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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION GUIDANCE VIA PROXIMATE DEVICES

  • US 20160231122A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2015
  • Published: 08/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of connecting a first device associated with a first user with a second device associated with a second user that is proximate to a destination, for navigation guidance, comprising:

  • receiving at an configuration server a navigation assistance request from the first device sent over a communication network, the navigation assistance request including destination information of the destination, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor;

    determines the second user associated with the second device based on the second user being within a proximity threshold of the destination; and

    transmits the navigation assistance request from the first device to the second device associated with the second user,wherein the navigation assistance request seeks navigation guidance information related to the destination from the second user,wherein the second user is a pedestrian, andwherein the navigation guidance information related to the destination that the first user seeks includes one or more of a main entrance associated with the destination, a parking location associated with the destination, an area to avoid when arriving at or leaving the destination, and a parking area to avoid at the destination.

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