Patent ID: 7688211
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A wearable electronic display unit to be worn by a first person, comprising: a display capable of displaying text in a first display mode adapted for viewing at a distance by a second person, and in a second display mode adapted for being read nearby by the first person, the display having access to stored identifications of people who were within the first person's social network prior to a receipt or an activation of the display unit by the first person; when the display is operating in the second mode, the text being oriented in one orientation relative to vertical, and when the display is operating in the first mode, the text being larger than the text when the display is operating in the second mode and the text being oriented in a different orientation relative to vertical, the wearable electronic display unit having the capability to (1) add, to the stored identifications, an identification of the second person as being within the first person's social network; and (2) receive stored identifications of people who are within the second person's social network,” further including an interface.