System and method for navigating a facility
First Claim
1. A system for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a facility including a plurality of identifiable spaces each associated with one of a plurality of exits, the spaces and exits being linked by a network of pathways, or for determining the position and travel history of tracked resources residing in one of the spaces or moving along the pathways, comprising:
- (a) a map database operable to store digital map data relating to the facility;
(b) a position determination system operable to receive sensor information from at least one sensor, the sensor information identifying the various resources, spaces, and associated exits, the position determination system further operable to develop relational data identifying a relative position of each said resource, space, and exit within said facility, based on the sensor information and the map data; and
(c) a location database operable to store said relational data in tables including space-identifying data, tracked-resource data, and exit-identifying data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a complex of known rooms or facilities having known objects, attributes and/or people associated therewith, wherein different locations of the objects, attributes and/or people within the facilities are related and accessible over known, well-defined alternate paths. Sensor information may be used to facilitate the monitoring and navigation of the facility. At least some systems and methods may be used to enable the navigation of a building or a set of buildings by displaying an interactive graphical map of the building on a display device carried by a user.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a facility including a plurality of identifiable spaces each associated with one of a plurality of exits, the spaces and exits being linked by a network of pathways, or for determining the position and travel history of tracked resources residing in one of the spaces or moving along the pathways, comprising:
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(a) a map database operable to store digital map data relating to the facility; (b) a position determination system operable to receive sensor information from at least one sensor, the sensor information identifying the various resources, spaces, and associated exits, the position determination system further operable to develop relational data identifying a relative position of each said resource, space, and exit within said facility, based on the sensor information and the map data; and (c) a location database operable to store said relational data in tables including space-identifying data, tracked-resource data, and exit-identifying data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for enabling the monitoring and navigation of a facility including a plurality of identifiable spaces each associated with one of a plurality of exits, the spaces and exits being linked by a network of pathways, or for determining the position and travel history of tracked resources residing in one of the spaces or moving along the pathways, the method comprising:
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storing digital map data relating to the facility in a map database; receiving sensor information from at least one sensor, the sensor information identifying the various resources, spaces, and associated exits; developing, using a processor, relational data identifying a relative position of each said resource, space, and exit within said facility, based on the sensor information and the map data; and storing said relational data in tables including space-identifying data, tracked-resource data, and exit-identifying data in a location database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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