Patent ID: 6622088
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G01C,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
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.