WRIST-MOUNTED DEVICE TO ASSIST PILGRIMS

• US 20150370285A1
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Original Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Inventors: ALMOSA, WEDYAN HASSAN ESSA
• Granted Patent: US 9,563,232 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 33/008 Devices related to praying, e.g. counters, reminders, study aids, compasses, rugs, cushions, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/12 Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/0275 making use of sensor-related data, e.g. for identification of sensor parts or optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 11/00 Producing optical signals at preselected times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/02 at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

The wrist-mounted device to assist pilgrims is an electronic device worn on the wrist that provides functions to assist a pilgrim, particularly a pilgrim on a pilgrimage to a holy site. The device includes a heart rate monitor that alerts the user when his or her heart rate is too high, a GPS unit showing the location of holy sites of interest, a monitor for keeping a count of the number of perambulations around a holy site, e.g., when performing a Tawaf, an audio playback device that will play back a prayer or scripture, such as the Dua'"'"'a, and an annunciator for announcing prayer times.

Claims

1. A wrist-mounted device to assist pilgrims, comprising:

a case;

attachment means for attaching the case onto an individual;

an electronic processor mounted in the case;

an electronic display mounted in the case, the display being connected to the processor; and

a sensor housed in the case for detecting the color of a light source, detecting the location of the light source, and transmitting data signals to the processor corresponding to the light source detected.

2. The wrist-mounted device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a GPS chip housed in the case and connected to the processor;

an alarm chip housed in the case and connected to the processor to provide at least one type of alert to the individual;

an audio unit housed in the case and connected to the processor to produce at least one audio transmission; and

a sensor housed in the attachment means to receive the individual'"'"'s heart rate and to transmit data signals corresponding to the individual'"'"'s heart rate to the processor.

3. The wrist-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein the display comprises an LCD display.

4. The wrist-mounted device according to claim 3, wherein the processor displays the transformed data signals onto the LCD display.

5. The wrist-mounted according to claim 1, wherein the attachment means comprises at least one strap for attaching around the wrist of the individual.

6. The wrist-mounted device according to claim 1, further including input means on the display for inputting personal information of the individual.

7. A wrist-mounted device to assist pilgrims, comprising:

a case having a strap attached thereto adapted for mounting the case onto a user'"'"'s wrist;

means mounted in the case for monitoring the user'"'"'s heart rate;

means mounted in the case for annunciating an alert when the user'"'"'s heart rate exceeds a predetermined limit;

means mounted in the case for determining the location of the case using the GPS;

means mounted in the case for displaying to the user the location of the case relative to a holy site of interest to the user;

means mounted in the case for monitoring and displaying to the user a count of the number of user perambulations around the holy site; and

means mounted in the case for annunciating prayers and scriptures associated with ritual observance at the holy site.