Method of guiding a user from an initial position to a destination in a public area

Abstract

The invention describes a method of guiding a user () from an initial position (S) to a destination (T), chosen from among a plurality of possible destinations (T), in a public area () over which is distributed a plurality of lighting arrangements (Li, L, . . . , L) each of which can be driven to render one or more light patterns from a plurality of light patterns. The method comprises the steps of determining the chosen destination (T) by obtaining a destination descriptor () from the user (), allocating a specific light pattern from the plurality of light patterns to the chosen destination (T), providing the user () with a depiction (V) of the specific light pattern allocated to the chosen destination (T), selecting a number of lighting arrangements (L, L, . . . , L) between a starting point (S) of the user () and the chosen destination (T), and driving the selected lighting arrangements (L, L, . . . , L) such that the selected lighting arrangements (L, L, . . . , L) between the starting point (S) of the user () and the chosen destination (T) render the specific light pattern. The invention further describes a system for guiding a user () from an initial position (S) to a destination (T) in a public area ().