System and method for interpretive garments

Abstract

An interpretive garment marking system and method allows for one or more garments to be used to convey messages or information, or otherwise provide forms of interaction with a first group of humans. Conveyance and interaction with the first group is done without conveyance and interaction with a second different group of humans even though the humans of both groups have substantially similar access to visually perceive the garments. Implementations include encryption, keying, camouflage, authentication, masking, selection, signing, manipulation, and/or combination.

1 . A system comprising: 
 a garment having markings, the markings including encrypted symbols.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the encrypted symbols are encrypted at least in part in association with a substitution table.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the encrypted symbols include encrypted characters.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the garment is a shirt.  
   
   
       5 . A system comprising: 
 a garment having markings, the markings including keyed characters, each keyed character having a portion indicating a placement.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the placement is a placement of a digit of a hand on the portion to observe the portion and reveal a resolved character.  
   
   
       7 . A system comprising: 
 a garment having markings, the markings having symbols and graphic elements, the graphic elements shaped and arranged with respect to the symbols to at least partially conceal the symbols from ready perception by a human.    
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the symbols are characters.  
   
   
       9 . A method comprising: 
 receiving a challenge;    researching a garment to determine a response to the challenge;    providing the response; and    receiving a reward based upon the response.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the reward is associated with content presented by a mobile device.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the mobile device presents audio content.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the mobile device presents content through a display.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the mobile device is a cell phone.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the reward is associated with online content.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the researching a garment includes accessing at least one of the following: an on-line network or a local storage.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the researching a garment includes one of the following: decrypting symbols on the garment, unlocking symbols on the garment, decloaking symbols on the garment, masking symbols on the garment, manipulating the garment, combining a first portion of the garment with a second portion of the garment, or combining a portion of a first garment with a portion of a second garment.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the receiving is done with a communication device.  
   
   
       18 . A method comprising: 
 acquiring a mask;    aligning a mask with markings on a garment; and    perceiving information from a portion of the markings on the garment emphasized by the mask when the mask is positioned relative to the garment.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the mask is a sheet of paper.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the mask is another garment.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the mask is a portion of the garment.  
   
   
       22 . A method comprising: 
 marking a garment with a plurality of symbols each representing different information; and    indicating a selected one of the symbols.    
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the indicating includes gesturing toward the selected one of the symbols.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the indicating includes covering all but the selected one of the symbols.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the covering includes covering with a hand.  
   
   
       26 . A method comprising: 
 marking a garment with signing placement indicators; and    placing portions of a human body on each of the signing placement indicators.    
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 26  wherein the portions of the human body are digits of a hand and the signing placement indicators cause the digits of the hand to assume the position of a hand sign.  
   
   
       28 . A method comprising: 
 positioning a marking on a garment to hide the marking while wearing the garment in a first stage; and    manipulating a portion of the garment to be worn in a second stage to uncover the marking to be visible by someone other than the wearer.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the garment has a sleeve with an inner surface and the positioning places the marking on the inside surface of the sleeve.  
   
   
       30 . A garment comprising: 
 a first portion having a first marking;    a second portion having a second marking, the first marking and the second marking configured to visibly display a combined symbol when the first portion is placed over the second portion.    
   
   
       31 . The garment of  claim 30  wherein the combined symbol includes at least one character.  
   
   
       32 . A system comprising: 
 a first garment having a first portion with a first marking;    a second garment having a second portion with a second marking, the first marking and second marking configured to visibly display a combined symbol when the first portion is placed in an orientation with respect to the second portion.    
   
   
       33 . The system of  claim 32  wherein the orientation includes placement of the first and second garments adjacent one another.