Systems and methods for providing tourist information based on a location
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1. A system for communicating tourist information, comprising:
- a portable device having a position identification mechanism and a communications mechanism, wherein the portable device communicates its position information and a distance between the portable device and a point of interest to a processing center; and
the processing center, wherein the processing center identifies the point of interest, obtains information about the point of interest and communicates the identity of the point of interest and the obtained information to a user.
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Abstract
A system for identifying and retrieving information about a point of interest comprises a portable device capable of determining the location of the point of interest and including a communication mechanism to communicate the same with a processing center. The system specifically identifies the point of interest, obtains relevant sources of information about the point of interest and reconciles the information. Furthermore, the system either transmits textual, graphical, audio or video to the portable device or facilitates communication between a user of the portable device and a call center or guide.
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1. A system for communicating tourist information, comprising:
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a portable device having a position identification mechanism and a communications mechanism, wherein the portable device communicates its position information and a distance between the portable device and a point of interest to a processing center; and the processing center, wherein the processing center identifies the point of interest, obtains information about the point of interest and communicates the identity of the point of interest and the obtained information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for communicating tourist information, comprising:
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a portable device having a position identification mechanism, a communications mechanism and a display, wherein the position identification mechanism comprises a distance measurer to measure a distance between a first point of interest and the portable device and calculates a position of the first point of interest based on the measured distance and a general direction of the point of interest relative to the portable device and further wherein the portable device identifies the first point of interest based on the calculated position of the first point of interest; and a processing center, wherein the processing center queries at least one information source about the first point of interest, queries the information source to identify a second point of interest similar to the first point of interest, obtains directions from the first point of interest to the second point of interest and communicates results of the queries and the directions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for communicating tourist information, comprising:
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measuring a distance between a portable device and a point of interest using the portable device and determining a direction of the point of interest relative to the portable device using the portable device; calculating a position of the point of interest based on the distance and the direction of the point of interest relative to the portable device, the calculation being performed by one of the portable device and a computer device; identifying the point of interest based on the calculated position; identifying information about the point of interest; and transmitting the identified information about the point of interest to a user for display to the user on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for communicating tourist information, comprising:
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a portable device having a position identification mechanism and a communications mechanism, wherein the portable device communicates its position information and direction information between the portable device and a point of interest to a processing center; and the processing center, wherein the processing center identifies the point of interest, obtains information about the point of interest and communicates the identity of the point of interest and the obtained information to a user.
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22. A method for communicating tourist information, comprising:
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measuring a position of a portable device and a direction between the portable device and a point of interest using the portable device; calculating a position of the point of interest based on the position of the portable device and the direction of the point of interest relative to the portable device; identifying the point of interest based on the calculated position; identifying information about the point of interest; and transmitting the identified information about the point of interest to a user via the portable device.
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