Users are able to travel around the particular place (ex: Great Architecture in Chicago) with Mobile GPS and receive historical/essential infomation by automatic voice guide (VOIP) system. The information datas could be also delivered by SMS/MMS only when closed to the specific building/shop/eating place. For the service, Bluetooth/GPS technologies make easier to send information data. And users are able to accept or deny pop-up guide messages in mobile wap page.
Reference: Proximity Marketing by Bluetooth http://www.blueblitz.com/
2. Floor Plan-based Guide System
Objective: Help people find a particular place based on FLOOR PLAN such as the main entrance/bathroom/stairs/elevator/museum shop...
Location (Where to use): A huge place ex) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Users are able to download a floor plan application from its Kiosk(via IrDA/Bluetooth) or internet website. But I still have to figure out whether it is possible to track specific floor plan by using GPS.
3. Device Controller
3 comments:
Is this something that is eventually designed to be used by the blind for navigation or just for general reference?
I think the travel help project is a great idea. As a frequent traveler it would be cool to receive little tidbits of information when passing historic sites or sites of interest. What i'm wondering is how the GUI will look. Will you be able to set preferences as to what types of sites you like to visit? It is also a good idea to be able to reject or view popups, but then again would you really need to reject it or just not look at it? Its a great idea though because sometimes as a traveler you don't want to always have to glance at a map so you don't look like a tourist. I would hope it provides information for off the beaten path type of stuff and not just the main sites everyone likes to visit.
I think the universal remote control is a great idea. I have 5 different remotes now for my TV/DVD/VCR/TIVO/DirectTV. If I can have a true universal remote, it would be great. The ones in the stores are restrictive and ugly. Perhaps a main menu with the different devices and sub menus with the specifics. That would be great. In my head, this will probably work better with a touch screen phone.
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