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MEETING AID

  • US 20090122729A1
  • Filed: 01/16/2009
  • Published: 05/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A meeting aid configured to facilitate the identification of persons in attendance at a face-to-face meeting at a common location, said meeting aid being one of a set of such meeting aids each for allocation to a said person in attendance at said face-to-face meeting in said common location, the meeting aid comprising a single unitary assembly that includes:

  • a data input device configured to allow the person to whom the meeting aid has been allocated to input information identifying themselves;

    communication means for receiving identifying information from one or more of the other meeting aids of said set of meeting aids, all said other meeting aids being located at said common location;

    a processing means configured to process and save received identifying information from the other meeting aids at said common location and to process and save identifying information inputted by the person to whom the meeting aid has been allocated, said saved identifying information providing the person to whom the meeting aid has been allocated with a list comprising at least a portion of the identifying information associated with those persons in attendance at said face-to-face meeting at said common location to whom each meeting aid of the set of meeting aids has been allocated; and

    display means responsive to said processing means to display at least a portion of the inputted and received identifying information;

    wherein said single unitary assembly comprises an enclosure that has a plurality of sidewalls, said display means comprises a plurality of display devices that are each responsive to said processing means, and each of a plurality of said sidewalls has a said display device provided in it, the arrangement being such that all persons in attendance at said face-to-face meeting other than the person to whom the meeting aid has been allocated can view at least one of said display devices and information displayed thereby.

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