US Patent:
20140197924, Jul 17, 2014
Inventors:
Jackson W. Wegelin - Stow OH, US
Marcella Kanfer Rolnick - Akron OH, US
Assignee:
GOJO Industries, Inc. - Akron OH
International Classification:
G08B 5/22
Abstract:
In an exemplary method of locating a public facility, a public facility is provided at a fixed location and includes a facility locating module. A wireless signal is generated from the facility locating module. Software code accessible to the portable electronic device is provided. The software code causes the portable electronic device to detect the wireless signal and to generate a location indicating output from the portable electronic device to identify at least one of a location of the public facility, a distance to the public facility from the portable electronic device, and a direction from the portable electronic device to the public facility.