Title:
PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA TOURIST GUIDE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001086613
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A portable tourist guide and guiding service. The portable guide has a GPS positioning module for determining its precise position, and a portable computer system. The computer correlates the device's position with relevant touristic information of multimedia format, including digitized audio and visual data. Updatable data storage is provided so that the relevant information is stored in the device and may be updated as needed. A user interface is provided to gather instructions from a user and provide this user with the touristic information.
Inventors:
PEPIN GILLES
GAGNON GERRY
GAGNON GERRY
Application Number:
PCT/CA2001/000677
Publication Date:
August 01, 2002
Filing Date:
May 11, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EXTENSO TECH INC (CA)
International Classes:
G01S19/51; G09B29/00; G09B29/10; (IPC1-7): G09B29/10; G09B5/06; G01C21/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999060548A1 | 1999-11-25 | |||
| WO1998055833A1 | 1998-12-10 |
Foreign References:
| FR2691276A1 | 1993-11-19 | |||
| GB2278196A | 1994-11-23 |
Other References:
LEONHARDI A ET AL: "Virtual information towers-a metaphor for intuitive, location-aware information access in a mobile environment", WEARABLE COMPUTERS, 1999. DIGEST OF PAPERS. THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA 18-19 OCT. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, 18 October 1999 (1999-10-18), pages 15 - 20, XP010360100, ISBN: 0-7695-0428-0
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