METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING A NAVIGATION OF A FACILITY
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating navigation of a facility to a user of a smart device comprising:
- providing one or more selectable areas on an image of the facility displayed on a screen of the smart device;
receiving a selection of one of the selectable areas from the user; and
providing at least one of lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos to the user as a result of the selection;
wherein the one or more selectable areas, lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos provide sufficient information to facilitate the navigation of the facility by the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a navigational tool usable on a web platform or on a smart device platform, where a user may interactively navigate a given facility and obtain desired information faster and more efficiently than via conventional applications that do not offer interactivity. One or more hot spots are provided on an image of the facility, and when a selection of one of the hot spots is received from the user, other hot spots, text, images and videos are provided to the user, wherein the hot spots are embedded in a displayed image of the facility, each hot sport corresponding to a specific portion of the facility, and a selection of a hot spot by the user provides the user with at least one of menus, text, images and videos related to the portion of the facility to which the hot spot corresponds.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating navigation of a facility to a user of a smart device comprising:
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providing one or more selectable areas on an image of the facility displayed on a screen of the smart device; receiving a selection of one of the selectable areas from the user; and providing at least one of lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos to the user as a result of the selection; wherein the one or more selectable areas, lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos provide sufficient information to facilitate the navigation of the facility by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for facilitating navigation of a facility on a smart device, the system comprising:
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means for providing one or more selectable areas on an image of the facility displayed on a screen of the smart device; means for receiving a selection of one of the selectable areas from the user; and means for providing at least one of lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos to the user as a result of the selection; wherein the one or more selectable areas, lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos provide sufficient information to facilitate the navigation of the facility by the user. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to facilitate navigation of a facility on a smart device, the control logic comprising:
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computer readable program code means for providing one or more selectable areas on an image of the facility displayed on a screen of the smart device; computer readable program code means for receiving a selection of one of the selectable areas from the user; and computer readable program code means for providing at least one of lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos to the user as a result of the selection; wherein the one or more selectable areas, lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos provide sufficient information to facilitate the navigation of the facility by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system for facilitating navigation of a facility on a smart device, the system comprising:
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a terminal; a user interface functioning via the terminal; and a repository accessible via a processor using the terminal; wherein the terminal is configured to provide; one or more selectable areas are provided on an image of the facility displayed on a screen of the smart device; a selection option for at least of one of the selectable areas for the user to select via the screen of the smart device; and at least one of lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos to be displayed to the user as a result of the selection; wherein the one or more selectable areas, lower-level selectable areas, text, images and videos provide sufficient information to facilitate the navigation of the facility by the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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