Abstract: A medallion to be worn by a user, the medallion being functional in more than one mode, the medallion including an image display, a power source responsive to a fade-in signal and a fade-out signal, mode selection means for providing a repetitive mode selection signal if the user selects a repetitive mode, and a timing control means that is responsive to the repetitive mode selection signal from the mode selection means, the timing control means being for automatically and repeatedly providing the fade-in signal and the fade-out signal to the power source.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for transferring feelings between a first user and a second user over long distances, having a tactile module and a wireless connection module. The tactile module responds to an isolated tactile stimulus by a first user, for providing a tactile module signal containing information about the stimulus, and also responds to a wireless connection module signal containing information about a reply stimulus signal from a second user, for providing a reply stimulus that can be sensed by the first user. The wireless connection module responds to the tactile module signal, for providing a first wireless signal containing information about the stimulus to be received by a mobile phone or terminal, and also responds to a second wireless signal containing information about the reply stimulus and being received from the mobile phone or terminal, for providing the wireless connection module signal to the tactile module.

Abstract: An auxiliary device (10) for use with a UE device (12) such as a mobile phone, including: an interface (10a) with the UE device (12), providing at least part of an AUX-UE coupling (11a)—a wireless or plug connection—to the UE device (12); and a short-range transceiver (10b) (e.g. a Bluetooth transceiver), coupled to the interface (10a) with the UE device (12), for wirelessly communicating with short-range transceivers of peer devices (i.e. devices operated by users). The UE device (12) includes an AUX user interface (14b) providing a user interface to the apparatus (10) and operative in combination with a UE user interface (14a) included as part of the UE device (12). The short-range transceiver (10b) of the auxiliary device (10) typically has a longer range than is usual for such a transceiver. The auxiliary device (10) typically includes components enabling various user-user communications/interactions with nearby peer devices.

Abstract: A medallion to be worn by a user, the medallion being functional in more than one mode, the medallion including an image display, a power source responsive to a fade-in signal and a fade-out signal, mode selection means for providing a repetitive mode selection signal if the user selects a repetitive mode, and a timing control means that is responsive to the repetitive mode selection signal from the mode selection means, the timing control means being for automatically and repeatedly providing the fade-in signal and the fade-out signal to the power source.