SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE TOUR GUIDANCE

• US 20140229287A1
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Boaz Beeri, Tour Pal Ltd., Yoav Ben-David
• Original Assignee: Boaz Beeri, Tour Pal Ltd., Yoav Ben-David
• Inventors: BEN-DAVID, Yoav, BEERI, Boaz
• Application Number:
  US14/253,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20140229287A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system adapted to provide tourist and marketing information. The system includes: a database of tourist information, the database is accessible to internet users; a server for collecting and storing the database of tourist information; and a plurality of electronic devices in communication with the database. Each electronic device includes: structure for presenting the tourist information; and a computer readable medium (CRM) encoded with instructions thereon for presenting the tourist information from the database. The database is updated by the internet users. The instructions are for: creating a social network between users of the plurality of the electronic device; and updating and commenting on the tourist information via the social network.

Claims

1. A system adapted to provide tourist and marketing information, comprising:

a. a database of tourist information;

said data base is accessible to internet users;

b. a server for collecting and storing said database of tourist information;

c. a plurality of electronic devices in communication with said database;

each said electronic device comprising (i) means for presenting said tourist information and (ii) a computer readable medium (CRM) having instructions thereon for presenting said tourist information from said database;

wherein said database is updated by said internet users;

further wherein said instructions are for (i) creating a social network between users of said plurality of electronic device according to predefined point of interest (POI); and

(ii) updating and commenting on said tourist information via said social network;

further wherein said server comprising means for reducing file size of said database of tourist information;

said server focuses upon said POI such that said database of said POI is collected, compressed and transferred to said user.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said means for reducing file size is selected from the group consisting of a zip file platform, RAR, bzip2, Izma, gzip, PNG, GIF, TIFF, MNG.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said server further comprising a tour-guides management unit, a user'"'"'s-management unit, an advertisers-management unit, a user identification platform and a database (DB) unit.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said means for presenting said tourist information is selected from a group consisting of screen, speaker, touch stimulator, any module adapted to stimulate a sense, and a combination thereof;

further wherein said means for presenting said tourist information comprises an audio information regarding said POI.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of said electronic devices comprises a global positioning system (GPS).

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said tourist information regarding said POI is presented upon detection of said electronic device in proximity of a specific location by said GPS.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein said marketing information regarding a location is sent to said electronic device;

said information is sent upon detection by said GPS of said electronic device in proximity to said location.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the following is true:

a. said information is presented automatically;

b. said information is presented upon request from said electronic device user;

c. said tourist information is a guided tour through several locations; and

d. said tourist information is presented in more than one language.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said update of data base is approved by at least one administrator.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein marketing information is sent to said electronic device by an advertiser which is in communication with said database.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said server is configured to perform at least one of the following actions in said database:

upload data, update existing data, receive business intelligent, and any combination thereof.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said server is further configured as a platform for said users of said social network to provide tour-guides;

said tour-guides are used via a transit selected from a group consisting of;

bicycle, motorcycle, airplane, car, walk, train, bus, rickshaw, skates, roller-blades, and a combination thereof.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions are additionally for optimizing tour-guides according to parameters selected from a group consisting of:

rating, length of route, unique of sited along routes, time of day in which said tour-guides are taken, time of year in which said tour-guides are taken, events along said tour and a combination thereof.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said CRM is in communication with augmented reality application.

15. A method for providing tourist and marketing information, comprising steps of:

a. providing a system adapted to provide tourist and marketing information, comprising;

i. a database of tourist information;

said data base is accessible to internet users;

ii. a server for collecting and storing said database of tourist information, said server comprising means for reducing file size of said database of tourist information; and

iii. a plurality of electronic devices in communication with said database;

each said electronic device comprising (i) means for presenting said tourist information according to predefined point of interest (POI) and, (ii) a computer readable medium (CRM) having instructions thereon for presenting said tourist information from said database;

b. communicating between (i) said plurality of electronic devices; and

(ii) said database in communication with said database;

wherein said method additionally comprising steps of;

c. creating a social network between users of said plurality of electronic device;

d. updating and commenting on said tourist information via said social network;

e. focusing upon said POI; and

f. collecting, compressing and transferring said database of said POI to said user.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said means for presenting said tourist information is selected from a group consisting of screen, speaker, touch stimulator, any module adapted to stimulate a sense, and a combination thereof.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the following steps is true:

a. providing at least one of said plurality of electronic devices a global positioning system (GPS); and

b. presenting said tourist information regarding a specific location, upon detection of said electronic device in proximity of said specific location by said GPS

18. The method according to claim 15, additionally comprising step of sending said marketing information regarding a location to said electronic device;

said information is sent upon detection by said GPS of said electronic device in proximity to said location.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the following steps is true:

a. presenting said information automatically;

b. presenting said information upon request from said electronic device use;

c. presenting said information as tour-guides through several locations; and

d. presenting said tourist information in more than one language.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein said method additionally comprising step of approving said update of data base by at least one administrator.

21. The method according to claim 15, wherein said method additionally comprising step of sending marketing information to an electronic device by an advertiser.

22. The method according to claim 15, wherein said method additionally comprising step of communicating between advertiser and said database;

said server is configured to perform at least one of the following actions in said database;

uploading data, updating existing data, receiving business intelligent, and any combination thereof.

23. The method according to claim 15, wherein said method additionally comprising step of providing said means for presenting information with audio information regarding said POI.

24. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the following steps is true:

a. using tour-guides with a transit selected from a group consisting of;

bicycle, motorcycle, airplane, car, walk, train, bus, rickshaw, skates, roller-blades, and a combination thereof; and

b. optimizing said tour-guides according to parameters selected from a group consisting of;

rating, length of route, unique of sited along routes, time of day in which said tour-guides are taken, time of year in which said tour-guides are taken, events along said tour and a combination thereof.

25. The method according to claim 15, additionally comprising step of communicating said CRM with an augmented reality application.