Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-01-27
1997-01-28
Voeltz, Emanuel T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
348 15, H04N 1327
Patent
active
055983510
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to a communication system for facilitating introductions its primary purpose is for effecting social introductions between members of the opposite sex (dating) but it may also find applications for other purposes, for example at employment exchanges or job centers, particularly in circumstances where an employer intends to recruit a substantial number of staff and wishes to make a preliminary selection on a sounder basis than is possible from only written particulars of the candidates.
Video dating agencies are known in which a person seeking introductions subscribes to an agency and makes a short video of him/herself, which is then made available by the agency to other subscribers who have expressed an interest in the individual. Those who wish to be introduced then contact the agency, who puts the two parties in contact.
This known service has the disadvantage that it is an off-line procedure, so there is often a considerable delay between an individual registering with the agency and making a video, and receiving a response. The present invention has as an object the provision of a system in which the lead-time between registering and receiving a response from another individual is substantially reduced.
According to the invention, there is provided an introduction system comprising a plurality of terminals, recording means for recording a visual image of an individual at said terminal and for storing said image in a store together with corresponding images from other said terminals, networking means for networking images from said store amongst terminals from which the images do not originate, selecting means enabling said individual to select an image from amongst those transmitted to his/her terminal, indicating means to indicate such selection to the terminal from which the selected image originated, and communication means controlled by the individual at the selected terminal enabling the individuals at the selecting and selected terminals to communicate with each other.
The visual image may be accompanied by data regarding the individual.
The terminal may comprise means for the individual to record a video recording of him/herself at said terminal, and to transmit said recording to the store.
The visual image is a still image in the preferred embodiment, and may for example be a video freeze-frame or other still extracted from the video recording. For example, it may be selected directly from a camera image projected on the terminal screen.
Each terminal may comprise means for displaying simultaneously a plurality of the visual images transmitted thereto.
There may be means enabling the individual at the selected terminal to review the video recording of the individual (which recording may be stored on videotape or in digital or other format) at the selecting terminal before activating the communication means.
Preferably there are means for an individual at a selecting terminal to review a video recording of a person at a selected terminal before operating the indicating means.
The indicating means may be adapted to cause transmission of the visual image of the individual at the selecting terminal to the selected terminal together with an indication of interest.
The networking means may be adapted to network the visual image from a said terminal to other terminals in a defined geographical area.
Each terminal may comprise means to activate the terminal and connect it to the networking means for a limited period of time upon payment of a time-related fee.
The system may comprise means controlling the store whereby the visual image from the activated terminal is stored during use of the terminal by said individual and thereafter is erased or transferred to a secondary storage means.
There may be a single store in which all said images of individuals at terminals are stored.
Alternatively, there may be a plurality of stores, each store communicating with at least one other store to exchange images of individuals at terminals.
In a preferred embodiment each said image is initial
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Chater Guy
Chater Ian
Chater John C.
Henley Ian W.
Keywood Martin D.
Chater Guy
Chater Ian
Chater John C.
Peeso Thomas
Voeltz Emanuel T.
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