person along a path traveled
First Claim
1. A device for guiding a person along a path traveled, the device comprising:
- a plurality of transponders;
an ejection mechanism;
a portable ejection means with said ejection mechanism and a container for accommodating said plurality of transponders, said ejection mechanism being connected with the container;
a control unit, said ejection mechanism being actuated by said control unit in order to eject a transponder from said container, wherein the container is prepared for actuation of said ejection mechanism at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space;
a portable transmitter/receiver means for detecting at least one dropped-off transponder and for generating a signal representative of the direction in which the transponder is located; and
a portable display means for receiving the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means and providing a user a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction.
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Abstract
A device for guiding a person along a traveled path enables the wearer of the device to be guided back along the traveled path in an electronically supported manner even under conditions under which orientation is difficult. The device has a portable ejection means (2), in which a container (14) for accommodating a plurality of transponders (7) and an ejection mechanism (10), which is actuated by a control device (6) to eject a transponder (7) from the container (14), are present. A control unit (6) is prepared such as to actuate the ejection mechanism (10) at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space. A portable transmitter/receiver device (8) is designed to detect at least one of the transponders (7) dropped off and to generate a signal representative of the direction in which that transponder (7) is located. A portable display device (4) receives the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means (8) and offers the wearer a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for guiding a person along a path traveled, the device comprising:
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a plurality of transponders;
an ejection mechanism;
a portable ejection means with said ejection mechanism and a container for accommodating said plurality of transponders, said ejection mechanism being connected with the container;
a control unit, said ejection mechanism being actuated by said control unit in order to eject a transponder from said container, wherein the container is prepared for actuation of said ejection mechanism at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space;
a portable transmitter/receiver means for detecting at least one dropped-off transponder and for generating a signal representative of the direction in which the transponder is located; and
a portable display means for receiving the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means and providing a user a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A process for guiding a person along a path traveled, the process comprising the steps of:
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automatically ejecting a transponder at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space along the path of the person in order to distribute the transponders along the path traveled; and
detecting at least one of the transponders dropped off with a portable transmitter/receiver means and generating a signal that is representative of the direction in which the transponder is located and displaying the signal generated or information associated with the signal generated on a display means as a visual and/or acoustic signal in order to show the way to the detected transponder for guiding along the path traveled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for guiding a person along a path traveled, the device comprising:
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a support carried or worn by a user;
an ejection mechanism carried by said support;
a container accommodating a plurality of transponders, said ejection mechanism being connected with the container;
a control unit, said ejection mechanism being actuated by said control unit in order to eject a transponder from said container at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space;
a transmitter/receiver means for detecting at least one dropped-off transponder and for generating a signal representative of the direction in which the transponder is located; and
a display means for receiving the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means and providing a user a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction.
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