Adaptive information presentation apparatus and methods

Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to, based on at least first information relating to a first location and second information relating to a second location, the first and second locations being part of a common journey:

• identify a first entity associated with the first location;
• identify a second entity associated with the second location;
• present first advertising content related to the first entity;
• and
• present second advertising content related to the second entity.

Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to:

• receive a digitized speech input relating to an organization or entity which a user wishes to locate;
• based at least in part on the input, identify a location associated with the organization or entity;
• and
• provide a graphical or visual representation of the location in order to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity.

Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to:

• receive a digitized speech input relating to an organization or entity which a user wishes to locate;
• based at least in part on the input, identify a location associated with the organization or entity;
• and
• provide a graphical or visual representation of the location in order to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location comprising a map graphic showing the location of the organization or entity relative to other organizations or entities proximate thereto.

A computerized apparatus having a touch-screen input and display device and a wireless interface in communication therewith, the computerized apparatus being part of a host device configured for movement between different locations, the computerized apparatus comprising a computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one computer program being configured to:

• receive a digitized speech input relating to an organization or entity which a user wishes to locate;
• based at least in part on the input, identify a location associated with the organization or entity;
• and
• obtain and provide a graphical or visual representation of the location in order to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location configured to be displayed upon the touch-screen input and display device;
• wherein:
• the identification of the location associated with the organization or entity, and the obtaining the graphical or visual representation of the location, each comprise accessing a remote server via a network using said wireless interface;
• and
• the at least one computer program is further configured to receive and utilize digitized speech in an iterative or hierarchical fashion to progress through a menu structure comprising multiple possible matching organizations or entities.

Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to, based on at least first information relating to a first location and second information relating to a second location, the first and second locations being part of a common journey:

• obtain an identification of a first entity associated with the first location;
• obtain an identification of a second entity associated with the second location;
• cause presentation of first advertising content related to the first entity;
• and
• cause presentation of second advertising content related to the second entity.