Remotely programmable wearable device

A system comprising:

• a wearable electronic badge, the wearable electronic badge comprising:
• an exterior surface that includes an attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism configured to removably attach the wearable electronic badge to a wearer of the wearable electronic badge,
• an antimicrobial coating at the exterior surface at least opposite the attachment mechanism,
• a processor,
• a wireless receiver connected to the processor,
• a privacy button connected to the processor,
• a microphone connected to the processor,
• a location tracking mechanism connected to the processor, the location tracking mechanism configured to identify a current location of the wearable electronic badge,
• a graphical display connected to the processor, and
• a memory component connected to the processor,
• wherein the memory component stores non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display, at the graphical display, a specified graphic and a quick-response code, the quick-response code being a unique code corresponding to the wearer of the wearable electronic badge,
• wherein the privacy button is configured to selectively enable and disable display of predetermined information from the memory component, related to the wearer, at the graphical display while maintaining display of the quick-response code at the graphical display;
• a remote user device in wireless communication with the wearable electronic badge,
• wherein the wireless receiver of the wearable electronic badge is configured to receive a programming signal from the remote user device, wherein the programming signal includes the specified graphic that includes both a photo of the wearer of the wearable electronic badge and a text-based message, and wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display, at the graphical display, the photo of the wearer and the text-based message received via the programming signal from the remote user device as well as the quick-response code
• wherein the microphone is configured to detect ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge, wherein the non-transitory computer-executable instructions stored at the memory component include a voice recognition application that is configured, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to compare the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge to a plurality of audio records stored in the memory component to determine whether the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge matches any one of the plurality of audio records stored in the memory component to a predetermined degree, wherein, when the processor determines that the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge matches one of the plurality of audio records stored in the memory component to a predetermined degree, the processor is configured to cause the graphical display to display an indication of a source of the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge,
• wherein the processor uses the current location of the wearable electronic badge as input from the location tracking mechanism to output a command to the privacy button to selectively enable and disable display of the predetermined information from the memory component based on the current location of the wearable electronic badge;
• and
• a remote server in wireless communication with the wearable electronic badge and the remote user device, the remote server configured to store account information of the wearer and transmit the account information of the wearer to the remote user device.

A method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, at a wearable electronic badge, a programming signal from a remote user device, wherein the wearable electronic badge includes an exterior surface that includes an attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism configured to removably attach the wearable electronic badge to a wearer of the wearable electronic badge, wherein the wearable electronic badge device further includes an antimicrobial coating at the exterior surface at least opposite the attachment mechanism, a microphone, and a location tracking mechanism for identifying a current location of the wearable electronic badge, and wherein the programming signal includes a specified graphic for display at the wearable electronic badge, the specified graphic including both a photo of the wearer of the wearable electronic badge and a text-based message;
• as a result of receiving the programming signal, generating, at the wearable electronic badge, an interface input signal based on the received programming signal, the interface input signal providing the specified graphic from a memory component of the wearable badge device to a graphical display of the wearable electronic badge;
• displaying the specified graphic, including the photo of the wearer of the wearable electronic badge and the text-based message, at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge and displaying a quick-response code at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge, the quick-response code being a unique code corresponding to a wearer of the wearable electronic badge;
• after displaying the specified graphic at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge, receiving, at the wearable electronic badge, a second programming signal from the remote user device, wherein the second programming signal includes a second specified graphic for display at the wearable electronic badge, the second specified graphic including a second text-based message that is different from the text-based message;
• as a result of receiving the second programming signal, generating, at the wearable electronic badge, a second interface input signal based on the received second programming signal, the second interface input signal providing the second specified graphic from the memory component of the wearable electronic badge to the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge;
• displaying the second specified graphic, including the second text-based message, at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge;
• enabling/disabling display of predetermined information from the memory component, related to the wearer, at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge while maintaining display of the quick-response code at the graphical display of the wearable electronic badge
• detecting, via the microphone, ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge;
• comparing the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge to a plurality of stored audio records stored to determine whether the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge matches any one of the plurality of stored audio records stored to a predetermined degree;
• upon determining that the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge matches one of the plurality of stored audio records to a predetermined degree, displaying at cause the graphical display an indication of a source of the ambient audio in the vicinity of the wearable electronic badge;
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• using the current location of the wearable electronic badge from the location tracking mechanism to output, at the wearable electronic badge, a command to the privacy button to selectively enable and disable display of the predetermined information from the memory component.