Device, method and medium providing customized audio tours
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1. A portable electronic device providing customized audio tours, the device comprising:
- a display displaying a map;
a user input module allowing a user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display; and
a playback module playing a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including custom information regarding an area of the map corresponding to the particular point selected.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, medium and portable device for providing customized audio tours. The portable device includes a display displaying a map, a user input module allowing a user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display, and a playback module playing a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including custom information regarding an area of the map corresponding to the particular point selected.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device providing customized audio tours, the device comprising:
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a display displaying a map; a user input module allowing a user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display; and a playback module playing a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including custom information regarding an area of the map corresponding to the particular point selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing customized audio tours, the method comprising:
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displaying a map; receiving a particular point of the displayed map as an input according to a user selection; and playing back a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including custom information regarding an area of the map corresponding to the particular point selected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device providing customized audio tours, the device comprising:
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a position identification module detecting a location of a user carrying the portable electronic device; a tracking module associating the detected location of the user with one of a plurality of predetermined locations; a memory storing one or more audio files, each of the audio files being associated with one of the plurality of predetermined locations, and the each of the audio files having particular information of interest to the user regarding the associated predetermined location; and a playback module automatically playing back an audio file associated with a predetermined location when the tracking module associates the detected location of the user with the predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A portable electronic device providing customized audio tours, the device comprising:
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a position identification module detecting a location of a user carrying the portable electronic device; a display displaying a map of an area including the detected position of the user; a user input module allowing the user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display; a memory storing a plurality of audio files, each file having information of interest to the user related to a point located within the area found on the map; and a playback module playing back a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including information of interest to the user related to the particular point of the map selected.
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