Navigational system for a personal mobility device
First Claim
1. A method of transporting a handicapped individual with a personal mobility device having a navigational apparatus to a desired location within a building having a plurality of beacons, said method comprising the steps of:
- emitting a signal from each of the plurality of beacons;
receiving the signals from the plurality of beacons into the navigational apparatus;
calculating the current location of the personal mobility device within the building from the signals received;
storing a desired travel route in the navigational apparatus;
selecting the travel route from the navigational apparatus to the desired location within the building;
moving the personal mobility device along the travel route to transport the individual to the desired location.
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Abstract
A transportation system and a method of transporting a handicapped individual are disclosed. The transportation system includes a navigational apparatus having a location sensor coupled to a personal mobility device. The location sensor detects signals emitted from a plurality of beacons disposed throughout the building. The signals include information, which permits the navigational assembly to calculate the location of the personal mobility device within the building. The navigational system then guides the personal mobility device along a pre-determined travel route to the desired location within the building, re-calculating the travel route as necessary to avoid obstacles encountered along the way.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of transporting a handicapped individual with a personal mobility device having a navigational apparatus to a desired location within a building having a plurality of beacons, said method comprising the steps of:
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emitting a signal from each of the plurality of beacons; receiving the signals from the plurality of beacons into the navigational apparatus; calculating the current location of the personal mobility device within the building from the signals received; storing a desired travel route in the navigational apparatus; selecting the travel route from the navigational apparatus to the desired location within the building; moving the personal mobility device along the travel route to transport the individual to the desired location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A transportation system for transporting a handicapped individual to a desired location within a building, said transportation system comprising:
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a personal mobility device; a navigational apparatus coupled to said personal mobility device for guiding said personal mobility device along a travel route to the desired location; a plurality of beacons for disposition throughout the building with each of said plurality of beacons emitting a signal; a location sensor coupled to said personal mobility device and in communication with said navigational apparatus for receiving said signals from said plurality of beacons and sending said signals to said navigational apparatus for said navigational apparatus to continuously calculate the location of said personal mobility device within the building from said signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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