Method and apparatus for detecting a path of travel or direction of travel
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- first and second signposts that are supported at spaced locations, and that each transmit wireless signpost signals having a transmission range and containing a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from said first signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from said second signpost;
structure defining spaced first and second paths of travel that are approximately parallel, said first path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost, said second path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said second signpost, and said second path of travel being outside the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost.
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Abstract
Spaced first and second signposts transmit wireless signals containing different signpost identifications. A first path of travel passes through the transmission range of the first signpost, and a second path of travel passes through the transmission range of the second signpost but not the transmission range of the first signpost. A different configuration includes plural hallways extending away from a common intersection in respective directions, with a respective signpost in each hallway that transmits wireless signals containing a respective different signpost identification. Another configuration includes a hallway with first and second portions of different width, a first signpost in the first portion transmitting wireless signals containing a first signpost identification, and spaced second and third signposts in the second portion each transmitting wireless signals containing a second signpost identification different from the first signpost identification, and having a transmission range less than a width of the second portion.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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first and second signposts that are supported at spaced locations, and that each transmit wireless signpost signals having a transmission range and containing a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from said first signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from said second signpost; structure defining spaced first and second paths of travel that are approximately parallel, said first path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost, said second path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said second signpost, and said second path of travel being outside the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting wireless signpost signals from each of first and second signposts that are supported at spaced locations, said wireless signpost signals each having a transmission range and containing a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from said first signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from said second signpost; and defining spaced first and second paths of travel that are approximately parallel, said first path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost, said second path of travel passing through the transmission range of signpost signals from said second signpost, and said second path of travel being outside the transmission range of signpost signals from said first signpost. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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structure defining a plurality of hallways that each extend away from a common intersection in a respective different direction; and a plurality of signposts that are each supported in a respective said hallway and that each transmit wireless signpost signals having a transmission range and containing a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from each said signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from each of the other said signposts. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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supporting each of a plurality of signposts in a respective one of a plurality of hallways that each extend away from a common intersection in a respective different direction; and transmitting from each said signpost wireless signpost signals that have a transmission range and that contain a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from each said signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from each of the other said signposts. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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structure defining a hallway having a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width greater than said first width; and a first signpost supported in said first portion of said hallway, and transversely spaced second and third signposts supported in said second portion of said hallway, said signposts each transmitting wireless signpost signals that have a transmission range and that each contain a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from each of said second and third signposts being the same, and the signpost identification in signpost signals transmitted by said first signpost being different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from said second and third signposts, and said second width being greater than the transmission range of signpost signals from either of said second and third signposts. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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supporting a first signpost in a first portion of a hallway, said first portion having a first width; and supporting transversely spaced second and third signposts in a second portion of said hallway having a second width greater than said first width; and transmitting from each said signpost wireless signpost signals that have a transmission range and that each contain a signpost identification, the signpost identification in signpost signals from each of said second and third signposts being the same, and the signpost identification in signpost signals transmitted by said first signpost being d different from the signpost identification in signpost signals from said second and third signposts, and said second width being greater than the transmission range of signpost signals from either of said second and third signposts. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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Specification