Design of the Touchscreen Kiosk-Based Local Area Tour Guide System

Abstract

Touchscreen kiosks are widely used to automate various services. Automatic teller machines, certificate-issuing machines found on university campuses, and ticket machines found in airport terminals and bus terminals are examples of such kiosks. Since localized real-time information, interactive touch-control services, and value-added integrated marketing services are extremely important services to tourists, this paper introduces the design of a tourist guide system running on touch screen kiosks. A kiosk is connected to the bus information system, an Internet broadcast system, online shopping and a web portal, and allows users to select one of the services.