Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Black, Thomas G (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
C701S207000, C455S456100, C455S456300, C455S412100, C455S414100, C340S539110, C340S990000, C434S153000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962284
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method, medium and portable device for providing customized audio tours. The portable device includes a display displaying a map, a user input module allowing a user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display, and a playback module playing a stored audio file corresponding to the particular point of the map selected by the user, the audio file including custom information regarding an area of the map corresponding to the particular point selected.
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Black Thomas G
Olsen Lin B
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