Apparatus and method for enhancing face-to-face communication
First Claim
1. A method of communicating face-to-face using two display units, the display unit of a second wearer being worn on his or her person in a manner visible to a first wearer, comprising:
- passing a first packet of information electronically from the display unit of the first wearer to the display unit of the second wearer, the information including data pertaining to the social network of the first wearer; and
displaying text information on the display unit of the second wearer that is based upon a comparison between the first packet of information and a second packet of information contained within the display unit of the second wearer, the second packet of information containing social network information pertaining to the second wearer, whereby the displayed text information on the display unit of the second wearer is visible to the first wearer, the text information expressing commonalities between the social networks of the two wearers.
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Abstract
A wearable electronic tag for displaying graphics and text images and for communicating with other similar tags. Each tag includes a visible, graphical display adapted to be worn by a user. The tag also includes a short range, substantially unidirectional electronic communication channel, such as an infrared transmitter-receiver, located on the display unit so that, when the display unit is worn, the interface faces in a direction of the desired communication with another person who also is wearing a similar tag. This arrangement makes possible automatic data exchange and comparison of the interchanged data and display of the results of the comparison on the tags worn by the two wearers. The tags also have a longer range wireless communication system to receive and transmit data.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of communicating face-to-face using two display units, the display unit of a second wearer being worn on his or her person in a manner visible to a first wearer, comprising:
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passing a first packet of information electronically from the display unit of the first wearer to the display unit of the second wearer, the information including data pertaining to the social network of the first wearer; and
displaying text information on the display unit of the second wearer that is based upon a comparison between the first packet of information and a second packet of information contained within the display unit of the second wearer, the second packet of information containing social network information pertaining to the second wearer, whereby the displayed text information on the display unit of the second wearer is visible to the first wearer, the text information expressing commonalities between the social networks of the two wearers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of communicating face-to-face, at gatherings between wearers of respective electronic display units, each display unit having a text display and two-way electronic communication capability, the display unit of a second wearer being worn on his or her person in a manner visible to a first wearer, comprising:
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passing a first packet of information containing relationship information pertaining to the wearer of the display unit to the display unit of the second wearer, the first packet of information including personal information about the wearer that includes information relating to people known to the first wearer; and
displaying text information on the display unit of the second wearer that is based upon the relationship information of the first wearer contained in the first packet of information, and a second packet of information contained within the display unit of the second wearer that contains information relating to people known to the second wearer, whereby the displayed text information on the display unit of the second wearer is visible to the first wearer and displays information relating to people know in common by the two wearers.
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21. A wearable electronic display unit for displaying images and for communicating with other similar wearable displays, comprising:
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a first display unit having a visible display adapted to be worn by a first person, the visible display being capable of displaying text and graphical images, the first display unit containing information relating to the first person'"'"'s social network database and the first unit having the capability to compare data from social network databases; and
a short range, substantially unidirectional electronic communication channel having a data transmitting and receiving interface incorporated in the first display unit and located in a location on the first display unit so that, when the first display unit is worn by a wearer, the interface faces in a direction of the substantially unidirectional communication so as to make electronic communication possible with a second person who also is wearing a second display unit, the second display unit containing information relating to the second person'"'"'s social network database and also having the capability to compare data from social network databases, whereby data relating to each person'"'"'s social network database can be exchanged between respective display units worn by the two persons through the interfaces on the respective display units, and the social network databases of the two persons may be compared in one of the display units and the results displayed on one of the display units. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification