Provision of feedback to users of communication devices
First Claim
1. A pair of communication devices capable of communication between them by means of a communication link established between the devices;
- a first of the devices having tag means associated with it and operable to contain at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user;
a second of the devices having a reading device associated with it and able to read feedback data from the tag means of the first device, by means of a wireless channel which does not require the communication link to be used;
the second device being operable to provide feedback to a user, in accordance with feedback data read by the reading device, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence.
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Abstract
A pair of communication devices are capable of communication by means of a communication link, such as a Bluetooth or WLAN link. The device has an RFID tag containing data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user. The device has an RFID reading device able to read feedback data from the tag. The device is operable to provide feedback, which may be audible, visible or tactile, to a user, in accordance with feedback data read by the device from the tag. Establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence and thus, feedback is not delayed by the procedures required to establish the link.
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30 Claims
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1. A pair of communication devices capable of communication between them by means of a communication link established between the devices;
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a first of the devices having tag means associated with it and operable to contain at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user;
a second of the devices having a reading device associated with it and able to read feedback data from the tag means of the first device, by means of a wireless channel which does not require the communication link to be used;
the second device being operable to provide feedback to a user, in accordance with feedback data read by the reading device, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pair of communication devices, at least one of which is hand portable, the devices being capable of communication between them by means of a communication link established between the devices, a first of the devices having an RFID tag associated with it and operable to contain at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user, a second of the devices having an RFID reading device associated with it and able to read feedback data from the RFID tag means of the first device,
the second device being operable to provide feedback to a user, in accordance with feedback data read by the RFID reading device, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence.
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17. A communication device capable of communication by means of a communication link established with another device, the device having a reading device associated with it and able to read feedback data from tag means associated with another device, the feedback data containing at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user, and the device being operable to provide feedback to a user, in accordance with the feedback data read by the reading device, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence.
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18. A communication device capable of communication with other communication devices by means of a communication link established between the devices, the device having a tag means associated with it and operable to contain at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user, and being further operable to interact with a reader device to provide feedback data to the reader device by means of a wireless channel which does not require the communication link to be used, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence.
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19. A communication device capable of communication with other communication devices by means of a communication link established between the devices, the device having a tag means associated with it and operable to contain at least data sufficient to identify feedback to be provided to a user, and being further operable to interact with a reader device to provide feedback data to the reader device by means of a wireless channel which does not require the communication link to be used, and the device further having a reading device able to read feedback data from a tag means associated with another device and operable to provide feedback to a user, in accordance with feedback data read by the reading device, whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence.
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20. A method of providing feedback to a user of a communication device capable of communication with another communication device by means of a communication link established between the devices, in which:
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a task is initiated, the task requiring communication by means of an established communication link;
data identifying feedback to be provided to a user in relation to the task is sent from one device to the other device by means of a wireless channel which does not require a communication link to be used, and feedback is provided in response to the data being received;
whereby establishment of the communication link is not required before feedback can commence. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification