Video jacket, belt and badge and method of use

• US 20050206616A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Franz Harary
• Original Assignee: Franz Harary
• Inventors: Harary, Franz
• Application Number:
  US11/081,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20050206616A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

Wearable multimedia delivery devices. A first variation provides a video jacket incorporating multimedia information delivery and optionally including separate power and multimedia information sources so as to minimize restriction of motion for the wearing user. In one variation, the separate power and multimedia information sources are provided on a belt coupled to a multimedia delivery component. A second variation provides a video badge wearable by a user, for example, when delivering a service, such as waitering. A third variation provides a video belt wearable by a user, for example, when deliverying a service, such as waitering.

Claims

1. A method for providing secondary multimedia information using a multimedia delivery device in coincident with delivery of a primary service by a user, the method comprising:

wearably attaching the multimedia delivery device to the user, the multimedia delivery presenting the secondary multimedia information, wherein the multimedia delivery device includes a multimedia delivery portion and a multimedia source portion coupled to the multimedia delivery portion, the multimedia source portion being remotely locatable so as to minimize restriction of motion for the wearing user; and

the user performing the primary service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia delivery device is a video jacket.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia delivery device is a video badge.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia delivery device is a video belt.

5. A video badge, comprising:

a video screen wearable as a badge by a user; and

a video information source coupled to the video screen for delivery of multimedia content to the video screen.

6. A video belt device, comprising:

a video screen incorporated into a belt wearable by a user; and

a video information source coupled to the video screen for delivery of multimedia content to the video screen.