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To illustrate how the position sensitive GPS Tour Guide might benefit its user, consider the example of a motorist who begins a journey traveling at a rate of speed of 60 miles per hour.At this velocity, the GPS Tour Guide would register a rapid passage between coordinates and trigger Level A of the Tour guide's narrative "tour". The information conveyed on Level A of the audio/video file is the most generalized of the information files. It might provide an orientation or overview of the motorist’s location and highlights of general points of interest.
But if the motorist's speed decreased to, perhaps, 40 mph, a greater resolution of informational detail would become available from the GPS Tour Guide as Level B of the audio/video files was initiated. Level B of the GPS Tour Guide tour might offer an account of the area's specific points of interest or reference geographical data.
As the motorist slowed still further or stopped, the GPS Tour Guide would respond by initiating Level C of the tour presentation, providing the most elaborate and specific description of the motorists location. It might identify the area's historical, recreational or cultural attributes, or advise the motorist on convenience features such as hotels or restaurants.
The information delivered to the user would coincide perfectly with the view of the surrounding environment. The device would "know" which direction the vehicle was oriented and provide detailed information concerning points of interest on the right or left side of the vehicle, making the trip a more interesting and vibrant experience.
With the proper resolution of a coordinate generating system, the devices could also be used in places where foot traffic is the means of locomotion. Theme parks, zoos, national parks and museums would all be likely candidates for this technology. Also airlines could dedicate a channel of their audio, and now video on individual monitors, to points of interest along the way...weather permitting!
This device would not only be saleable as hardware, but would require it's own content format. Wireless Internet content, and in the case of a self-contained device, CDs and DVDs for individual cities and routes would have to be prepared and manufactured.
With content required for each city that is popular with tourists, and for each national park and other locations worldwide, the possibilities for marketing hardware and content packages could be quite profitable. Content could also be purchased and rented to users by tour companies, car rental concerns, theme park operators and the like.
As mentioned above, The GPS Tour Guide could also be used as a hands free museum guide directing users to wonderfully descriptive layers of information about the venue. Of course the commercial GPS signal does not have the resolution needed for the dense point of interest grid found in a museum, so the patent covers any form of grid locater that would apply.January 2008 - IMPORTANT NOTE: This patent was sold at auction on April 2, 2008 at the semi-annual Ocean Tomo IP Auction in San Francisco.