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e-Turist: Intelligent electronic tourist guide
Mitja Luštrek, Boštjan Kaluža, Božidara Cvetković, Hristijan Gjoreski
Department of Intelligent Systems,Jožef Stefan Institute
The problem
• John is visiting Piran for a day• He wants to see as much of the town as he can• He would rather not study websites, books and
maps to come up with a good itinerary
The problem
• John is visiting Piran for a day• He wants to see as much of the town as he can• He would rather not study websites, books and
maps to come up with a good itinerary
• e-Turist to the rescue!
Location
Location
Purpose of the visit
Location
Purpose of the visit
Start of the visit
Duration of the visit
Location
Purpose of the visit
Start of the visit
Duration of the visit
Mode of transport
Location
Purpose of the visit
Start of the visit
Duration of the visit
Mode of transport
Plan a meal
Personalized itinerary
Personalized itinerary
Can be edited
Personalized itinerary
Can be edited
Sights marked on a map
Read and listen to descriptions of sights
Read and listen to descriptions of sights
Rate and comment
Architecture
Database
Itineraryservice
TTSservice
Administration interface
iOS Android
WinPhone
BlackBerry
HTML5
Clients / end-users
Editors
e-Turist software-as-a-service
Itinerary planning service
Database
Itineraryservice
TTSservice
Administration interface
iOS Android
WinPhone
BlackBerry
HTML5
Clients / end-users
Editors
e-Turist software-as-a-service
Itinerary planning service
• Select sights interesting for John– Expert recommendations: matching between a
sight and John‘s profile + expert rating– Collaborative filtering: recommend sights rated
highly by users with tastes similar to John‘s
Itinerary planning service
• Select sights interesting for John– Expert recommendations: matching between a
sight and John‘s profile + expert rating– Collaborative filtering: recommend sights rated
highly by users with tastes similar to John‘s• Include the best sights in the itinerary
(knapsack problem) in an appropriate order (travelling salesman problem)
Clients
Database
Itineraryservice
TTSservice
Administration interface
iOS Android
WinPhone
BlackBerry
HTML5
Clients / end-users
Editors
e-Turist software-as-a-service
Clients
Administration interface
Database
Itineraryservice
TTSservice
Administration interface
iOS Android
WinPhone
BlackBerry
HTML5
Clients / end-users
Editors
e-Turist software-as-a-service
Administration interfaceMain information:• Name• Type• Location• Description• Opening hours…
Administration interfaceMain information:• Name• Type• Location• Description• Opening hours…
Display on clients
Administration interfaceMain information:• Name• Type• Location• Description• Opening hours…
Display on clients
Profile matching
Administration interface
Visitors‘ ratings
Administration interface
Visitors‘ ratings and comments
Conclusion
• Comprehensive electronic tourist guide:– Intelligent itinerary planning service– Web and mobile clients for five platforms– Administration interface– Tourist content for two regions – 216 sights
Conclusion
• Comprehensive electronic tourist guide:– Intelligent itinerary planning service– Web and mobile clients for five platforms– Administration interface– Tourist content for two regions – 216 sights
• The main advantage are personalized itinereries – few competitors offer this
The future is modular
If tourist content providers are interested:• Connect the itinerary planning service to third-
party tourist content
The future is modular
If tourist content providers are interested:• Connect the itinerary planning service to third-
party tourist content• Connect the
itinerary planning service to third-party clients (e.g.,existing websites)
