Apparatus for and methods of providing information about a route to be followed by a person

An apparatus for providing assistance in management of a route followed by a person, the apparatus comprising:

• a data store configured to store a plurality of data streams corresponding to different kinds of information of a route followed by a person,
• data output means operable to output the plurality of data streams to a user such that they are co-related to the route followed by the person, and
• data handling means operable to provide the stored plurality of data streams to the data output means, in which
• the plurality of data streams comprises a first data stream and a further data stream, the first and further data streams corresponding to different route information to each other,
• the data store being configured such that the plurality of data streams are not combined in the data store and such that the plurality of data streams comprise cross-referable data, and
• the data handling means is operable to provide the first data stream and the further data stream in a predetermined manner to the data output means and in dependence upon the cross-referable data such that the first and further data streams are output by the data output means in a substantially co-related manner.

A method of providing assistance in management of a route followed by a person, the method comprising:

• operating a data handling means of an apparatus to provide a plurality of data streams stored in a data store of the apparatus to a data output means, the plurality of data streams corresponding to different kinds of information of a route followed by a person, and
• operating a data output means of the apparatus to output the plurality of data streams to a user such that the plurality of data streams are co-related to the route followed by the person, in which
• the plurality of data streams comprises a first data stream and a further data stream, the first and further data streams corresponding to different route information to each other,
• the plurality of data streams are stored such that they are not combined in the data store and such that the plurality of data streams comprise cross-referable data, and
• the step of operating the data handling means comprises providing the first and further data streams in a predetermined manner to the data output means and in dependence upon the cross-referable data such that the first and further data streams are output by the data output means in a substantially co-related manner.

A computer program product for configuring a computer to provide assistance in management of a route followed by a person by causing the computer to carry out the steps of:

• storing a plurality of data streams in a data store of the computer, the plurality of data streams corresponding to different kinds of information of a route followed by a person,
• operating a data output means of the computer to output the plurality of data streams to a user such that they are co-related to the route followed by the person,
• operating a data handling means of the computer to provide the stored plurality of data streams to the data output means, in which
• the plurality of data streams comprises a first data stream and a further data stream, the first and further data streams corresponding to different route information to each other,
• the step of storing comprises storing the plurality of data streams such that they are not combined in the data store and such that the plurality of data streams comprise cross-referable data, and
• the step of operating the data handling means comprises providing the first and further data streams in a predetermined manner to the data output means and in dependence upon the cross-referable data such that the first and further data streams are output by the data output means in a substantially co-related manner.