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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Hiroaki Shikano, Kokubunji, JP;
Naohiko Irie, Kokubunji, JP;
Atsushi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Inaba, Hiratsuka, JP;
Mitsuru Inoue, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kazutaka Sakai, Yamato, JP;
Hiroaki Shikano, Kokubunji, JP;
Naohiko Irie, Kokubunji, JP;
Atsushi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Inaba, Hiratsuka, JP;
Mitsuru Inoue, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kazutaka Sakai, Yamato, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To enable an appropriate change of a path according to a situation of a user and a situation of a target store and the path without having a special terminal when the user of a facility utilizes the target store and an appropriate guidance, spatial recognition nodes respectively provided with a sensor and information processing equipment are installed in each location in the facility and connected via a network. The nodes recognize the position, the action and the behavior of a user of the facility. A server controlling a system manages the recognition result and constantly grasps the situation of the user. The situation of the user is recognized by the node installed at a destination and on a path, and notified to the server. The server displays appropriate path information based on the recognition result on any of plural information displays installed in the facility when the user approaches.