Patents

There have been many previous applications of pedestrian mapping and escort systems used on college campuses. One such application patented the Wireless Virtual Campus Escort System [15] was designed by Mark D. Laird and Michael Glier, uses a mobile device such as a mobile phone and a web interface to follow a set of rules and direct the user of the program to their destination. This application uses positioning systems such as the global positioning system, hereafter referred to as GPS, and the Wide Area Augmentation System, hereafter referred to as WAAS, to find the users position and direct them to the safest and quickest route from a starting point to a destination point. This application sends and receives signals to and from the mobile handset and satellites to correct the position and path of the user. This application also can detect changes that would affect the current path such as dangerous weather, attack threats and health issues by monitoring the emergency call.  Another such application patented Pedestrian Mapping System was created by Arup Banerjee [16] uses a GPS system to direct a path for pedestrians using any device with a wireless internet network. The server generates the directional path for the pedestrian to use while finding the quickest route using public transportation, biking, walking, or driving. This application also uses routes that can go through a building or landmark rather than travel around it. Both of these inventions are optimized for use on college campuses.