Apparatus and method for enhancing face-to-face communication
First Claim
1. An electronic display device wearable by a first person, comprising:
- a display on the electronic device to show a first content, in a first mode, to a second person viewing the display at a distance, or a second content, in a second mode, to the first person reading the display nearby,the first content, shown on the display on the electronic device,having a visible aspect for viewing from the distance of the second person andbeing based on a determination, made at the electronic device using information received from a device worn by the second person, that it is the second person who is the person viewing the display; and
the second content, shown on the display on the electronic device, having a visible aspect for viewing nearby the display.
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Abstract
A wearable electronic tag for displaying graphics and text images and for communicating with other similar tags. Each tag includes a visible, graphical display adapted to be worn by a user. The tag also includes a short range, substantially unidirectional electronic communication channel, such as an infrared transmitter-receiver, located on the display unit so that, when the display unit is worn, the interface faces in a direction of the desired communication with another person who also is wearing a similar tag. This arrangement makes possible automatic data exchange and comparison of the interchanged data and display of the results of the comparison on the tags worn by the two wearers. The tags also have a longer range wireless communication system to receive and transmit data.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic display device wearable by a first person, comprising:
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a display on the electronic device to show a first content, in a first mode, to a second person viewing the display at a distance, or a second content, in a second mode, to the first person reading the display nearby, the first content, shown on the display on the electronic device, having a visible aspect for viewing from the distance of the second person and being based on a determination, made at the electronic device using information received from a device worn by the second person, that it is the second person who is the person viewing the display; and the second content, shown on the display on the electronic device, having a visible aspect for viewing nearby the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22)
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9. A method comprising:
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on an electronic display device, wearable by a first person and capable of receiving information from an electronic display device worn by a second person, showing in a first mode a first content having a visible aspect for the second person viewing the display at a distance, or, in a second mode, a second content having a visible aspect for the first person reading the display nearby, the first content, shown on the electronic display device, being based on a determination, made at the electronic device and based on information received from a device worn by the second person, that it is the second person who is the person viewing the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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