Wayfinding system
First Claim
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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Abstract
Disclosed is a system to provide optimum guidance for an individual seeking the destination point in a complex building. The system can be used for a range of individuals from firemen seeking an optimized and accurately mapped path from an access point at the entrance to the building to a destination point where a fire alarm has gone off or for a visitor in the museum who is seeking a path to a particular desired display destination. The system can provide multiple sequential simplified floor configuration maps. These maps are designed to show foreshortened walls so as to provide a three-dimensional maze-like format with the pathways visible and with a track mark illustrating an optimal path for the user to follow within the area shown on the map.
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7 Claims
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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:
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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, and a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing passageway information from a starting point to a destination point in a complex building comprising a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of destination points, the method comprising the steps of:
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from architectural drawings, providing, in a processor, multiple simplified maze-like sequential maps in three-dimensional perspective of the passageway configurations within the building, detecting a signal from a sensor of said plurality of sensors, providing a tracking line on each of said maps along the passageways that lead from an starting point to a destination point associated with said sensor, and deriving an optimal presentation of each map by axonometric rotation within said processor of said maze like maps having said tracking line, providing a predetermined map database in a CPU containing the optimum path from the access point in the building to each of the destination points, and generating one or more simplified floor configuration maps in a three-dimensional maze-like format illustrating zones from the access point to the destination point, each of said maps providing a perspective view in which walls are represented in foreshortened form to avoid blocking the floor representation, each of said maps providing a track mark illustrating an optimal path within the zone illustrated in the map, each of said maps derived from an axonometric rotation of said perspective views to provide an optimal image of the zone illustrated in the maps. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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