Navigation system and method
First Claim
1. A navigation system for use in a predetermined space in which a plurality of control points is defined, the navigation system comprising:
- a plurality of control point RFID tags, each stored with data thereof and disposed near an entrance to every control point-controlled lane in the predetermined space;
a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for reading the data stored in the control point RFID tags;
a processor for determining, in light of the data read by the RFID reader, a direction or a distance one should preferably go from a current location; and
an indicating device for indicating the direction or the distance determined by the processor;
wherein each of the control points is one selected from the group consisting of an exit, entrance, crossroads, fork junction, end of a lane, and turn.
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Abstract
A navigation system and method are applied in a predetermined space in which a plurality of control points is defined. The navigation method comprises the steps of: installing a plurality of control point RFID tags near the entrance to every control point-controlled lane, wherein each control point RFID tag is stored with data thereof; reading the data stored in the RFID tags; determining, in light of the read data, a direction or a distance one should preferably go from a current location; and indicating the determined direction or the determined distance, using an indicating device.
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32 Claims
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1. A navigation system for use in a predetermined space in which a plurality of control points is defined, the navigation system comprising:
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a plurality of control point RFID tags, each stored with data thereof and disposed near an entrance to every control point-controlled lane in the predetermined space; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for reading the data stored in the control point RFID tags; a processor for determining, in light of the data read by the RFID reader, a direction or a distance one should preferably go from a current location; and an indicating device for indicating the direction or the distance determined by the processor; wherein each of the control points is one selected from the group consisting of an exit, entrance, crossroads, fork junction, end of a lane, and turn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A navigation method for use in a predetermined space in which a plurality of control points is defined, the navigation method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a plurality of control point RFID tags near an entrance to every control point-controlled lane in the predetermined space, each control point RFID tag stored with data thereof; reading the data stored in the control point RFID tag; utilizing a processor to determine a direction or a distance one should preferably go from a current location in light of the read data; and indicating the determined direction or the determined distance by an indicating device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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