US 12,254,782 B1
System and method for non-verbally communicating a person's emotional state to others
Patricia A. Persicone, Fresno, CA (US); and Mario A. Persicone, Fresno, CA (US)
Filed by Patricia A. Persicone, Fresno, CA (US); and Mario A. Persicone, Fresno, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,985.
Int. Cl. G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G09F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 21/00 (2013.01) [G09F 13/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-verbal communicating system for communicating an emotional mental state of a non-communicative person to a caretaker, said system comprising:
a plurality of display plates, each one of said display plates having a emotional state indicator thereon that is distinct from said emotional state indicator on each other of said plurality of display plates; and
a display unit having a base, a plate support associated with said base so as to removably support one of said plurality of display plates, a light source associated with said base and configured to direct light therefrom to said one of said plurality of display plates and a power source associated with said base and said light source so as to provide electrical power to said light source, said plate support cooperatively structured and arranged with each of said plurality of display plates so said one of said plurality of display plates can be positioned on said base so as to be seen and understood by the caretaker,
wherein said one of said plurality of display plates is selected by the non-communicative person so as to correspond to the emotional state of the non-communicative person to indicate to the caretaker the non-communicative person's emotional state so the caretaker may take action in response to said emotional state indicator.