Patent ID: 8882286

Claim:
A system for visually communicating a relationship status of a user to other persons, said system comprising: a relationship bracelet configured for wearable deployment by a user, said relationship bracelet comprising a housing having a sidewall, a top surface, and an opposing bottom surface collectively defining a housing enclosure, a circumferential band extending from a first region of said housing to a second region of said housing, said second region being located circumferentially opposite said first region of said housing, and an electronic circuit assembly disposed within said housing enclosure, said electronic circuit assembly including a magnetically operated switch and a light emitting configuration in signal communication with said magnetically operated switch, said light emitting configuration having functionality for emitting light waves of at least first and second different colors, during at least corresponding first and second separate light-emitting modes, being visually recognizable by other people, said at least first and second different light wave colors correspondingly signifying at least first and second different relationship statuses of users; and a magnet movable repeatedly by a user to within and away from close proximity of said magnetically operated switch to thereby repeatedly cycle said magnetically operated switch to repeatedly provide a signal that causes said electronic circuit assembly to serially advance through, and activate each of, a sequence of modes, illuminated on said relationship bracelet by said light emitting configuration, that includes at least said first and second light-emitting modes and also a no-light-emitting mode respectively signifying said first relationship status of the user, said second relationship status of the user, and a deactivated status of said bracelet; wherein a given one of said respective modes of said sequence once activated persists until terminated by said electronic circuit assembly serially advancing to, and activating, the next one of said respective modes of said sequence in response to a repetition of the movement of said magnet by the user to within and away from said close proximity of said magnetically operated switch.