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US 7,656,290 B2Granted
Location system
OwnerGene Fein, Edward Merrittinventors
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a user may receive guidance information from a guidance support center via a location system.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless communication device configured to communicate with a guidance support center via a wireless communication network;
- an RFID reader configured to supply RFID location information read from an RFID tag to the guidance support center;
- a camera configured to supply visual location information of an area around the camera to the guidance support center;
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- a GPS device configured to supply GPS location information of the wireless communication device to the guidance support center;
- wherein the wireless communication device is configured to receive information that provides guidance to a destination from the guidance support center based at least in part on the RFID location information, the visual location information, the GPS location information, or combinations thereof.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining one or more of RFID information from a RFID tag reader of a RFID tag, GPS information from a GPS transponder, visual location information from a camera of an area around the camera, or combinations thereof;
- transmitting, via a wireless communication device, the RFID information, the GPS information, the visual location information, or combinations thereof, to a guidance support center;
- and
- receiving at a personally portable device information to provide guidance with respect to a destination from the guidance support center based at least in part on the transmitted RFID information, the GPS information, the visual location information, or combinations thereof;
- wherein the guidance information received is in a format comprising audio, text display, graphics display, code, Braille, or combinations thereof.
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A wearable apparatus, comprising:
- means for obtaining RFID information from an RFID tag read by an RFID reader means;
- means for obtaining GPS information from an RFID transponder means;
- means for obtaining visual location information from a camera means;
- means for transmitting the RFID information, the GPS information, and the visual location information to a guidance support center;
- means for receiving guidance information relative to a destination from the guidance support center based at least in part on the RFID information, the GPS information, the visual location information, or combinations thereof;
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- means for communicating the received guidance information as voice data, Braille data, or combinations thereof.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving RFID information from a location system of a mobile device;
- receiving visual location information from a camera of an area around the mobile device;
- determining guidance information relative to a destination for the mobile device based at least in part on the RFID information, the visual location information or combinations thereof;
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- transmitting the guidance information to the mobile device.
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A guidance support center, comprising:
- means for receiving one or more of RFID information from an RFID tag reader and visual location information from a camera of an area around the camera wherein the RFID tag reader and the camera comprise a location system of a mobile apparatus;
- means for analyzing at least portions of the RFID information, the visual location information, or a combination thereof to provide guidance to a destination for the mobile apparatus based at least in part on the RFID information, the visual location information, or combinations thereof;
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- means for transmitting the guidance information to the mobile apparatus as voice data, Braille data, or combinations thereof.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless communication device configured to communicate with a guidance support center via a wireless communication network;
- a camera configured to supply visual location information of an area around the wireless communication device to the guidance support center;
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- an RFID reader configured to supply RFID location information of an RFID tag to the guidance support center;
- wherein the wireless communication device is configured to receive information to provide guidance to a destination from the guidance support center based at least in part on the visual location information or the RFID location information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.