DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR
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1. A wearable directional indicator comprising:
- a series of indicators located on a wearable item wherein the series of indicators are substantially parallel to the ground when the item is worn by a user and wherein each indictor is associated with a unique orientation;
a compass incorporated in an integrated circuit wherein the compass detects an orientation; and
a microprocessor operatively coupled to the compass and the series of indicators wherein the compass communicates the detected orientation to the microprocessor and the microprocessor activates one of the series of indicators associated with the detected orientation.
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Abstract
A wearable directional indicator that communicates to a user wearing the indicator a particular orientation by sending a signal to the indicator that alerts the user5 to a particular orientation.
The indicator includes an integrated circuit compass and a microprocessor plus a series of indicators where each indicator is associated with a unique orientation.
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12 Claims
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1. A wearable directional indicator comprising:
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a series of indicators located on a wearable item wherein the series of indicators are substantially parallel to the ground when the item is worn by a user and wherein each indictor is associated with a unique orientation; a compass incorporated in an integrated circuit wherein the compass detects an orientation; and a microprocessor operatively coupled to the compass and the series of indicators wherein the compass communicates the detected orientation to the microprocessor and the microprocessor activates one of the series of indicators associated with the detected orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of indicating orientation to a user comprising:
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wearing an article having a series of indicators that are substantially parallel to the ground when the item is worn by a user and wherein each indicator is associated with a unique orientation, a compass incorporated in an integrated circuit wherein the compass detects an orientation, and a microprocessor operatively coupled to the compass and the series of indicators wherein the compass communicates the detected orientation to the microprocessor and the microprocessor activates one of the series of indicators associated with the detected orientation; generating orientation information with the compass; processing the orientation formation to determine with indicator of the series of indicators is associated with the detected orientation; and activating the associated indicator to indicate to the user the detected orientation.
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