Functional, socially-enabled jewelry and systems for multi-device interaction

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-10-26
LOOP DEVICES INC
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[0011]Yet another aspect of the invention relates to systems and methods of contextual group interaction using bracelets and other types of jewelry with the functionality described above. In systems and methods according to these embodiments, compatible devices in the immediate area are detected, and users may pair their devices as a group for shared access and operations that will typically not extend past the immediate context or environment. A group of u

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Technology has become so embedded in our lives and culture that removing it entirely is simply not feasible for most people.
The challenge, then, is how to engineer devices to facilitate genuine and engaging interactions between people—both at a distance and in person.
Many of the issues involved are themselves technological.
Most devices are simply not equipped or prog

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[0185]Arena light show. A band controlled by an event producer is used to produce coordinated light effects on an arena full of bands, or a subgroup bands in the arena (for instance, grouped by seating area), or one band in the arena associated with a specific user.

[0186]In Example 1, the GA and IA indicate what segment of the arena is to receive the message, and the MB indicates the color and pattern the bands are to display. The RC indicates the age of messages and allows newer messages to be prioritized. Each band has its own unique BA (Bluetooth ID) and non-unique BG (pre-assigned via app). A “Leader” band running special software transmits a message in which the message body contains codes for a desired light color and pattern. If it is desired to transmit to a certain BG, the Leader sets the GA of the message to the BG oaf the bands to be controlled. If all bands are to be controlled, then the .BG is set to a special value ALL_BANDS. If one band is to he controlled, the BG is ...

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[0188]Paint spatter game. Here the mesh is used to implement a game where users can shake their bands like a dripping paint brush and thereby spread their band's color to other nearby bands. There is no special Leader band. All bands are the same, and each user can initiate a message by shaking their band. When the band detects a shake, it transmits a message where the MB encodes the band's color and pattern. The GA can be used if it is desired to limit the bands participating in the game (for instance, to allow multiple independent games to go on in close proximity), but is otherwise not used.

[0189]When a band receives a message, it checks it to see if the message SS is above a pre-defined threshold (thereby limiting the ability to spatter on bands far away). If the SS is above that threshold, then the band has been spattered, and sets its color and pattern as encoded in the received MB. The message is NOT retransmitted, because in this application a spatially-localized effect is d...

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Abstract

An item of wearable jewelry, such as a bracelet, includes a support having an energizable indicator. A sensor detects a triggering event, and a control unit energizes the indicator to generate a default indicating condition by default, and to change the default indicating condition in response to detection of the triggering event.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-pall of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 540,242, filed June 27, 2017, which is the U.S. national stage application of[0002]International Patent Application No. PCT / US2015 / 000484, filed Dec. 23, 2015, which, in turn, claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 097,527, filed Dec. 29, 2014. This application also claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 362,274, filed Jul. 14, 2016. The contents of all said applications are incorporated herein by reference thereto in their entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0003]In general, the invention relates to communication and signaling devices that can be used for decoration, interaction, and gaming, and more particularly, to functional jewelry that can communicate and allow users to interact.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]For decades, perhaps since the advent of television, society has b...

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IPC IPC(8): A44C5/00G06F1/16G06F3/0354G06F3/0346H04R1/02F21V33/00
CPCA44C5/0015A44C5/0084F21V33/0008G06F1/163G06F2203/04102G06F3/03547H04R1/028F21Y2103/10F21Y2115/10G06F3/0346A44C5/00F21Y2101/00G01P15/00H04R19/04G06F1/1652G06F1/1694G06F1/1698H04R2410/00A44C15/0015F21V7/0091F21Y2113/17G06F3/017
Inventor BRICKEN, COLINALEVIZOS, THEODORELION, DAVIDFOSTER, JEDCHINOWSKY, TIMOTHYUNGER, MARTINBORWICK, CHARLESADELSON, ALEX
Owner LOOP DEVICES INC
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