NAVIGATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
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1. A navigation method comprising:
- obtaining a position of at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment;
obtaining positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment to get information of distribution of some in the indoor environment, with at least one of the some carrying at least one of the other hand-held devices;
obtaining a position of a destination; and
deriving a way from the position of the hand-held device to the position of the destination from the position of the hand-held device, the position of the destination, and the information of distribution.
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Abstract
A navigation method, a navigation apparatus, and a navigation system are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. A position of at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment is obtained. Positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment are then obtained to get information of distribution of some in the indoor environment, with at least one of the some carrying at least one of the other hand-held devices. And a position of a destination is obtained. A way from the position of the hand-held device to the position of the destination is then derived from the position of the hand-held device, the position of the destination, and the information of distribution.
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19 Claims
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1. A navigation method comprising:
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obtaining a position of at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment; obtaining positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment to get information of distribution of some in the indoor environment, with at least one of the some carrying at least one of the other hand-held devices; obtaining a position of a destination; and deriving a way from the position of the hand-held device to the position of the destination from the position of the hand-held device, the position of the destination, and the information of distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A navigation apparatus for guiding one with at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment, the navigation apparatus comprising:
a server comprising; a receiving device for obtaining a position of the hand-held device; a processor for obtaining positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment to get information of distribution of some in the indoor environment, with at least one of the some carrying at least one of the other hand-held devices, and for deriving from the information of distribution an evacuation way to leave the indoor environment for the event of an emergency; and a transmitting device for transmitting the evacuation way to the hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A navigation system comprising:
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at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment; and a server comprising; a receiving device for obtaining a position of the hand-held device; a processor for obtaining positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment to get information of distribution of some in the indoor environment, with at least one of the some carrying at least one of the other hand-held devices; and a transmitting device for transmitting the information of distribution to the hand-held device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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