Apparatus for providing information to a user
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, comprising:
- a housing configured for being at least one of held and worn by the user;
a power source for providing power to the apparatus;
receiver circuitry situated in the housing, the receiver circuitry including at least one of a first circuit arrangement configured to receive resort-specific information non-wirelessly and a second circuit arrangement configured to receive the resort-specific information wirelessly, the first circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information from at least one information source located within the resort, the second circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information automatically and periodically;
a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information; and
a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate at least a portion of the resort-specific information to the user.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, including a housing configured for being held and/or worn by the user; a power source for providing power; receiver circuitry situated in the housing for receiving resort-specific information; a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information; location determination circuitry including GPS circuitry configured to receive signals from GPS satellites for determining a geographical position of the apparatus; a processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate the resort-specific information to the user; and a transmitting arrangement configured to wirelessly transmit at least the geographical position of the apparatus.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, comprising:
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a housing configured for being at least one of held and worn by the user;
a power source for providing power to the apparatus;
receiver circuitry situated in the housing, the receiver circuitry including at least one of a first circuit arrangement configured to receive resort-specific information non-wirelessly and a second circuit arrangement configured to receive the resort-specific information wirelessly, the first circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information from at least one information source located within the resort, the second circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information automatically and periodically;
a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information; and
a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate at least a portion of the resort-specific information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for providing information to a user at a ski resort, comprising:
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a housing configured for being at least one of held and worn by the user;
a power source for providing power to the apparatus;
receiver circuitry situated in the housing, the receiver circuitry including at least one of a first circuit arrangement configured to receive resort-specific information non-wirelessly and a second circuit arrangement configured to receive the resort-specific information wirelessly, the first circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information from at least one information source located within the resort, the second circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information automatically and periodically, the resort-specific information including at least one of information relating to at least one of a plurality of ski trails, information relating to at least one of a plurality of ski lifts, information relating to a snow condition of at least one of the plurality of ski trails, and information relating to a skier congestion of at least one of the plurality of ski lifts;
a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information; and
a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate at least a portion of the resort-specific information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, comprising:
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a housing configured for being at least one of held and worn by the user;
a power source for providing power to the apparatus;
receiver circuitry situated in the housing, the receiver circuitry including at least one of a first circuit arrangement configured to receive resort-specific information non-wirelessly and a second circuit arrangement configured to receive the resort-specific information wirelessly, the first circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information from at least one information source located within the resort, the second circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information automatically and periodically;
a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information;
location determination circuitry including GPS circuitry configured to receive signals from GPS satellites, wherein the GPS circuitry determines a geographical position of the apparatus as a function of the signals; and
a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate at least a portion of the resort-specific information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, comprising:
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a housing configured for being at least one of held and worn by the user;
a power source for providing power to the apparatus;
receiver circuitry situated in the housing, the receiver circuitry including at least one of a first circuit arrangement configured to receive resort-specific information non-wirelessly and a second circuit arrangement configured to receive the resort-specific information wirelessly, the first circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information from at least one information source located within the resort, the second circuit arrangement being further configured to receive the resort-specific information automatically and periodically;
a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information;
location determination circuitry including GPS circuitry configured to receive signals from GPS satellites, wherein the GPS circuitry determines a geographical position of the apparatus as a function of the signals;
a processing arrangement, the processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate at least a portion of the resort-specific information to the user; and
a transmitting arrangement configured to wirelessly transmit at least the geographical position of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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