Ambulatory navigation system
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1. A navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination, the system comprising:
- a first station having a first input device to select a destination, a first processor coupled to the first input device, and an output device coupled to the first processor, the output device being configured to provide an information carrying member for the person; and
a second station located at a fixed location along a route to the selected destination including a second input device configured to receive information indicating the selected destination from the information carrying member, a second processor coupled to the second input device, and a communication member coupled to the second processor, the second processor being configured to determine instructions to direct the person from the fixed location toward the selected destination based at least on the information indicating the selected destination received from the information carrying member and the communication member being configured to communicate the instructions by at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions directly to the person.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination using information from an information carrying member.
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1. A navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination, the system comprising:
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a first station having a first input device to select a destination, a first processor coupled to the first input device, and an output device coupled to the first processor, the output device being configured to provide an information carrying member for the person; and
a second station located at a fixed location along a route to the selected destination including a second input device configured to receive information indicating the selected destination from the information carrying member, a second processor coupled to the second input device, and a communication member coupled to the second processor, the second processor being configured to determine instructions to direct the person from the fixed location toward the selected destination based at least on the information indicating the selected destination received from the information carrying member and the communication member being configured to communicate the instructions by at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions directly to the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method to navigate a person to a selected destination, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a person with an information carrying member corresponding to the selected destination;
providing a plurality of navigation stations at spaced apart fixed locations;
identifying the selected destination at a selected one of the plurality of navigation stations based on information indicating the selected destination received from the information carrying member;
determining instructions to direct the person from the fixed location of the selected one of the plurality of navigation stations toward the selected destination based at least on the information indicating the selected destination received from the information carrying member; and
communicating instructions directly to the person to direct the person to one of another of the plurality navigation stations and the selected destination, the communicated instructions including at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination using an information carrying member, the system comprising:
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a plurality of navigation stations located at a plurality of fixed locations, each navigation station comprising;
an input device configured to receive information indicating the selected destination from the information carrying member;
a processor coupled to the input device; and
a communication member coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to determine instructions to direct the person from the fixed location of the navigation station toward the selected destination based at least on the information indicating the selected destination received from the information carrying member and to communicate the instructions directly to the person using the communication member, the communicated instructions including at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination within a facility, the system comprising:
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an information carrying member configured to contain at least information related to the selected destination;
a programming unit, the programming unit being configured to program the information carrying member with the information related to the selected destination; and
at least one navigation station located at a first fixed location within the facility;
the at least one navigation station including an identification device being configured to acquire the information related to the selected destination from the information carrying member;
a processor being configured to determine instructions to direct the person from the first location toward the selected destination based at least on the information related to the selected destination received from the information carrying member and a communication member being configured to communication the instructions to the person, the instructions including at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions.- View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A navigation system for use within a facility having a desired point of entrance, the navigation system configured to direct a person to a selected destination based at least on information indicating the selected destination received from an information carrying member associated with the person and to direct the person to the desired point of entrance from a first location within the facility, the system comprising:
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a plurality of navigation stations located at a plurality of fixed locations within the facility;
each navigation station comprising;
a processor;
a communication member coupled to the processor;
a first input device configured to be activated directly by the person and coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to provide a first set of instructions including at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions directly to the person using the communication member directing the person towards the desired point of entrance in response to activation of the first input device; and
a second input device coupled to the processor and configured to receive information indicating the selected destination from the information carrying member, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a second set of instructions to direct the person toward the selected destination and to communicate the second set of instructions including at least one of visual instructions and audio instructions to the person using the communication member in response to the second input device receiving information indicating the selected destination from the information carrying member. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71)
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