Indoor localization with wayfinding techniques
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1. A method, comprising:
- designating a destination of a user inside a building with a portable handheld device that includes a processing device;
determining a number of visual cues based on the destination, the visual cues each corresponding to a viewable aspect inside the building;
providing a first set of the visual cues to the user through the portable handheld device;
directing the user from a first location to a second location inside the building based on the first set of the visual cues;
providing a second set of the visual cues to the user through the portable handheld device; and
directing the user from the second location to a third location inside the building based on the second set of the visual cues.
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Abstract
A user proceeds from one location to another location inside of a building by traveling in a sequence of several hops in response to different visual cues. A portable handheld device may provide the visual cues to the user. The user reaches the destination through the sequence of hops using the portable handheld device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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designating a destination of a user inside a building with a portable handheld device that includes a processing device; determining a number of visual cues based on the destination, the visual cues each corresponding to a viewable aspect inside the building; providing a first set of the visual cues to the user through the portable handheld device; directing the user from a first location to a second location inside the building based on the first set of the visual cues; providing a second set of the visual cues to the user through the portable handheld device; and directing the user from the second location to a third location inside the building based on the second set of the visual cues. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; and a processing device operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver, the processing device being structured to execute operating logic to download a map of an inside of a building, wherein the map is encoded with a set of coordinates and corresponding features;
provide a plurality of features to a user to select the features that are visible to the user in the building; and
direct the user along a path to a destination based on the selected features. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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designating a destination inside a building with a handheld portable device that includes a processing device; selecting a number of different visual cues to provide to a user of the portable handheld device based on the destination, the visual cues each corresponding to a different feature viewable by the user inside the building; and directing, with the portable handheld device, the user from one location to another location inside the building by traveling in a sequence of several hops in response to the different visual cues and the user reaching the destination through the sequence of hops. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a computing device to provide several visual cues based on a map of an indoor region; and a portable handheld device operable to provide a user thereof the indoor visual cues to direct the user to an indoor destination by user-identification of a number of intermediate locations based on the visual cues. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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