Patent ID: 6401032
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a location identification device programmed to locate the apparatus; a storage device storing a set of automatic, self-guiding, pre-recorded, touring descriptions, each corresponding to a site-of-interest, each site corresponding to at least one class of sites, the sites, classes, and touring descriptions being previously selected by an information supplier independent from a user and recorded in advance in a medium accessible to a user; a controller configured to receive current location data reflecting a current location of the location identification device, receive a tolerance corresponding to the site, calculate a distance between the current location and the site, compare the distance to a tolerance to determine when the apparatus is within a triggering distance of the site, and automatically play back to a user the tour description corresponding to the site when the apparatus is within the triggering distance; and the controller further configured to receive, from a user, a filter input to selectively prevent playback of tour descriptions corresponding to at least one of the group consisting of a at least one site-of-interest of the set and at least one class.