Programmable timed action apparatus using audio and visual signals to interface with a human in completing a task oriented schedule

• US 20050049850A1
• Filed: 08/28/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sally Luanne Porter
• Original Assignee: Sally Luanne Porter
• Inventors: Porter, Sally Luanne
• Application Number:
  US10/652,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20050049850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 11/00 Producing optical signals at preselected times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/026 acting at a number of different times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/06 using voice

Abstract

A method for executing a programmable timed action apparatus using audio and visual signals to interface with a human in completing a task oriented schedule includes the steps of: recording an expected set of audio and visual signals associated with at least one task; announcing the start of the task; receiving clue signals during the duration of the task; providing prompting during the duration of the task; checking for received feedback to the prompting; checking if a fixed task duration has timed out; announcing that the task is in overtime when the task has timed out; checking if the task is completed; and announcing status of the task.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

at least one information processor device including a memory storage device;

a process instruction set supported by the memory device;

at least one;

visual sensor device;

audio sensor device;

visual output device;

audio output device;

timing device; and

schedule of tasks including task name, start time and expected duration of each of plural tasks;

the information program including means for selecting each said one of the plural tasks, and in turn for each said task, audibly and visually announcing a start of task, seeking audio and visual clues as to a progress of task, presenting audio and visual prompts as to status of task; and

presenting audio and visual information at the completion of at least one of the expected duration and the actual completion of task.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a means for comparing a record-mode set of audio and visual clues with a real-time set of such clues.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a set of prerecorded announcement messages.

4. A method for executing a programmable timed action apparatus using audio and visual signals to interface with a human in completing a task oriented schedule comprising the steps of:

recording an expected set of audio and visual signals associated with at least one task;

announcing the start of the task;

receiving clue signals during the duration of the task;

providing prompting during the duration of the task;

checking for received feedback to the prompting;

checking if a fixed task duration has timed out;

announcing that the task is in overtime when the task has timed out;

checking if the task is completed; and

announcing status of the task.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of prerecording announcement messages.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of comparing the received signals associated with a task during the execution of the task with the prerecorded signals of the task.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of selecting an announcement in accordance with the results of the comparing step.