Methods and apparatus for connecting an intimate group by exchanging awareness cues and text, voice instant messages, and two-way voice communications
US7443283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B2001/085
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A personal communicator with context awareness in a wristwatch form for connecting intimate friends and family via awareness cues and text, voice instant message, or synchronous voice connectivity. Sensors worn with the watch produce raw data tracking location (via GPS), acceleration, and speech activity. The raw data is classified and conveyed to the other party, where it appears in iconic form on the watch face. When a remote person with whom this information is shared examines it, their face appears on the watch of the person being checked on.
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