Enhancing Smart Tourism through Conversational AI and Real-Time Visual Translation

Enhancing Smart Tourism through Conversational AI and Real-Time Visual Translation | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Enhancing Smart Tourism through Conversational AI and Real-Time Visual Translation Mounira TARHOUNI, Rania BENGHARSALLAH, Najeh Najeh AOUNALLAH, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7876282/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Smart tourism is a rapidly evolving field that integrates emerging technologies with the changing needs of modern travelers. In recent years, tourist experiences have been transformed through advances in artificial intelligence, embedded systems, computer vision, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The integration of chatbots, automatic translators, and personalized assistants into mobile devices represents a significant shift in how users interact with their surroundings. In this context, this work presents the design and implementation of an intelligent mobile application for tourist assistance that offers personalized services such as real-time recommendations, visual translation, and support for visually impaired users through object detection and audio-based orientation. The proposed system combines several technologies: a conversational chatbot, a camera for environmental visual analysis, a multilingual translation module, an interactive map for geolocation, and audio output (via devices like AirPods) to deliver spoken feedback. The architecture is decentralized and includes both the user’s smartphone and a Raspberry Pi board for embedded processing. This research aims to provide an inclusive, mobile, intelligent, and context-aware solution for all types of travelers, with a particular focus on enhancing accessibility and autonomy for visually impaired individuals. Smart Tourism LLM IoT Keyword4 Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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