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Socializing remote communication

  • US 6,940,493 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2002
  • Issued: 09/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of facilitating remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a. providing first and second communication stations located remotely from each other;

    b. causing the first communication station to register proximity of a user thereto and to communicate to the second communication station a signal indicative of the registered proximity;

    c. causing the first communication station to register a physical gesture and to communicate a signal indicative of the gesture to the second communication station; and

    d. causing the second communication station to receive the signals and, in response thereto, to produce a light signal indicative of proximity and of the gestural input.

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