Electronic tour guide and photo location finder
First Claim
1. A portable system for identifying sites of interest to a portable display, said system comprising:
- a processor configured to identify a present location of said display;
a database of sites, said database indicating time relevant information for each of said sites; and
said display configured to receive from said processor a visual display of nearby sites under contrast of said present location and time information.
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Abstract
A location database system provides information about nearby sites to a user. The system includes a processor configured to identify the present location of the system using the Global Positioning System. The processor is also associated with a clock providing realtime information. The clock may be the internal clock of a microprocessor serving as the processor of the system. The processor may also communicate with a remote database of sites using a wireless connection. The database includes relevant information about the sites which may be of interest to a user of the system, such as locational information, imaging information and images, and/or tour-guide type information. A display provides a visual display of the relevant information to the user, and the system may provide setting information for the camera and also may provide travel directions to a particular site, based on a selected view as seen on a display.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable system for identifying sites of interest to a portable display, said system comprising:
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a processor configured to identify a present location of said display;
a database of sites, said database indicating time relevant information for each of said sites; and
said display configured to receive from said processor a visual display of nearby sites under contrast of said present location and time information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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14. An imaging device comprising:
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an optical system configured to project an image of a subject onto a light sensitive media;
a processor associated with said optical system and configured to identify a present location of said optical system and a present time;
a database of sites, said database including the location of scenic views and images of scenic views; and
a display disposed on said optical system, said display controllable by said processor for providing a visual display of the location of scenic views or images of scenic views in response to identifying one of said present locations and said time information.
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17. The method of touring a particular venue, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a portable device to access a central positioning system to obtain the geographical position of said device;
based upon an obtained geographical position, accessing a database of information arranged according to geographical criteria; and
presenting to a user of said portable device geographically sensitive information pertaining to said obtained geographical position.
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