Virtual breadcrumbs for indoor location wayfinding

A mobile computing device for directional wayfinding, the mobile computing device comprising:

• one or more local location sensors to generate sensor data indicative of movement of the mobile computing device;
• a data capture module to receive first sensor data from the one or more local location sensors, the first sensor data indicative of movement of the mobile computing device from a first waypoint;
• a waypoint determination module to (i) determine a second waypoint based on the first sensor data and (ii) determine a directional instruction to guide a user of the mobile computing device from the second waypoint to the first waypoint;
• and
• a user interface module to present the directional instruction to the user.

A method for directional wayfinding, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile computing device, first sensor data from one or more local location sensors of the mobile computing device, the first sensor data being indicative of movement of the mobile computing device from a first waypoint;
• determining, by the mobile computing device, a second waypoint based on the first sensor data;
• determining, by the mobile computing device, a directional instruction to guide a user of the mobile computing device from the second waypoint to the first waypoint;
• and
• presenting, by the mobile computing device, the directional instruction to the user.

One or more computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed cause a mobile computing device to:

• receive first sensor data from one or more local location sensors of the mobile computing device, the first sensor data being indicative of movement of the mobile computing device from a first waypoint;
• determine a second waypoint based on the first sensor data;
• determine a directional instruction to guide a user of the mobile computing device from the second waypoint to the first waypoint;
• and
• present the directional instruction to the user.