Patent ID: 6845338
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: G01C,G01S,G06F

Abstract:
1. A telemetric contextually based audio system integrated into a mobile terminal in a wireless system, comprising: a) A user transported mobile terminal coupled to a server via an air link; b) a headset coupled to the terminal and including directional means indicating the user's head orientation relative to an object viewed by the user; c) transmitting means transmitting signals to the server indicative of the user's geographical position and head orientation; d) mapping means mapping the user's head orientation and geographical position to a physical layout of the object viewed; e) selecting and transmitting means selecting and transmitting to the terminal clips of audio sound descriptive of the object viewed based upon the user's mapped position and head orientation; and f) convolving means convolving the audio sound to give the user a perception that the audio sound is actually emanating from a point in the object viewed by the user.