1. A method for integrating user positional information and venue information comprising the steps of:
determining positional information related to an item in a venue via an environment interface system;
transmitting said positional information to a feature set system through a network;
processing said positional information with venue information in order to produce a venue-specific result; and
outputting said venue-specific result through said network to a first user interface system.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said item comprises at least one of a person, point of interest, ride, attraction, room, product, store, restaurant, ticket, pass, restroom, emergency area, software and hardware.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said user comprises at least one of a person, business, hardware, and software application.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said venue comprises at least one of amusement park, museum, national park, state park, national attraction, state attraction, concert, ski area, convention center, hotel, retail shopping area, wholesale market, grocery store, chamber of commerce, sports field, sports stadium, educational institution, tour bus, zoo, military academy, and Olympics.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said item includes multiple items in at least one venue.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said venue information comprises at least one of history information, construction information, background information, sales information, pricing information, hours of operation information, author information, name information, distance information, loyalty program information, emergency information, sponsorship information, menu information, payment information, and status information.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving input from said user interface system;
transmitting said input to said feature set system through said network; and
integrating said input into said processing step to produce a venue-specific result based on said input.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said step of receiving input comprises receiving input from said user and said step of outputting includes outputting said venue-specific result by transmitting said venue-specific result to a user through a personal point of interaction device.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said environment interface system utilizes a GPS satellite signal.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said environment interface system comprises at least one of RFID transceivers, antennae, transponders, and tags.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein said network comprises the Internet.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein said venue-specific result comprises at least one of language, mapping, routing, task list, weather, distress alerts, advertising, transactions, point of interest information, and personal communication.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said advertising comprises a loyalty program sponsored by said venue.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting said venue-specific result from said first user interface system to a second user interface system.
15. A positional and venue information system comprising:
an environment interface system configured to determine positional information related to an item within a venue;
a feature set system configured to utilize said location information with an application related to said venue;
a user interface system configured to enable a user to interact with at least one of said environment interface system and said feature set system; and
a network providing two-way communication between said environment interface system, said feature set system, and said user interface system.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein said network includes the Internet.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein said user interface system comprises a personal point of interaction device.
18. A storage medium readable by a machine containing a set of program instructions executable by the machine to perform the steps comprising:
determining positional information related to an item in a venue via an environment interface system;
transmitting said positional information to a feature set system through a network;
processing said positional information with venue information in order to produce a venue-specific result;
outputting said venue-specific result through said network to a first user interface system;
receiving input from said first user interface system;
transmitting said input to said feature set system through said network; and
integrating said input into said processing step to produce a venue-specific result based on said input.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A Raman detecting system, comprising:
a bowl shaped metal nanostructure array configured to load a sample;
a projecting module configured to project a beam of light to the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array; and
a receiving module configured to collect light scattered by the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array;
wherein the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array comprises:
a substrate having a surface; and
a plurality of particle-in-bowl structures located on the surface of the substrate, each of the plurality of particle-in-bowl structures comprises a bowl shaped concave structure and a protruding member protruding from the bowl shaped concave structure, wherein the protruding member is integrated with the bowl shaped concave structure.
2. The Raman detecting system of claim 1, wherein the protruding member and the bowl shaped concave structure are made by the same metal.
3. The Raman detecting system of claim 2, wherein the metal is copper, titanium, aluminum, gold, silver, platinum, or plalladium.
4. The Raman detecting system of claim 1, wherein a shape of the protruding member comprises a spherical portion.
5. The Raman detecting system of claim 4, wherein a diameter of the spherical protruding member is in a range from about 2 nanometers to about 60 nanometers.
6. The Raman detecting system of claim 1, wherein the bowl shaped concave structure comprises an inside surface, the protruding member is in a middle of the inside surface and protruded out of the inside surface.
7. The Raman detecting system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of particle-in-bowl structures is substantially parallel with and spaced from each other to form an array.
8. The Raman detecting system of claim 7, wherein a distance between two adjacent particle-in-bowl structures is in a range from about 100 nanometers to about 150 nanometers.
9. The Raman detecting system of claim 1, wherein the protruding member and the bowl shaped concave structure are made by gold.
10. A Raman detecting system, comprising:
a bowl shaped metal nanostructure array configured to load a sample;
a projecting module configured to project a beam of light to the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array; and
a receiving module configured to collect light scattered by the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array;
wherein the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array comprises:
a substrate;
a metal layer located on the substrate, wherein the metal layer has a surface away from the substrate; and
a plurality of particle-in-bowl structures located on the surface of the metal layer, each of the plurality of particle-in-bowl structures comprises a bowl shaped concave structure and a protruding member protruding from the bowl shaped concave structure, wherein the protruding member is integrated with the bowl shaped concave structure.
11. The Raman detecting system of claim 10, wherein the protruding member and the bowl shaped concave structure are made by the same metal.
12. The Raman detecting system of claim 11, wherein the metal is copper, titanium, aluminum, gold, silver, platinum, or plalladium.
13. The Raman detecting system of claim 10, wherein the protruding member and the bowl shaped concave structure are made by gold.
14. The Raman detecting system of claim 10, wherein the bowl shaped concave structure comprises an inside surface, the protruding member is in a middle of the inside surface and protruded out of the inside surface.
15. The Raman detecting system of claim 10, wherein a shape of the protruding member comprises a spherical.
16. The Raman detecting system of claim 15, wherein a diameter of the spherical protruding member is in a range from about 2 nanometers to about 60 nanometers.
17. The Raman detecting system of claim 10, wherein a thickness of the metal layer between two adjacent particle-in-bowl structures is in a range from about 5 nanometers to about 80 nanometers.
18. A Raman detecting system, comprising:
a bowl shaped metal nanostructure array configured to load a sample;
a projecting module configured to project a beam of light to the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array; and
a receiving module configured to collect light scattered by the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array;
wherein the bowl shaped metal nanostructure array comprises a plurality of particle-in-bowl structures that share a substrate, each of the plurality of particle-in-bowl structures comprises a bowl shaped concave structure and a protruding member protruding from the bowl shaped concave structure, wherein the protruding member and the bowl shaped concave structure are made by the same metal.
19. The Raman detecting system of claim 18, wherein the metal is copper, titanium, aluminum, gold, silver, platinum, or plalladium.
20. The Raman detecting system of claim 18, wherein the bowl shaped concave structure comprises an inside surface, the protruding member is in a middle of the inside surface and protruded out of the inside surface.