Method apparatus film and system for film viewing with apparatus location control

摘要

A system for playing a film on a portable media player, the portable media player comprising a central processor, a GPS module to determine a location of the portable media player within a geographic area, and a storage having stored therein film data of the film for playing on the portable media player, as well as location data of a plurality of locations in a geographic area; the film data comprising at least one preliminary scene to be played first, and a plurality of subsequent scenes, each of the subsequent scenes being linked to both the preliminary scene and one of the locations. A corresponding portable media player, film and method are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A portable media player comprising a central processor, a GPS module configured to determine a location of the media player; and a storage configured to store film data of the film for playing on the media player, as well as location data of a plurality of locations in a geographic area; the film data comprising at least one preliminary scene and a plurality of subsequent scenes, each of the subsequent scenes being linked to both the preliminary scene and one of the locations, wherein the location data forms part of the film data, and wherein when the media player moves from a first zone to a second zone, the scenes of the plurality of subsequent scenes being played are changed from those linked to the first zone to those linked to the second zone.