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Wayfinding system

  • US 8,340,903 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2010
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a complex building having a plurality of predetermined location points, a system for optimally guiding an individual between any two of said location points, one being a starting point and the second being a destination point, comprising:

  • simplified floor configuration maps in a three-dimensional maze like format illustrating one or more predetermined paths between any selected starting point and any selected destination point within the building,said maps each providing a perspective view in which walls are represented in foreshortened form to avoid blocking floor representation,said maps providing a track mark illustrating that portion of the predetermined path between said starting and destination points that is within the area illustrated in the maps,said maps each derived from an axonometric rotation of architectural drawings, said axonometric rotation thereby providing a predetermined optimal image of the area illustrated in the maps,a first one of said maps showing a path from a starting point to an inter-floor access,a second one of said maps showing a path from an inter-floor access to a destination point,a third one of said maps providing a larger scale view of a portion of said second map, said portion including the destination point,a plurality of sensors at a plurality of said destination points, anda CPU having a predetermined map database, said CPU being coupled to each of said sensors and programmed to respond to a signal from a sensor to generate a predetermined optimum path to the destination point at which said sensor is located.

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