Wearable Electronic Badge

• US 20170315583A1
• Filed: 04/28/2017
• Published: 11/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Badger Crew LLC
• Original Assignee: The Badger Crew LLC
• Inventors: Ivanovic, Darko, Gosovic, Marko, Obrenovic, Lazar, Gosovic, Goran, Gosovic, Jovan
• Granted Patent: US 10,198,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information

Abstract

An electronic badge may be worn by a user to enable public communication and expression. The badge includes an electronic display screen, and one or more wireless transceivers. The wireless transceivers may communicate with wireless base stations or beacons to track user presence at a particular location. A smartphone application may be utilized by users to control badge display content and/or facilitate interaction with third party information services, such as social media services, event attendance services, or advertising services. In other embodiments, the badge may communicate directly with such third party services.

Claims

1. An electronic badge comprising:

an electronic display screen positioned on an outwardly-facing surface of the badge;

one or more wireless transceivers facilitating wireless digital communications between the badge and a personal electronic device;

a microcontroller implementing application logic to control content displayed on the electronic display screen based on information received from the personal electronic device.

2. The electronic badge of claim 1, further comprising:

a social media interface implemented by the microcontroller to receive content from a social media service account associated with a badge user for display on the electronic display screen.