(19)
(11) EP 0 839 960 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/19

(21) Application number: 97118673.9

(22) Date of filing: 28.10.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6E01F 9/04, E01F 9/06, G09F 19/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV RO SI

(30) Priority: 30.10.1996 US 741619

(71) Applicant: The D. Pharo Family Limited Partnership
Valencia, California 91354 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Pharo, Dan
    Valencia, California 91354 (US)

(74) Representative: LOUIS, PÖHLAU, LOHRENTZ & SEGETH 
Postfach 3055
90014 Nürnberg
90014 Nürnberg (DE)

   


(54) Personnel guidance and location control system


(57) A personnel waiting guidance and control system for controlling and guiding a group of individuals in a selected path to a waiting point and then to an activity in advance of that waiting point, as for example, a group of individuals waiting in a line to use a bank automated teller machine. The personnel waiting guidance and control system comprises an elongate member defining a waiting position for a head of a line of people waiting to use the activity such as the automated teller machine. A group of individual discrete small elements such as circular elements, ovals, or the like, are located and extend from the ends of the elongate member to define a path for the group of individuals waiting for the selected activity. A fastening means is associated with the elongate member and with the discrete small individual members for securing each of these members to a ground surface.







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