Patent ID: 9304588
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G08B,G09B

Claim Text:
1. A wearable, portable tactile communication apparatus comprising: a signal receiver configured to receive data received from a wireless signal; a tactile communication device containing a plurality of pins on one side that opposes a palm of the user when worn by the user, each pin configured to respectively move in an outward direction and an inward direction to form a plurality of pin combinations based on a plurality of activation signals, said plurality of pins consisting of a 3×3 matrix of pins; and a communication processor configured to generate the plurality of pin activation signals based on the received data so as to convey the data tactilely to a user through the plurality of pin combinations of the tactile communication device, wherein said data includes public event data, said plurality of pin activation signals corresponds with conveying content of the data to the palm of the user, and said plurality of pin combinations include tactile representations of braille.