System and method for navigating using multiple modalities

US9250084B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Shmuel Shaffer · Palo Alto, US
• Labhesh Patel · San Francisco, US
• Bruce Moon · Dublin, US
• Shantanu Sarkar · San Jose, US
• Gebran Chahrouri · Menlo Park, US
• Joseph F. Khouri · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 10, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S5/013
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for navigating includes an interface operable to receive position information of a first modality. The position information of the first modality is associated with a navigation unit. The interface is further operable to receive position information of a second modality. The position information of the second modality is associated with the navigation unit. The system also includes a processor coupled to the interface and operable to identify a destination. The system is further operable to navigate to the destination based on the position information of the first and second modalities by switching between the first modality and the second modality.