Patent ID: 8296146

Claim:
Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, the computer readable apparatus being part of a computerized information system disposed on or within a transport apparatus configured to transport at least one person from one location to another, the computerized information system being configured to adaptively provide a user with desired information relating to a plurality of topical areas, said at least one program being configured to: receive a digitized representation of a speech input of the user of the transport apparatus via a speech recognition apparatus in communication with the computerized information system, the speech input relating to a desired function to be performed by the computerized information system, the desired function relating to at least one of the topical areas; cause wireless access of a remote server to access information necessary to perform the desired function; receive accessed information obtained from the remote server via the wireless interface; and implement the desired function on the computerized information system using at least a portion of the received information and at least one of: (i) a touch-screen display and input device of the computerized information system; and/or (ii) a speech synthesis apparatus of the computerized information system.