PORTABLE SOCIAL COMMUNICATION CLIENT
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1. A system, comprising:
- a portable social client including;
a memory configured to store at least outbound identity information related to a user of the portable social client;
an encoder configured to associate at least the outbound identity information from the memory with an outbound optical signal pattern; and
an optical signal transmitter configured to broadcast the outbound optical signal pattern.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating social communication are disclosed. A system includes a first portable social client including an encoder configured to associate identity information with an optical signal pattern, and an optical signal transmitter configured to broadcast the optical signal pattern in a series of pulses in a non-visible light spectrum, and a second portable social client including an optical signal receiver configured to receive the optical signal pattern in the non-visible light spectrum, and a decoder configured to access the identity information associated with the optical signal pattern.
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28 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a portable social client including; a memory configured to store at least outbound identity information related to a user of the portable social client; an encoder configured to associate at least the outbound identity information from the memory with an outbound optical signal pattern; and an optical signal transmitter configured to broadcast the outbound optical signal pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for exchanging social information, comprising:
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providing outbound identity information related to an identity of a user wearing a portable social client; generating an outbound optical signal pattern associated with the outbound identity information; and broadcasting the outbound optical signal pattern associated with the outbound identity information using an optical signal transmitter of the portable social client. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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a first portable social client including an encoder configured to associate identity information with an optical signal pattern, and an optical signal transmitter configured to broadcast the optical signal pattern in a series of pulses in a non-visible light spectrum; and a second portable social client including an optical signal receiver configured to receive the optical signal pattern in the non-visible light spectrum, and a decoder configured to access the identity information associated with the optical signal pattern.
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