Wearable theater communications system

A method for processing cues received by a receiver device during a theater performance, the receiver device including a screen, a haptic motor, at least one wired communication interface, and at least one wireless communication interface,

• wherein the receiver device is configured to receive a configuration over the at least one wired communication interface or the at least one wireless communication interface associating the receiver device with a category of tasks related to the theater performance, and
• wherein the receiver device is further configured to alert a user of the receiver device about cues belonging to the category of tasks related to the theater performance that the receiver device is associated with;
• the method comprising:
• receiving, over the at least one wired communication interface or the at least one wireless communication interface, a configuration associating the receiver device with a first category of tasks related to the theater performance;
• receiving, by the receiver device, over the at least one wireless communication interface, a first cue associated with a first task related to the theater performance,
• wherein the first cue is further associated with a first identifier;
• determining, by the receiver device, whether the first cue belongs to the first category of tasks;
• in response to determining that the first cue belongs to the first category of tasks, alerting, by the receiver device, the user about the first cue,
• wherein alerting the user about the first cue comprises displaying the first cue, the first identifier, or a text string associated with the first cue on the screen, and
• wherein alerting the user about the first cue further comprises generating, from the haptic motor, a first vibration signal associated with the first cue.

A device for sending cues to receiver devices during a theater performance, the device comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium;
• at least one screen;
• at least one wired interface;
• at least one wireless communication interface;
• at least one input interface for receiving inputs from a user of the device;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the device to:
• receive, over the at least one wired interface or the at least one wireless communication interface, cues associated with tasks related to the theater performance,
• wherein each cue is associated with an identifier and a task category;
• store the received cues in the at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of the device;
• display a list of stored cues, identifiers, or tasks on the screen of the device;
• receive an input via the input interface from the user,
• wherein the input comprises a selection of a first cue, a first identifier associated with the first cue, or a first task associated with the first cue;
• and
• send the first cue, the first identifier, or the first task to receiver devices via the at least one wireless communication interface.