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1. A system for providing real time, dynamic, continuous, non-visual and non-verbal navigation instructions that at least periodically direct a user to move in particular directions within an environment as the user moves along a route within the environment, comprising:
first and second user indicator devices, each device at least including hardware and software for receiving and converting externally generated signals into a variety of haptic signals recognizable by the user, the first and second indicator devices being designed for removable positioning on right and left appendages of a user respectively, the haptic signals varying with respect to at least one of duration, frequency, position on the user and type where the duration, frequency, position on the user and type of the haptic signals provide the user with instructions to move in one or more directions as the user moves along a route within the environment; and a mobile device for use in relatively close proximity to the first and second user indicator devices and capable of receiving both real time navigation information from a remote source as well as real time commands inputted from another person and communicating the information and commands to the user indicator devices in the form of signals so that the indicator devices can convert those signals into haptic signals recognizable by the user, the haptic signals continuously directing the user to move in a particular direction as the user moves along a route within the environment. |
