Real time travel director

Abstract

A method for navigating through a predefined space is described herein. The method includes receiving, by a remote unit, a signal indicative of a selection of at least one destination category, wherein the selected destination category is associated with a plurality of destination locations. A position of each of the plurality of destination locations is determined within the predefined space. A final destination location is determined within the predefined space, an origination location of the remote unit is determined, and a first route is determined from the origination location to the final destination. The first route including each destination location included in the selected destination category.

1 . A method for navigating through a predefined space comprising the steps of:
 providing a list of machine-readable codes, each machine-readable code being associated with a destination location;   receiving, by a remote unit, a signal indicative of a selection of at least one of the machine-readable codes;   determining a position of the destination location associated with the selected machine-readable code within the predefined space;   determining an origination location of the remote unit;   determining at least one intermediate location between the origination location and the destination location; and   determining a first route from the origination location to the destination location, the route including the intermediate location.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each machine-readable code is associated with a destination category, each destination category being associated with a plurality of destination locations. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising determining one of the plurality of destination locations associated with a selected machine-readable code to be a final location and the remaining plurality of destination locations to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising determining a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving signals indicative of a selection of a plurality of the machine-readable codes and determining a destination location associated with one of the selected machine-readable codes to be a final location and the remaining selected machine-readable codes to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising determining a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is a bar code. 
     
     
         8 . A system for navigating through a predefined space, the system comprising:
 a display device;   a scanning device configured to scan a machine-readable code from a list of machine-readable codes, each machine-readable code being associated with a destination location; and   a controller configured to:
 receive a signal indicative of a selection of at least one of the machine-readable codes; 
 determine a position of the destination location associated with the selected machine-readable code within the predefined space; 
 determine an origination location of a remote unit; 
 determine at least one intermediate location between the origination location and the destination location; 
 determine a route from the origination location to the destination location, the route including the intermediate location; and 
 display the route on the display device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein each machine-readable code is associated with a destination category, each destination category being associated with a plurality of destination locations. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising determining one of the plurality of destination locations associated with a selected machine-readable code to be a final location and the remaining plurality of destination locations to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising determining a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising receiving signals indicative of a selection of a plurality of the machine-readable codes and determining a destination location associated with one of the selected machine-readable codes to be a final location and the remaining selected machine-readable codes to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising determining a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the machine-readable code is a bar code. 
     
     
         15 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-readable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
 provide a list of machine-readable codes, each machine-readable code being associated with a destination location;   receive, by a remote unit, a signal indicative of a selection of at least one of the machine-readable codes;   determine a position of the destination location associated with the selected machine-readable code within the predefined space;   determine an origination location of the remote unit;   determine at least one intermediate location between the origination location and the destination location; and   determine a route from the origination location to the destination location, the route including the intermediate location.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable storage media of  claim 15 , wherein each machine-readable code is associated with a destination category, each destination category being associated with a plurality of destination locations. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable storage media of  claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to determine one of the plurality of destination locations associated with a selected machine-readable code to be a final location and the remaining plurality of destination locations to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable storage media of  claim 17 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to determine a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable storage media of  claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to receive signals indicative of a selection of a plurality of the machine-readable codes and determine a destination location associated with one of the selected machine-readable codes to be a final location and the remaining selected machine-readable codes to be intermediate locations. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable storage media of  claim 19 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to determine a route from the origination location to the final location, the route including each intermediate location.