Methods, devices and systems for identifying an individual to a pre-defined group

Abstract

Methods for identifying one or more individuals as members of one or more pre-defined group based on a defining characteristic or name of the group include providing a garment including a material having fabric stitching that includes externally visible repeating source identifying indicia viewable from substantially all elevation perspectives when the garment is worn. Garments, methods and systems for using same, for example, in a multi-group environment, are also described.

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         11 . A garment effective to aid an unassociated party in identifying an individual to a group having a defining characteristic, comprising:
 a material having fabric stitching visible from an external position; and   a set of repeating source identifying indicia formed by said fabric stitching;   wherein the garment is effective, when worn, to display said indicia in a manner whereby at least one of said indicia is visible from substantially all elevation perspectives.   
     
     
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         21 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said garment is made substantially entirely from said material. 
     
     
         22 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said garment comprises at least one discreet portion composed of said material. 
     
     
         23 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said set of externally visible repeating source identifying indicia comprises a pattern of characters. 
     
     
         24 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said garment is part of a medical staff uniform. 
     
     
         25 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said defining characteristic is selected from the group consisting of a job position, a level of training, a level of authority, a level of responsibility, a level of experience and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         26 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein the repeating source identifying indicia are oriented in parallel lines. 
     
     
         27 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein the repeating source identifying indicia include a set of repeating characters or sets of characters, the characters or sets of characters separated from one another by hyphens or by spaces. 
     
     
         28 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein the repeating source identifying indicia include a repeating set of characters selected from the group consisting of RN, LPN, Rx, RESIDENT and MD. 
     
     
         29 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein the repeating source identifying indicia include a repeating set of characters, the set including a group indentifying component comprising at least one letter and an experience level component comprising at least one number. 
     
     
         30 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein the repeating source identifying indicia include characters selected from numbers and letters, said numbers and letters having a height of from about ½ inch to about 1½ inches. 
     
     
         31 . The garment of  claim 11  wherein said garment comprises a plurality of panels of said material.