Patent ID: 8810389
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for path finding in multimodes, comprising: a location-tracking unit that tracks a current location of a plurality of terminals to generate a plurality of pieces of location information; a path-finding unit that receives a path-finding request for specific destinations common to the plurality of terminals from the plurality of terminals to find paths to the specific destinations from a location of each terminal at the time of the path-finding request and generate a plurality of pieces of path information; a sharing server that transmits the plurality of pieces of path information and the location information of the plurality of terminals on the found paths to the plurality of terminals; and a common server that transmits a sharing request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals to a plurality of terminals other than the first terminal, receives at least one sharing request approval from the plurality of terminals other than the first terminal, and transmits a dedicated communication channel-establishing request for establishing a dedicated communication channel among the information-sharing terminals including the plurality of terminals transmitting the sharing request approval to the sharing server.