SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF INTERRED REMAINS

• US 20160275103A1
• Filed: 01/27/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dana Bennet Robinson, Tristan Alexander Robinson
• Original Assignee: Dana Bennet Robinson
• Inventors: Robinson, Dana bennet, Robinson, Tristan Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,465,812 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 17/08 Urns columbaria E04H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 13/00 Monuments; Tombs; Burial vaults; Columbaria
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing interred remains including using a physical location of said remains and a computer database are disclosed. The systems and methods relate to interacting with the interment site of the remains of a person or animal, including virtual gravestones, memorials consisting of audio and/or visual data, and a means for the interaction with such data by survivors.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting audio and/or visual data about a deceased subject whom has been interred at a defined location comprising:

a.) an electronic database that stores audio and/or visual data about the subject; and

b.) a computer device configured to receive the audio and/or visual data from the electronic database when the computer device is positioned at the interment location, such that a first user can listen and/or view said data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device is configured to allow the first user to transmit audio and/or visual data into the electronic database.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device is also configured to also receive audio and/or visual data when the computer device is located remotely from the interred location such that the first user can also listen or view data at a site remote from the interred location.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the user transmitted audio and/or visual data is authorized by the first user to be heard or viewed by a different, second user on a computer device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio and/or visual data stored on the electronic database is authorized to only be unlocked and received by the first user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio and/or visual data stored in the electronic database is authorized to only be unlocked and received on a computer device at or after a certain date and/or time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the audio and/or visual data is selected from the group consisting of:

text, digital images, digital video, voice recordings, music, 3D images, 3D video, words, characters, emojis, art, and holograms.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the audio and/or visual data transmitted from the first user is selected from the group consisting of:

text, digital images, digital video, voice recordings, music, 3D images, 3D video, words, characters, emojis, art, and holograms.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the interred remains are geolocated, by a Global Positioning System (GPS) and the computer device is a GPS enabled device configured to geolocate the interred remains.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the geolocation of the interred remains is stored on the electronic database.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the interred remains comprise a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) device having a unique predetermined RFID and the computer device is configured to recognize said RFID.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device displays a grave marker on the computer device of the first user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first user can add audio and/or visual data to the virtual grave marker.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the audio and/or visual data added by the first user is selected from the group consisting of:

text, digital images, digital video, voice recordings, music, 3D images, 3D video, words, characters, emojis, art, virtual flowers, virtual wreaths, virtual flags, and holograms.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the audio and/or visual data added by the first user can be heard or viewed by a second, different user.

16. A method for transmitting audio and/or visual data about a deceased subject whom has been interred at a defined location to a first user comprising:

a.) storing audio and/or visual data about the subject in an electronic database;

b.) receiving the audio and/or visual data from the electronic database through a computer device when the computer device is positioned at the interment location; and

c) listening and/or viewing said data by said first user.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the computer device is also configured to receive audio and/or visual data when the computer device is located remotely from the interred location such that the first user can also listen or view data at a site remote from the interred location.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the computer device is configured to allow the first user to transmit audio and/or visual data into the electronic database.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the user transmitted audio and/or visual data transmitted from the first user is authorized by the first user to be heard or viewed by a different, second user on a computer device.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the audio and/or visual data is selected from the group consisting of:

text, digital images, digital video, voice recordings, music, 3D images, 3D video, words, characters, emojis, art, and holograms.