A navigation system for pedestrians

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A navigation system for pedestrians

A navigation system for pedestrians


Situation


A visitor who doesn't know whereabouts in the visited

city

A visitor who doesn't know whereabouts in the visited

city

Where can I buy a pair of shoes in this

city?

He doesn't know anything about all the varieties of:

- shops, restaurants, sport events, museums, movie theaters, hospitals

- Nor does he know a convenient way to get to these destinations

This basic assumption is verified by a current study, which characterizes the typical visitors of inter-national sports events!!

Source: Rheinpfalz vom 16.09.04


ConventionalSolutions


He can inform himself in advance…

He can inform himself in advance…


... or he can ask the locals... or he can ask the locals

Problem:Language barriers

Problem:Person who was asked

may not know the answer


OurIdea


One-Stop access to heterogeneous information

sources

One-Stop access to heterogeneous information

sources

Corporate directory /adresses & phone numbers

Navigation-structures

City map /geocoordinates /road topology

Calculate the shortest path

CentralKnowledge base

Uniform Access to various information sources is grounded on formal description and intelligent indexing

by means of ordinary commercial cellular phone products

Concepthierarchies


... the user interface will look like this:


Welcome to KL!

Please input the location (Street name and Building number):

___________________Steinstrasse 18

After choice of the desired language for the dialogues the user is requested to indicate his position




What are you looking for?

restaurantretailercinema / theatre / cabaretmuseum / exhibitionpublic transport / travelsport / recreationdoctor / dentist / hospitalscredit institution / ATM

retailer

Category: retailer--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

department storesclothing / accessoriesbooks / journalsentertainment electronicsfurniture / householdwatches / jewelryarts / antiques ESC OK

clothing / accessories After input of the current position the system presents a hierarchically structured menu

The menu permits a branching out to the categories on highest level as well as to the variable deep subcategories




Category: clothing/access.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

women‘s clothingmen‘s clothingwomen‘s accessoriesmen‘s accessoriesshoesinfants and toddlers

ESC OK

shoes

If the user selects one of the explained categories, then the system branches out to the appropriate subcategory and indicates the options contained in it




Category: shoes---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cala, italien shoes (140 m)Roland shoes (210 m)Deichmann shoes (330 m)Salamander shoes (370 m)Marke shoes (1,1 km)Reno shoes (2,4 km)

ESC OKOK

The user selects an abstract goal and/or a category (e.g., shoe stores), by clicking on the "OK"-button




Thereupon a map image with the nearest targetpoints is displayed

This map image points out the current position to enable the most comfortable orientation




Category: shoes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cala, italien shoes (140 m)Roland shoes (210 m)Deichmann shoes (330 m)Salamander shoes (370 m)Marke shoes (1,1 km)Reno shoes (2,4 km)

ESC OK

Salamander shoes (370 m)

If a concrete goal is selected, the route can also be indicated in the map




If a specific goal is selected, the route in the map can also be indicated




Target: Salamander shoes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Move to the west (decreasing street numbers) up to the next pedestrians traffic light

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Additionally, the system provides a textual description of the way for the user


Advantages for end-usersAdvantages for end-users

No preparation for visiting the city is necessaryUsers can select purposefully from the complete spectrum of city's facilities. Categories are (amongst others):

Restaurant, hotel, sports facilities, public means of transport/station,physicians/hospitals, retail businesses, leisure centers, museums, cinema,

theatre...No compromises concerning the locations in the visual range.

Selection alone over the individual preferences.

The system offers supportwith the selection of the goal as well as with navigation to the goal

A standard mobile phone (without GPS!) is used as terminal deviceThe description of routes takes place both in textual form and via a map cutout with drawn-in route.

The user can select the form of the presentation.

The end-user can benefit from special marketing actions offered by certain enterprises (discount, free beverage ...)


Benefit for the participating enterprises

Benefit for the participating enterprises

Business cases for local enterprises:–By the purposeful inflow of the consumers their acceptance of the offered goods/services and concomitantly the consumer acceptance is higher; higher conversions are possible

–The disadvantages of store locations off the main footpaths can be compensated for

–The platform can be used for further marketing purposes (e.g., reservation call number, announcement of free hotel beds, special campaigns)

Improvement of the image of the according city

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A navigation system for pedestrians