Travel Companion: A mobile system for trip assistance relying on Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality

The goal of our research has been to integrate existing information systems and to design and implement a prototype of a digital personal travel assistant for travelers, called Travel Companion. Travel Companion assists a traveler through various guidance functions, and offers personalized reminders and recommendations, which are based on the traveler's current location and the information that is being collected from the traveler's cellphone camera. Travel Companion selects routes for the traveler's trip that suit best to his/her personal characteristics or potential mobility problems. Traffic data is collected from Google Maps, whereas information that refers to personal preferences are collected from Facebook. Furthermore, personal information, like having a physical condition that limits traveler's movements, are provided by the traveler and stored in an Knowledge Base.