Method and apparatus for providing information about a real-world space
First Claim
1. A method of providing information about a real-world space, comprising:
- (a) as users move through said space, virtual markers are deposited and stored as marker data to indicate associated locations visited by the users in the space; and
(b) the stored marker data is used to provide trail information for guiding users in the space;
wherein an operator, using an interface unit and without the need to move around said space, modifies the stored marker data or its significance whereby to modify the trail information derived therefrom.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing information about a real-world space such as an exhibition space. In a preferred embodiment, users visiting a space are equipped with mobile devices in communication with a service system. The mobile devices are arranged to deposit virtual markers with the service system as the users progress around the space. These markers are stored used to provide trail information concerning use of the space. An operator provided with an interface to the service system can directly modify the stored markers or their significance to thereby modify the trail information.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of providing information about a real-world space, comprising:
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(a) as users move through said space, virtual markers are deposited and stored as marker data to indicate associated locations visited by the users in the space; and
(b) the stored marker data is used to provide trail information for guiding users in the space;
wherein an operator, using an interface unit and without the need to move around said space, modifies the stored marker data or its significance whereby to modify the trail information derived therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Apparatus for providing information about a real-world space, comprising:
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a marker-data arrangement for receiving virtual markers deposited in respect of users in said space to indicate locations visited by said users, and for storing marker data corresponding to, or based on, the received virtual markers;
a trail-information arrangement for using the stored marker data to provide trail information for guiding users in the space; and
an interface unit for enabling an operator, without the need to move around said space, to modify the stored marker data or its significance whereby to modify the trail information derived therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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