Location-relevant real-time multimedia delivery and control and editing systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of tour guiding, comprising the steps of:
- creating a tour at a first location, for a venue at a remote location;
communicating the tour to a venue system at the venue at the remote location from the first location;
providing a portable tour guide device for delivering multimedia output of the tour;
connecting the portable tour guide device to the venue system at the remote location of the venue system;
writing the tour to the portable tour guide device at the remote location where connected to the venue system;
disconnecting the portable tour guide device from the venue system;
moving the portable tour guide device within the venue as disconnected from the venue system;
outputting multimedia of the tour by the portable tour guide device;
identifying a geographical coordinate of a point of interest within the venue of the tour;
correlating the geographical coordinate for the point of interest to certain of the tour;
detecting a location of the portable tour guide device within the venue, corresponding to the geographical coordinate;
outputting the certain of the tour by the portable tour guide device, automatically, upon the step of detecting;
editing the tour at the first location, to obtain an edited tour;
second connecting the portable tour guide device to the venue system at the remote location of the venue system;
overwriting the tour of the portable tour guide device by the edited tour, at the remote location where connected to the venue system;
second disconnecting the portable tour guide device from the venue system;
second moving the portable tour guide device within the venue as disconnected from the venue system; and
second outputting multimedia of the edited tour by the portable tour guide device.
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Abstract
A system for providing a tour of a venue includes a central computer for creating the tour, at least one venue server computer, communicatively connected to the central computer remotely at the venue, for storing the tour, and at least one portable device, communicatively connected to the venue server computer at the venue, for obtaining the tour from the venue server computer. The at least one portable device includes a GPS receiver or other geographic location identifier. Particular “point of interest”-specific content of the tour is output by the portable device whenever the device is located at the geographical location of the coordinates for the point of interest. The specific content of the tour so output by the portable device includes multimedia, including, for example, text, graphics, audio, video, and others. The portable device is carried by a tourist or other user and provides interactive multimedia to guide during the tour. Tours are created and edited at the central computer, and then communicated to the venue server computer. The venue server computer is located at or near the venue of the tour, and thereat writes the relevant tour or tours to the portable device. The venue server computer includes security, control and payment systems for access to use the portable device. The portable device logs usage information for the device, and this information is communicated back to the venue server computer and on to the central computer.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of tour guiding, comprising the steps of:
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creating a tour at a first location, for a venue at a remote location; communicating the tour to a venue system at the venue at the remote location from the first location; providing a portable tour guide device for delivering multimedia output of the tour; connecting the portable tour guide device to the venue system at the remote location of the venue system; writing the tour to the portable tour guide device at the remote location where connected to the venue system; disconnecting the portable tour guide device from the venue system; moving the portable tour guide device within the venue as disconnected from the venue system; outputting multimedia of the tour by the portable tour guide device; identifying a geographical coordinate of a point of interest within the venue of the tour; correlating the geographical coordinate for the point of interest to certain of the tour; detecting a location of the portable tour guide device within the venue, corresponding to the geographical coordinate; outputting the certain of the tour by the portable tour guide device, automatically, upon the step of detecting; editing the tour at the first location, to obtain an edited tour; second connecting the portable tour guide device to the venue system at the remote location of the venue system; overwriting the tour of the portable tour guide device by the edited tour, at the remote location where connected to the venue system; second disconnecting the portable tour guide device from the venue system; second moving the portable tour guide device within the venue as disconnected from the venue system; and second outputting multimedia of the edited tour by the portable tour guide device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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