FUNCTIONAL, SOCIALLY-ENABLED JEWELRY AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-DEVICE INTERACTION

• Main Authors: Borwick, Charles, Bettua, Michael, Lion, Dav, Chinowsky, Tim, Unger, Martin, Johnston, Kyle, Bricken, Colin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.04.2020
• Subjects: BLASTING; BRACELETS; CALCULATING; COINS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; HABERDASHERY; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; JEWELLERY; LIGHTING; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS; PHYSICS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

Functional jewelry is disclosed. A bracelet includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a main control unit, and positional and situational sensors, typically including an accelerometer, as well as a decorative, interchangeable fascial layer. The bracelet may also include sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, a microphone, and a color sensor. A radio transceiver within the bracelet is adapted to implement a protocol such as BLUETOOTH® 4.0, and is adapted to allow the bracelet to communicate in peer-to-peer or master-slave mode. Two users can pair their bracelets in person, usually with a gestural trigger, for shared light displays, multi-player games, and other types of interactions. Larger groups can pair temporarily and contextually for multi-user displays and interactions, in an ad hoc network with distributed functions. Real-world interactions are communicated to a social network with profiles linked to the individual bracelets.