Portable and Visual Cueing System

• US 20080038698A1
• Filed: 08/07/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qcharm, LLC
• Original Assignee: Qcharm, LLC
• Inventors: Meissner, Denise, Meissner, Kenith
• Application Number:
  US11/835,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20080038698A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/112
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/00 Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04; devices or methods for replacing direct visual or auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F9/08, A61F11/04; audible indication of meter readings or of colour G01D7/12; watches for blind persons G04B25/02; speech analysis, speech recognition G10L; sound-recording or reproducing, per se G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/009 Teaching or communicating with deaf persons G09B21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A portable visual cueing system and method for providing visual cues are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable visual cueing system includes a band. The portable visual cueing system further includes a plurality of visual elements attached to the band. Each visual element comprises a display surface and a display disposed on the display surface. In addition, the plurality of visual elements are disposed on the band in an order to provide a desired visual communication.

Claims

1. A portable visual cueing system, comprising:

a band; and

a plurality of visual elements attached to the band, wherein each visual element comprises a display surface and a display disposed on the display surface, and wherein the plurality of visual elements are disposed on the band in an order to provide a desired visual communication.

2. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the band comprises an elastic material.

3. The portable visual cueing system of claim 2, wherein the band comprises a silicone material.

4. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the band comprises a first end and a second end secured to each other.

5. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the band is attached to an attaching element.

6. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of visual elements are removeably attached to the band.

7. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of visual elements comprises a groove.

8. The portable visual cueing system of claim 7, wherein the groove comprises a top portion and a backing portion, and wherein a portion of the band is disposed between the backing portion and a back side of the visual element.

9. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the visual element is removeable from the band when the band is in a stretched position.

10. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the band has a stretched width that is less than an unstretched width of the band.

11. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the visual element comprises a first groove and a second groove, and wherein the first groove and the second groove are disposed on a back side of the visual element.

12. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the band comprises a plurality of openings.

13. The portable visual cueing system of claim 12, wherein each visual element comprises an attachment means comprising an attachment end.

14. The portable visual cueing system of claim 13, wherein the attachment end has a diameter greater than the diameter of the opening.

15. The portable visual cueing system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a visual image, a text, or both.

16. A portable visual cueing system, comprising:

a band;

a display surface, wherein a plurality of displays are stored by the display surface, and wherein the display surface displays at least one of the plurality of displays; and

a control, wherein the control determines which of the plurality of displays is displayed on the display surface.

17. A method for providing visual cues, comprising:

(A) providing a band;

(B) providing a plurality of visual elements;

(C) stretching the band to a stretched position; and

(D) attaching at least one of the plurality of visual elements to the band.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising attaching the plurality of visual elements to the band in an order to provide a desired visual communication.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising (E) providing the band in an unstretched position.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein a groove attaches the at least one of the plurality of visual elements to the band.