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Device and process for guiding a person along a path traveled

  • US 20060009167A1
  • Filed: 04/07/2005
  • Published: 01/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for guiding a person along a path traveled, the device comprising:

  • a plurality of transponders;

    an ejection mechanism;

    a portable ejection means with said ejection mechanism and a container for accommodating said plurality of transponders, said ejection mechanism being connected with the container;

    a control unit, said ejection mechanism being actuated by said control unit in order to eject a transponder from said container, wherein the container is prepared for actuation of said ejection mechanism at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space;

    a portable transmitter/receiver means for detecting at least one dropped-off transponder and for generating a signal representative of the direction in which the transponder is located; and

    a portable display means for receiving the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means and providing a user a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction.

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