Portable wireless compatibility detection, location and communication device
First Claim
1. A portable compatibility detection device comprising a microcontroller, a radio frequency communication means operably coupled to the microcontroller, a first nonvolatile memory in which user data is stored, said first memory being operably coupled to the microcontroller, a second nonvolatile memory in which a data comparison instruction set is stored, said second memory being operably coupled to the microcontroller and said data comparison instruction set being executable by the microcontroller, a visual display operably coupled to the microcontroller, said user data including a dataset describing the user and a first dataset describing a personal preference of a user, said radio frequency communication means being configured to receive radio frequency signals directly from and send radio frequency signals directly to a compatible remote portable device within communication range, said compatible remote portable device being controlled by a second user, said microcontroller executing the data comparison instruction set to determine an extent to which the dataset describing the personal preference of the user is met by second user based upon a second dataset extracted from the radio frequency signals received from the compatible remote portable device within communication range via the radio frequency communication means, said second data set including personal preference data of the second user, and said microcontroller being configured to cause the visual display to present a visible indicator of the extent to which the dataset describing the personal preference of the user is met by second user.
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Abstract
A portable (e.g., watch-sized) wireless electronic device configurable to reflect the identity, preferences or characteristics of the user, and adapted to determine the nearby presence and location of a compatibly configured device includes a microcontroller, data communications subsystem configured to enable two way digital radio communication; a received signal strength indicator subsystem operably coupled to the data communications subsystem and configured to provides a micro-controller subsystem with information about the strength of received signals; a range estimate indicator subsystem operably coupled to the microcontroller and configured to display an estimate of the range to a target unit based on signal strength observed during a scan for the direction of maximum signal strength; a compatibility indicator subsystem operably coupled to the microcontroller and configured to provide an indication of a possible degree of compatibility of a user assigned to a opposing unit; a computer interface subsystem adapted to communicate with a user'"'"'s computer; and a user control subsystem configured to enable user input.
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- 1. A portable compatibility detection device comprising a microcontroller, a radio frequency communication means operably coupled to the microcontroller, a first nonvolatile memory in which user data is stored, said first memory being operably coupled to the microcontroller, a second nonvolatile memory in which a data comparison instruction set is stored, said second memory being operably coupled to the microcontroller and said data comparison instruction set being executable by the microcontroller, a visual display operably coupled to the microcontroller, said user data including a dataset describing the user and a first dataset describing a personal preference of a user, said radio frequency communication means being configured to receive radio frequency signals directly from and send radio frequency signals directly to a compatible remote portable device within communication range, said compatible remote portable device being controlled by a second user, said microcontroller executing the data comparison instruction set to determine an extent to which the dataset describing the personal preference of the user is met by second user based upon a second dataset extracted from the radio frequency signals received from the compatible remote portable device within communication range via the radio frequency communication means, said second data set including personal preference data of the second user, and said microcontroller being configured to cause the visual display to present a visible indicator of the extent to which the dataset describing the personal preference of the user is met by second user.
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