Patent ID: 7978081

Claim:
A method of non-aural communication between at least three users, the method comprising: associating a first sensor with a portion of a first user's body, the first sensor having an adjustable sample rate; detecting a body position or a body movement of the portion of the first user's body with the first sensor, the first sensor configured to provide a first message related to the body position or the body movement to a radio frequency (RF) transmission unit; communicating, with the RF transmission unit, an RF signal that includes the first message; associating a second sensor with a portion of a second user's body; detecting a body position or a body movement of the portion of the second user's body with the second sensor, the second sensor configured to provide a second message related to the body position or the body movement to a radio frequency (RF) transmission unit; communicating, with the RF transmission unit, an RF signal that includes the second message; associating a signaling device with a position on a third user's body, the signaling device comprising an RF receiver and a modulator configured to provide a physical stimulus to the third user's body, the modulator configured to provide different physical stimuli to the third user in accordance with the source of the message to assist in distinguishing between messages from the first user and messages from the second user; receiving, with the RF receiver, the first and/or second RF signals transmitted by the RF transmission unit; and in response to the RF signals, activating the modulator to provide physical stimuli to the third user that are capable of conveying the first and second messages to the third user.