System and method for communicating information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for communicating information comprising:
- automatically determining a physical presence of a plurality of information recipients in a pre-determined space at a pre-determined time;
receiving characteristics information about each of the plurality of information recipients comprising a combination of at least one directly measured physiological state characteristic and at least one non-physiological state characteristic, wherein the directly measured physiological state characteristic information is measurable by at least one sensor and is received when the information recipients are in the pre-determined space;
selecting from a plurality of information elements at least one information element based on the received directly measured physiological state and non-physiological state characteristics information;
providing the at least one information element to a communications device, wherein the communications device comprises an output device adapted to outputting audible or visible information that is sensible to the information recipients in the pre-determined space; and
outputting by the output device the at least one information element in the pre-determined space.
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Abstract
A system and method for effectively communicating information using at least one mode of communication is described, in which information recipients proximate to a communications device within a pre-determined space and during a pre-determined time period are identified, from whom physiological state information is obtained that, when coupled with other characteristics information, is used to select from a plurality of information elements at least one information element to better target the information elements. The information element is then provided to the communications device so that it may be provided to the information recipients in the pre-determined space in a manner that is sensed by the information recipients.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for communicating information comprising:
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automatically determining a physical presence of a plurality of information recipients in a pre-determined space at a pre-determined time; receiving characteristics information about each of the plurality of information recipients comprising a combination of at least one directly measured physiological state characteristic and at least one non-physiological state characteristic, wherein the directly measured physiological state characteristic information is measurable by at least one sensor and is received when the information recipients are in the pre-determined space; selecting from a plurality of information elements at least one information element based on the received directly measured physiological state and non-physiological state characteristics information; providing the at least one information element to a communications device, wherein the communications device comprises an output device adapted to outputting audible or visible information that is sensible to the information recipients in the pre-determined space; and outputting by the output device the at least one information element in the pre-determined space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for communicating information comprising:
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a communications device adapted to outputting information sensible by a plurality of information recipients; an information agent for receiving characteristic information about each of the plurality of information recipients physically present in a pre-determined space at a pre-determined time, the characteristic information comprising a combination of at least one directly measured physiological state characteristic and at least one non-physiological state characteristic; at least one sensor in the pre-determined space for directly measuring the at least one directly measured physiological state characteristic and for providing the directly measured physiological state characteristic information to the information agent when the plurality of information recipients are in the pre-determined space; and an information content generator for providing to the communications device a plurality of information elements selectable by the information agent based on the received at least one directly measured physiological state characteristic and the at least one non-physiological state characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system for tailoring information to be communicated comprising:
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means for identifying a plurality of information recipients physically present at a pre-determined location; a plurality of fixed biometric sensors at or near the pre-determined location for directly measuring at least one physiological state characteristic about some of the plurality of information recipients when they are physically present at the pre-determined location; an information recipient profile database comprising records comprising information about the directly measured physiological state characteristic and information about at least one non-physiological state characteristic about some of the plurality of information recipients; and an information content generator for providing to a communications device a plurality of information elements selectable by an information agent based on the information in the records of the information recipient profile database.
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