Personal Hygiene Tutor Device and Method
First Claim
1. A method for a human to wash one or more body parts, comprising the steps of:
- utilizing a water-resistant electronic device equipped with a sound-generating element,selecting a desired operational mode from a group of available operational modes; and
executing said operational mode by activating a touch-sensitive switch disposed on said electronic device, the operational mode comprising the generating and issuance of audible prompts on a timed basis to guide the human in the steps of washing the body parts.
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Abstract
A Personal Hygiene Tutor Device and Method is disclosed. The device provides automated prompting to tutor children and others in the proper techniques for a showering, hand washing, tooth brushing and other personal hygiene activities. The tutoring method will selectively commence once the user depresses an activation button, and will continue presenting a series of human-perceptible prompts at predetermined time intervals until the selected method is completed. The device has a water-resistant housing such that it can be placed within the shower/bath/lavatory environment. The device further includes internal speakers and/or visual indicators, and an internal power supply. The device is available in a variety of shapes and sizes to capitalize on several different market-driven application scenarios.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a human to wash one or more body parts, comprising the steps of:
utilizing a water-resistant electronic device equipped with a sound-generating element, selecting a desired operational mode from a group of available operational modes; and executing said operational mode by activating a touch-sensitive switch disposed on said electronic device, the operational mode comprising the generating and issuance of audible prompts on a timed basis to guide the human in the steps of washing the body parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. The method of Clam 4, wherein said executing further comprises said device presenting said prompting with said visual prompt generating element.
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9. A device for providing audible and visual prompts to the user, comprising:
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a water-resistant housing; a sound-generating element associated with said housing to emit audible sounds from said housing; a visual prompt generating element for generating prompts that are perceptible to human vision; a computing device contained within said water-resistant housing, said computing device configured to generate data prompts for conversion by said sound and visual prompt generating elements into audible and visual messages, said data prompts content comprising prompts to guide a human in the steps of washing his or her body parts; and an power supply contained within said housing and connected to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for aiding humans in washing one or more body parts, comprising:
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a water-resistant housing having a control compartment contained therein; a sound-generating element associated with said housing to emit audible sounds from said housing; a visual cue-generating element associated with said housing to emit visual prompts displayed outside said housing; a computing device contained within said water-resistant housing, said computing device configured to generate data prompts for conversion by said sound-generating element into sound messages, and visual cue-generating element said data prompts content comprising prompts to guide the human in the steps of washing the body parts; and an power supply contained within said housing and connected to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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