An apparatus for an extendable display strip, the apparatus includes a first display panel coupled to a second display panel, where the second display panel is capable of extending and retracting beneath a bottom surface of the first display panel. The apparatus also includes an elastic based coupled to the first display panel and the second display panel, where a first portion of the bottom surface of the first display panel is coupled to the elastic base and a first portion of a bottom surface of the second display panel is coupled to the elastic base, where the extending and the retracting of the second display panel beneath the bottom surface of the first display panel is based on an extending and a retracting of the elastic base.

A patient identifying garment includes a flexible sheet having a visible indicator. The flexible sheet has a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, an upper portion and a lower portion. The width of the flexible sheet exceeds the diameter of an adult human neck. At least two straps extend from the upper portion of the flexible sheet, each strap having at least one hole therethrough. Each hole is adapted to be secured between a plurality of fasteners on a shoulder portion of a hospital gown.

Methods and systems for displaying messages using body-worn electronic display devices. One method includes receiving proximity data indicating a distance between a first electronic display device and a second electronic display device. The method also includes receiving first orientation data indicating an orientation of the first electronic display device and receiving second orientation data indicating an orientation of the second electronic display device. The method also includes determining a distributed message for display based on the proximity data, the first orientation data, and the second orientation data. The distributed message includes a first message for display on the first electronic display device and a second message for display on the second electronic display device. The method also includes displaying, by a controller, the first message on the first electronic display device and the second message on the second electronic display device.

Distributed advertising can be accomplished employing systems that include a portable display device, and a controller, wherein the display device can determine its geographic location. Such a system can then communicate its location to a controller which in turn can then download to the display device advertising content. People transporting the display devices, either by foot or by vehicle, can be compensated for their efforts.

Distributed advertising can be accomplished employing systems that include a fixed display device, and a controller. Such a system can then communicate its location to a controller which in turn can then download to the display device advertising content. Display device owners can be compensated for their efforts based, at least in part, upon the effectiveness of the advertisements as determined by the number of viewers passing the display device.

A personal signage assembly includes a pair of finger engaging members. Each of the finger engaging members engages a person's finger. A pair of mounts is provided and each of the finger engaging members has one of the mounts attached thereto. An elongated panel has first end and a second end. Each of the first and second ends has one of the mounts attached thereto. The panel has indicia thereon and has a length from the first end to the second end being less than 5.0 inches.

A dynamically flexible article or device, such as an armband, includes a flexible electronic component, such as a flexible electronic display, and a flexible support structure coupled to the flexible electronic component, wherein the flexible support and the flexible electronic component are flexible along two dimensions to thereby be able to conform to a complex curved surface. The flexible support includes bending limiting structure that constrains bending of the flexible electronic component to prevent undesirable bending.

A personal signage assembly includes a pair of finger engaging members. Each of the finger engaging members engages a person's finger. A pair of mounts is provided and each of the finger engaging members has one of the mounts attached thereto. An elongated panel has first end and a second end. Each of the first and second ends has one of the mounts attached thereto. The panel has indicia thereon and has a length from the first end to the second end being less than 5.0 inches.

Provided is a sports band including a main body formed with one side open to be worn on a body of a user and to have a curvature, and wherein an expression zone having a form indicating a sports game is formed at both ends of the open side, and an expression layer exhibiting the form indicating the sports game on an external side of the expression zone, and the sports band disclosed herein may be used for various sports games including soccer, allow a user to express enthusiasm as well as a sense of unity with a sports game, provide a desirable wearing sensation not only for everyday use but also for the sports game, and improve physical vitality by a magnetic field.

A protective pocket is provided for a substantially two-dimensional object, such as a race bib. The protective pocket includes cooperating first and second lightweight fabrics, and an opening for receiving the object. The first fabric may be an item of a race participant's apparel or a backing that itself is attached to such an apparel item. The second fabric may be a mesh member having spaced apertures through which the object is visible and exposed to elements. The first and second fabrics may be removeably secured to one another. The protective pocket is configured to maintain the object in a substantially vertical planar orientation, and thereby in an upright position, such that it that is (a) substantially parallel to the plane defined by the adjacent surface of the race participant's apparel item, and (b) substantially parallel to the plane defined by the adjacent body part of the race participant (e.g., a torso or leg). This positioning also improves the visibility of the indicia printed on the object through the mesh member. Methods of providing a memento from a competitive athletic event using the protective pockets are also disclosed herein.