Guidance system and navigation method

A guiding system for a walking zone in public buildings, complexes of buildings and traffic zones, which have a plurality of destinations interconnected by traffic routes, wherein

• continuous visual orientation lines are arranged along the traffic routes,
• the orientation lines differ from each other by different, readily distinguishable visual features, in particular colors,
• the orientation lines are equipped with indicator features pointing towards the associated destination,
• the orientation lines end at the associated destination, the orientation lines are defined by display devices which can be selectively activated in sections;
• characterized in that
• orientation lines with different visual features are associated with different destinations,
• traffic routes leading to a plurality of destinations are accompanied by a plurality of continuous orientation lines each corresponding to one of the destinations,
• the destinations include distributor destinations and final destinations, and traffic routes branching out to final destinations end at a distributor destination, traffic routes provided with associated orientation lines and leading to other destinations passing through said distributor destination,
• arranged along the traffic routes are identification stations where users are identified and user data is retrieved;
• and
• an information system outputs user-specific information at selected places of the buildings, traffic routes and destinations.

A method of traffic routing in a walking zone of public buildings, complexes of buildings and traffic zones, which have a plurality of destinations interconnected by traffic routes, in which continuous visual orientation lines are arranged along the traffic routes, which orientation lines can readily be distinguished from each other, in particular by their color, the orientation lines further being provided with univocal visual indicator features pointing towards the associated destination, and the orientation lines, by remote control, further being composed of display devices which are selectively activated in sections,

• wherein:
• orientation lines having different visual features are associated to various destinations, traffic routes leading to a plurality of destinations are accompanied by a plurality of orientation lines each corresponding to one of the destinations,
• the destinations include distributor destinations and final destinations, and traffic routes branching out to final destinations end at a distributor destination, traffic routes provided with associated orientation lines and leading to other destinations passing through said distributor destination;
• and
• users are provided with data carriers storing individual data, that the data is retrieved in a contact-less manner at identification stations which are installed at selected places of the walking zone, and that in response to this the user receives current and user-specific information.