PORTABLE VACATION/TRAVEL PLANNER, AND FAMILY TOUR GUIDE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being configured for planning of a travel itinerary and for selective execution of said planned travel itinerary, said article of manufacture comprising:
- a non-volatile memory, said non-volatile memory storing at least a database of travel information relating to a destination;
a viewing screen; and
a processor for running said computer readable code, said computer readable code comprising instructions for causing the display of one or more image screens permitting planning of said travel itinerary and selective execution of said travel itinerary;
said planning comprising a first image screen configured to permit selection of two or more sites from said database of travel information to create a sequential list of sites forming a complete travel itinerary;
said selective execution of said travel itinerary comprising;
a guidance screen configured to provide directions from any site in said sequence of sites to a subsequent site in said sequence of sites during execution of said travel itinerary at the destination; and
an audio tour screen, said audio tour screen configured to permit selection of one or more pre-recorded audio tours for each of said sites of said sequence of sites, said one or more pre-recorded audio tours being stored in said memory.
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Abstract
A portable device for planning a vacation/business travel itinerary, which begins with customizable itinerary templates that utilize a stored database of destination information, including a country'"'"'s regions/cities, tourist sites, and other sites of interest located therein, and a corresponding photographic library. One such template returns itineraries based upon: duration, arrival/departure cities, total number of cities to be visited, and intensity of touring. The software assists users during travel by providing cueing of itinerary segments, along with directions, and on-demand pre-recorded audio tours to enhance site tour experiences. En route detours from planned sites are supported for spontaneous additions/substitutions. Country-specific information includes city/regional maps, public transportation information, key word/phrase language translation capability, and yellow/white page phone listings. Password protected device-to-device linking permits family members to track each other by GPS location of the other'"'"'s device. Internet capability permits inclusion, within itineraries, of reservation-specific information for air-travel, hotels, and events.
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1. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being configured for planning of a travel itinerary and for selective execution of said planned travel itinerary, said article of manufacture comprising:
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a non-volatile memory, said non-volatile memory storing at least a database of travel information relating to a destination; a viewing screen; and a processor for running said computer readable code, said computer readable code comprising instructions for causing the display of one or more image screens permitting planning of said travel itinerary and selective execution of said travel itinerary; said planning comprising a first image screen configured to permit selection of two or more sites from said database of travel information to create a sequential list of sites forming a complete travel itinerary; said selective execution of said travel itinerary comprising; a guidance screen configured to provide directions from any site in said sequence of sites to a subsequent site in said sequence of sites during execution of said travel itinerary at the destination; and an audio tour screen, said audio tour screen configured to permit selection of one or more pre-recorded audio tours for each of said sites of said sequence of sites, said one or more pre-recorded audio tours being stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of planning a travel itinerary and of executing said planned travel itinerary comprising the steps of:
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using one or more processors to execute instructions retained in a machine-readable program storage media to display one or more screens for use in performing at least some portion of said planning method; storing a database of information about a destination in a non-volatile memory in said program storage media; accessing said database of travel information for the destination and selecting two or more sites from said database of travel information to create a sequential list of sites forming a complete travel itinerary retrievably storing said complete travel itinerary within said non-volatile memory; executing said complete travel itinerary comprising the steps of; guiding during execution of said complete itinerary using a guidance screen configured for providing directions from any site in said sequence of sites to a subsequent site in said sequence of sites; selecting an audio tour, using an audio tour screen configured for providing one or more pre-recorded audio tours for each of said sites of said sequence of sites, said one or more pre-recorded audio tours being stored in said memory; and listening to said selected audio tour at each of said one or more sites of said sequence of sites of said complete itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for planning a travel itinerary for use at a destination and for executing said planned travel itinerary at the destination, the computer program product comprising:
- a tangible computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon, the computer readable program code configured to cause a computer system to;
provide access to a database of travel information about the destination, being stored in said storage medium, and to select, using a planning screen, two or more sites from said database of travel information to create a sequential list of sites forming a complete travel itinerary retrievably store said complete travel itinerary within said storage medium; and execute said complete travel itinerary with said the computer readable program code being further configured to cause the computer system to; guide during execution of said complete itinerary, using a guidance screen configured to provide directions from any site in said sequence of sites to a subsequent site in said sequence of sites; and play a selected an audio tour, using an audio tour screen configured for selection of one or more pre-recorded audio tours for each of said sites of said sequence of sites, said one or more pre-recorded audio tours being stored in said storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- a tangible computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon, the computer readable program code configured to cause a computer system to;
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