Navigation tags
First Claim
1. A method for navigating within a navigation area (2), wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) have been mounted at predetermined positions within the navigation area (2), said method comprising the steps of:
- determining (11) a sequence of navigation tags (1), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on the positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
navigating said route by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags, whereby passing of a navigation tag (1) is acknowledged (12, 13);
wherein said positions (18) are stored in a host unit (17), wherein said host unit (17) further stores topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2), wherein said stored positions (18) and topographic information (19) are transferred to (9, 10, 20, 21) and stored in (7, 8) a mobile navigation unit (6), and wherein said sequence of navigation tags (1) is determined (11) by said mobile navigation unit (6) based on said stored positions (7, 8) and said topographic information (8).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for navigating within a navigation area (2), wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) have been mounted at predetermined positions within the navigation area (2). To solve the object of the invention to provide a method and system for accurate and flexible navigating in various types of navigation scenarios, the method comprises the steps of: determining a sequence of navigation tags (1), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on the positions of the navigation tags (7) and on topographic information (8) on the navigation area (2); and navigating the route by passing navigation tags (1) of the sequence of navigation tags, whereby passing of a navigation tag is acknowledged (12, 13). The invention further relates to a system and a computer program product for navigating within a navigation area (2).
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A method for navigating within a navigation area (2), wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) have been mounted at predetermined positions within the navigation area (2), said method comprising the steps of:
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determining (11) a sequence of navigation tags (1), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on the positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
navigating said route by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags, whereby passing of a navigation tag (1) is acknowledged (12, 13);
wherein said positions (18) are stored in a host unit (17), wherein said host unit (17) further stores topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2), wherein said stored positions (18) and topographic information (19) are transferred to (9, 10, 20, 21) and stored in (7, 8) a mobile navigation unit (6), and wherein said sequence of navigation tags (1) is determined (11) by said mobile navigation unit (6) based on said stored positions (7, 8) and said topographic information (8). - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 34)
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3. A method for navigating within a navigation area (2), wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) has been mounted at predetermined positions within the navigation area (2), said method comprising the steps of:
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determining (22) a sequence of navigation tags (1), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on the positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
navigating said route by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags, whereby passing of a navigation tag (1) is acknowledged (12);
wherein said positions (18) are stored in a host unit (17), wherein said host unit (17) further stores topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2), wherein said sequence of navigation tags (1) is determined (22) by said host unit (17) based on said stored positions (18) and said topographic information (19), and wherein said sequence of navigation tags (1) is transferred (24, 25) to a mobile navigation unit (6) from the host unit (17). - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 18)
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19. A method for navigation within a navigation area (2), wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) has been mounted at predetermined positions within the navigation area (2), said method comprising the steps of:
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determining (11, 22) a sequence of navigation tags (1), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on the positions (7, 18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (8, 19) on the navigation area; and
navigating said route by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags, whereby passing of a navigation tag (1) is manually acknowledged (12).
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20. A system for navigating in a navigation area, wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) has been mounted at predetermined positions within said navigation area (2), said system comprising:
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means for determining a sequence of navigation tags (11, 22), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on said positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
means for acknowledging (12, 13) the passing of a navigation tag (1), when said route is navigated by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags (1);
wherein said positions (18) are stored in a host unit (17), wherein said host unit (17) further comprises a storage unit with topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2), wherein said host unit (17) and a mobile navigation unit (6) comprise means (9, 10, 20, 21) for transferring said stored positions (18) and topographic information (19) from the host unit (17) to the mobile navigation unit (6), wherein said mobile navigation unit (6) further comprises means (7, 8) for storing said positions (18) and topographic information (19), and wherein said mobile navigation unit (6) further comprises means (11) for determining the sequence of navigation tags (1) based on said stored positions (7) and said stored topographic information (8). - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A system for navigating in a navigation area, wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) has been mounted at predetermined positions within said navigation area (2), said system comprising:
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means for determining a sequence of navigation tags (11, 22), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on said positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
means for acknowledging (12, 13) the passing of a navigation tag (1), when said route is navigated by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags (1);
wherein said positions are stored in a storage unit (18) that is comprised in a host unit (17), wherein said host unit (17) further comprises a storage unit with topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2), wherein said host unit (17) further comprises means (22) for determining the sequence of navigation tags (1) based on the contents of both storage units (18, 19), and wherein said host unit (17) and said mobile navigation unit (6) comprise means (24, 25) for transferring said sequence of navigation tags (1) from the host unit (17) to the mobile navigation unit (6). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for navigating in a navigation area, wherein a plurality of navigation tags (1) has been mounted at predetermined positions within said navigation area (2), said system comprising:
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means for determining a sequence of navigation tags (11, 22), which are associated with a desired route within the navigation area (2), based on said positions (18) of the navigation tags (1) and on topographic information (19) on the navigation area (2); and
means for manually acknowledging (12) the passing of a navigation tag (1), when said route is navigated by passing navigation tags (1) of said sequence of navigation tags (1).
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