The present invention discloses a navigation system for communicating
narrative information to a traveler moving through a geographic region.
The present invention more specifically discloses a navigation system
comprising: a position determining device; a means for associating each
of a plurality of narrations with each of a plurality of locations within
the geographic region, wherein each of the plurality of narrations relate
to each of a plurality of points of interest within the geographic
region; a means for associating each of a plurality of alerts with each
of the plurality of locations within the geographic region; a means for
communicating alerts to the traveler as the traveler freely moves
throughout the geographic region, wherein the alerts are communicated
when the traveler moves within a specified proximity to the locations
associated with the alerts, and wherein the alerts provide the traveler
with a means for receiving information with respect to the general nature
of the point of interest associated with the location; and a means for
providing the traveler with the narration associated with the point of
interest associated with the location.