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Providing access to a collection of content items

  • US 8,346,470 B2
  • Filed: 07/07/2008
  • Issued: 01/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method of providing access to a collection of content items,each content item being represented by at least one signal for rendering in a perceptible form on a rendering system, andeach content item being linked to data specifying at least one geographical location for each content item, including:

  • obtaining geographical data defining a route; and

    assembling a signal for use by a rendering system, the assembled signal being representative of a succession of signals representing a sequence of content items, so as to progress along the route as the signals representing the sequence of content items are rendered,where the content items in the sequence are selected by applying at locations along the route a selection criterion based on the location along the route and the data specifying at least one geographical location for each content item, and the assembled signal for use by the rendering system, when rendered, causes a speed of progression along the route to vary according to how many content items are obtained for each next location along the route by applying the selection criterion, and according to the lengths of signals representing said content items.

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