EP0830663A1 - Systeme de recherche d'informations - Google Patents

Systeme de recherche d'informations

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EP0830663A1
EP0830663A1 EP96915127A EP96915127A EP0830663A1 EP 0830663 A1 EP0830663 A1 EP 0830663A1 EP 96915127 A EP96915127 A EP 96915127A EP 96915127 A EP96915127 A EP 96915127A EP 0830663 A1 EP0830663 A1 EP 0830663A1
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video
information
user
text
graphics
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English (en)
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John P. Liebesney
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Smart Route Systems LP
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Smart Route Systems LP
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
    • G01C21/3691—Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
    • G01C21/3626—Details of the output of route guidance instructions
    • G01C21/3629—Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/09—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
    • G08G1/0962—Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages

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  • the present invention relates to the consolidating, integrating and providing of multi-modal video and audio real-time multi-source information, as for alternative travel
  • novel multimedia video and audio presentations hereinvolved furthermore, enable remote terminal users simply to access the service, select from appropriate menus and easily and intuitively retrieve the consolidated and integrated and alternative traveler information that they need to make fully informed decisions. While described in connection with the illustrative consolidated information bear ⁇
  • An object of the present invention accordingly, is to provide a new and improved method of and apparatus for supplying multi-source multimedia video and audio presenta ⁇ tions of consolidated and integrated information with novel remote user interaction, for the above-described and related purposes.
  • a further object is to provide such a method and apparatus particularly tailored to the field of travel information, with user access to and remote interaction with separate and unrelated and alternative databases of different suppliers to enable the user to obtain all relevant and alternative information needed for travel decisions.
  • the invention em ⁇ braces a method of providing a user-friendly and interactive multi-modal video and audio user real-time information service covering important and different aspects of a plurality of different sets of real-time information from corresponding proprietary real-time informa ⁇ tion databases, that comprises, generating a video information map/menu presentation for and from each of the different sets of information databases with active specific item-
  • FIG. 1 is a block and flow diagram of the apparatus and method of opera ⁇ tion underlying the invention
  • Figs. 2 and 3 are similar diagrams of the video map presentation;
  • Fig. 4 outlines a suitable-sector text reporting screen generation, accessible from the map presentation of Fig. 2; and
  • Fig. 5 is a similar diagram of remote user interfacing with the service for selection of detailed information.
  • traveler information covering substantially all important aspects of travel useful to the user of the service, including information from proprietary route-specific road traffic and road condition databases, alternate route directions into which are factored current road conditions (as, for example, by the techniques described in the before-men ⁇
  • the road traffic information is transformed into a video map (or menu) screen presentation l, Fig. 1, the generation of the screen map/menu from such data being shown in Figs. 2 and 3
  • each of the road information video map M2 and traffic video map M3 has icon buttons B provided for user access, in response to voice prompts, to enable the presentation of road information and transit information video-flashing text reports R and R 3 , respectively, with voice-over, and further branching button selecting functions, also.
  • the data is preferably pre ⁇ sented in video screen menu form, aided by animated graphics for emphasis and specific attention, usefully having background sounds such as are found in a real airport environ ⁇ ment for better user understanding and relating, and voice prompts for enabling generat ⁇ ing an airline arrival/departure information text report R4, preferably with background o music and, again, preferably branching button user interaction.
  • the desti ⁇ is preferably pre ⁇ sented in video screen menu form, aided by animated graphics for emphasis and specific attention, usefully having background sounds such as are found in a real airport environ ⁇ ment for better user understanding and relating, and voice prompts for enabling generat ⁇ ing an airline arrival/departure information text report R4, preferably with background o music and, again, preferably branching button user interaction.
  • This substantially complete integrated travel information presentation may be inter ⁇ faced and transmitted to remote user locations, as before described, by radio link, cellular
  • a remote user customer (or, if in a kiosk terminal or the like, a local user in that sense) is presented with a welcome video screen W, Fig. I, preferably with animated logo, background music and voice prompts to 5 enable the user to access the main menu M carrying preferably flying text and further voice prompts. Fees per transaction are indicated as shown, under the control of a directional service animated graphics menu D 1 , and a directions or delivery confirmation text screen D2.
  • the desired basic services can be accessed dire ⁇ ly through Ml-Rl, M2-R2, M3-R3, M4-R4, M5-R5 and M6-R6, as before described.
  • the intera ⁇ ive traveler video/audio service and produ ⁇ of the invention provides, in its exemplary form, an integrated and consolidated content of route-specific traffic conditions, route-specific road conditions (constru ⁇ ion, icing, etc.), dire ⁇ ional service, ridesharing, transit system conditions, airline arrival/departure information and

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Ecology (AREA)
  • Atmospheric Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
  • User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un service et un dispositif d'information d'utilisateur en temps réel, multimodal vidéo/audio, facile à utiliser et interactif, couvrant sensiblement tous les aspects importants et auxiliaires d'une zone informationnelle concernant, par exemple, un voyage pouvant être effectué par plusieurs moyens, permettant à un utilisateur d'obtenir toutes les informations en un seul point grâce à un regroupement des bases de données multiples intégrées, ledit utilisateur pouvant interagir avec les présentations apparaissant sur l'écran vidéo, localement ou à distance, pour accéder auxdites présentations et effectuer un branchement intelligent.
EP96915127A 1995-06-05 1996-06-01 Systeme de recherche d'informations Withdrawn EP0830663A1 (fr)

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AU (1) AU5700196A (fr)
CA (1) CA2222019A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1996039689A1 (fr)

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