Methods and apparatus for communicating and/or storing information to enhance experiences relating to visits to sites such as theme parks, zoos and/or other places of interest
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1. A method of operating a user device at a site visited by a user, the method comprising:
- displaying to the user, on a display of a user device, a list of costumed characters, beacon transmitters being co-located with costumed characters located at said site;
monitoring for user selection of a costumed character on the list;
displaying to the user a map of a visited site showing a location of the user on the map and a location of a user selected costumed character, the map showing the location of a single instance of the user selected costumed character, without showing the location of other instances of the user selected costumed character, despite the visited site to which the map corresponds having multiple instances of the user selected costumed character; and
providing the user the opportunity to obtain content corresponding to the user selected costumed character when the user is within beacon transmission range of a beacon transmitted by a beacon transmitter co-located with the single instance of the user selected costumed character.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for communicating information to a visitor of a site, e.g., a theme park, historical site, zoo, etc., providing mementoes of the visit and/or communicating information encouraging future, e.g., repeat, visits are described. In various embodiments costumed characters, vending carts and/or other items of interest may move around a site and thus be at different locations at different times of the day. In some embodiments beacon transmitters are inserted in the costumes of the characters, on the vending carts and/or on other moveable items. Each beacon transmitter transmits a unique wireless signal.
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1. A method of operating a user device at a site visited by a user, the method comprising:
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displaying to the user, on a display of a user device, a list of costumed characters, beacon transmitters being co-located with costumed characters located at said site; monitoring for user selection of a costumed character on the list; displaying to the user a map of a visited site showing a location of the user on the map and a location of a user selected costumed character, the map showing the location of a single instance of the user selected costumed character, without showing the location of other instances of the user selected costumed character, despite the visited site to which the map corresponds having multiple instances of the user selected costumed character; and providing the user the opportunity to obtain content corresponding to the user selected costumed character when the user is within beacon transmission range of a beacon transmitted by a beacon transmitter co-located with the single instance of the user selected costumed character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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