Pedestrian Support System
First Claim
1. A pedestrian support system that supports the movement of a pedestrian using tags, comprising:
- a plurality of tags having an information storage unit and that are placed on cables that extend over a path being traveled;
a guide device, having an ID by which a central control device (terms described below) can uniquely identify the guide device, that is held by a pedestrian and is capable of non-contact communication with said tags; and
a central control device having a database in which tag map information is recorded, and that using that tag map information, creates path information having tag IDs that are arranged in the order of tags that are along a path from a starting location to a destination location and directly or indirectly sets that path information in said guide device;
whereinsaid guide device reads tag IDs from said tags and compares those tag IDs with the tag IDs in said path information in order to identify where on the path the pedestrian is moving, then provides information to support the movement of the pedestrian based on that path information.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pedestrian support system that supports the movement of a pedestrian through the use of tags. This pedestrian support system comprises: a plurality of tags having an information storage unit and that are placed on a cable that extends over a traveled path; a guide device that is held by a pedestrian that is traveling along a sidewalk and that is capable of non-contact communication with the tags, and a central control device, comprising a database in which tag map information is recorded, that uses that tag map information to creates path information having tag IDs that are in the order of tags that are located along a path from a starting location to a destination location and directly or indirectly sets that path information in the guide device. The guide device reads the tag IDs from the tags, compares the read tag IDs with the tag IDs in the path information to identify the location on the path where the pedestrian is walking, and provides information such as advancement direction to support the movement of the pedestrian.
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13 Claims
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1. A pedestrian support system that supports the movement of a pedestrian using tags, comprising:
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a plurality of tags having an information storage unit and that are placed on cables that extend over a path being traveled; a guide device, having an ID by which a central control device (terms described below) can uniquely identify the guide device, that is held by a pedestrian and is capable of non-contact communication with said tags; and a central control device having a database in which tag map information is recorded, and that using that tag map information, creates path information having tag IDs that are arranged in the order of tags that are along a path from a starting location to a destination location and directly or indirectly sets that path information in said guide device;
whereinsaid guide device reads tag IDs from said tags and compares those tag IDs with the tag IDs in said path information in order to identify where on the path the pedestrian is moving, then provides information to support the movement of the pedestrian based on that path information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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