UNKNOWN SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus, a kit of parts and a related method for use in a verbal communication between a speaker and a listener of a plurality of participants (30), where the listener cannot easily see who is speaking, the apparatus operable to provide the listener with a sensory output indicating the identity of the speaker. The invention includes an apparatus for use in a verbal communication between a speaker (30) and at least one listener (30), where the speaker and the at least one listener form all or part of a plurality of participants, wherein the speaker and the at least one listener are spatially separate from each other, the apparatus operable to provide the listener with a sensory output associated with the identity of the speaker. The apparatus includes an identification device (40), the identification device including a vibration sensor (46) for detecting vibrations associated with speech of the speaker. The identification device (40) is configured to store identification data representative of the identity of either or both of the speaker and the identification device, whereby the identification device is associatable with the identity of the speaker. The identification device (40) is operable such that in response to the vibration sensor detecting vibrations (V) associated with speech (S) of the speaker, the transmitter transmits an identification signal (50) comprising or generated from the stored identification data. The apparatus further includes a display device (70) for use by a listener, the display device operable to receive such an identification signal and to generate from the received identification signal a sensory output indicating the identity of either or both of the speaker and the identification device