Identifying locations within a building using a mobile device

摘要

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying on a mobile device, a real time view of a user's environment within a building, communicating wirelessly in the building with a location tracking system operable to identify a location of the mobile device relative to one or more elements in the real time view, and displaying a computer generated overlay on the real time view, the overlay including location information associated with the elements.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
displaying on a mobile device, a real time view of a user's environment within a building; communicating wirelessly in the building with a location tracking system operable to identify a location of the mobile device relative to one or more elements in said real time view; and displaying a computer generated overlay on said real time view, said overlay comprising location information associated with said one or more elements; wherein responsible to the mobile device being rotated from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position, said computer generated overlay changes from said location information to a graphical image providing directions to said one or more elements.