Communication and location system for shopping malls, parks, business districts, and the like

摘要

A communication and location system provides a user with means to locate himself/herself within an area, typically a shopping mall, theme park, or the like, using voice commands. The system includes a multiplicity of IR sensors connected to a central computer, an RF receiver, voice recognition and generation equipment, and databases contained within the computer system. The user wears a headset containing an earphone, microphone, RF transmitter and receiver, and IR transmitter. The area contains a number of IR sensors which pickup the user's IR transmission, locating the user within the area. The user speaks into the microphone, using keywords to describe the user's resource of interest within the area. The user's IR transmission is encoded, so that the user is identified for location. The user's voice transmission is likewise encode, for identification. The keyword is used to identify the resource of interest, and the system responds with voice generation means, over the RF system providing information of interest related to the resource of interest in proximity to the user's location.