# US 2019/0244226 A1 · A communication system and a method of communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0244226 A1 - Document ID: US20190244226A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/311,289 - Filed: 2017-05-16 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-21 - Applicants: Flashy Limited - Inventors: Jonathan FREEMAN; Daniel ESSAFI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244226A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0201: Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data - A47G 25/1407: {with identification means (identification in general G09F)} - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - A61B 5/16: Devices for psychotechnics (using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00); Testing reaction times {; Devices for evaluating the psychological state} - A61B 5/165: {Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety} - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - A47G 25/14: Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers (A47G25/60 takes precedence; wardrobes with extensible garment holders A47B61/02) - A61B 5/1113: {Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home} - A61B 2503/12: Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A communication system and a method of communication is disclosed. The system includes a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter that is associated with an item, and a processor arranged to infer based on parameters of the received signal a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item. The communication system include a display to display a corresponding image in dependence on the inferred psychological state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication system, the system comprising a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter associated with an item; a processor arranged to infer based on the received signal a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A communication system according to claim 1, comprising a display to display a corresponding image in dependence on the inferred psychological state. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2) A system according to claim 1 or 2, in which the processor receives proximity data to indicate proximity of the user to the item. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2, 3) A system according to any of claims 1 to 3, in which the processor receives motion data to indicate relative movement between the user and the item. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4) A system according to any of claims 1 to 4, in which the receiver is a Bluetooth receiver, such as a BLE receiver. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) A system according to any of claims 1 to 5, in which the receiver is incorporated into a mobile telephone or personal digital assistant. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2, 6) A system according to claim 6 when dependent on claim 2, in which the image is displayed as part of a graphical user interface on the mobile telephone screen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A system according to claim 7, in which the system, responsive to a user interaction with the GUI marks the item accordingly. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) A system according to any of claims 1 to 8, in which inference of a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item is made based on whether or not the receiver is closer than 50 cm to the item for more than a minimum threshold duration. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A system according to claim 9, in which the minimum threshold duration is 30 s. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) A system according to claim 4, in which the processor is arranged to determine if the movement of the user with respect to the item undergoes a defined pattern of movements followed by stationary periods and if it does to present the item to the user via the GUI. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) A system according to any of claims 1 to 11, comprising at least one transmitter provided as part of a tag, wherein the tag includes one or more sensors selected from the group including: an accelerometer, a thermometer, humidity sensor, light sensors, sound sensor and one or more other environmental sensors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) A system according to any of claims 1 to 5 or 7 to 12, in which the receiver is provided as a fixed reader to receive communications from the transmitter associated with the item. ### Claim 14 A communication system, the system comprising an receiver for receiving communications from a transmitter associated with an item; a plurality of transmitters each associated with a corresponding item; a processor arranged to infer based on parameters of the received signal a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item; and a display to display a corresponding image in dependence on the inferred psychological state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A system according to claim 14, in which the transmitters are each integrated into an item associated with an article of clothing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A system according to claim 15, in which the item is selected from the group consisting of a model, a coat hanger, a mannequin or a supporting shelf. ### Claim 17 A communication system, the system comprising a receiver for control and management by a user, the receiver, in use, being arranged to receive a signal from a transmitter associated with an item; a processor arranged to infer based on parameters of the received signal a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A communication system according to claim 17, comprising plural transmitters, each associated with a corresponding to an item and being arranged to transmit signals for receipt by the receiver. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17, 18) A communication system according to claim 17 or 18, in which the processor is arranged to determine a variation in received signal strength over time and to compare the determined variation with stored profiles to identify a match and thereby to infer a user's cognitive state with respect to the item. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A communication system according to claim 19, in which each transmitter is associated with or coupled to a particular coat hanger. ### Claim 21 A communication method, the method comprising receiving a signal from a transmitter associated with an item; inferring based on parameters of the received signal a user's psychological state with respect to the associated item. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A method according to claim 21, comprising, displaying a corresponding image in dependence on the inferred psychological state. ### Claim 23 A communication system substantially as shown in and/or described with reference to any one or more of FIGS. 1 to 8 of the accompanying drawings. ### Claim 24 A method of communication, substantially as shown in and/or described with reference to any one or more of FIGS. 1 to 8 of the accompanying drawings.