APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

摘要

A device and method is provided for signaling an affinity of a peer device. According to one embodiment, the device receives a wireless signal from the peer device and determines the presence of the peer device based on the received signal. The device is able to detect the peer device when the peer device is within the vicinity or a certain proximity of the device. The received signal carries an affinity code of the peer device so that the device can detect the affinity of the peer device by comparing the received affinity code with its preset affinity code. If the two affinity code match, the device notifies the user of the presence of another user and signals that the two users share the same affinity.

主权项

1. A first wearable device for signaling a common affinity, the first wearable device comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive a wireless signal from a second wearable device, wherein the wireless signal includes an affinity code corresponding to the second wearable device; a processor, configured to:
determine that the affinity code corresponding to the second wearable device is also associated with a user of the first wearable device, wherein the affinity code corresponds to one of a plurality of affinities, each of the plurality of affinities corresponding to different affinity codes; andin response to determining that the affinity code corresponding to the second wearable device is also corresponds to the first wearable device, cause a visual notification to be provided to the user of the first wearable device, wherein the visual notification comprises a visual element that does not utilize text.