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Patent No.:

US 9043126 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2014

Method, apparatus and computer program for determining the location of a user in an area

Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Fernando Pedrazzoli Pazos, Madrid, ES;

Jacques C. Van Belle, La Foret, FR;

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

David L. Adour, Esq.

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan M Dager

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 3/04 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 21/001 (2013.01); G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01S 3/04 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10504 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus for orientating a user in a space wherein the space comprises a plurality of zones of which only certain zones constitute functional zones wherein each functional zone includes a first type device containing information relating to the position of the zone in the space and wherein the first type device is reactive to the presence of a second type device associated with the user to provide the user with the information to determine the orientation of the user in the space. A method of orientating the user within the space and guiding the user toward one or more features in the space is also disclosed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Pazos, Fernando. (2015). Method, apparatus and computer program for determining the location of a user in an area (U.S. Patent No. 9043126). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9043126

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