Abstract: A system and method for facilitating conversation. In particular, the system discloses a handheld device suitable for use in engaging conversation. The device includes a data store for storing a plurality of conversation starters. The plurality of conversation starters is associated with a theme. The device includes a selector that is associated with a subset of the plurality of conversation starters. The subset defines a category of conversation starters consistent with the theme. The device includes a processor configured to receive and acknowledge activation of the selector. Upon activation, the processor selects a conversation starter of the subset of the plurality of conversation starters, as a selected conversation starter. A communicator, such as a speaker, is included for presenting the selected conversation starter.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 2, 2010
Publication date:
March 8, 2012
Applicant:
GROUP PUBLISHING, INC.
Inventors:
Richard Allen Lawrence, Amy L. W. Nappa, Joan Louise Schultz, Jeffrey Scott White, Christine C. Yount Jones