System using projector to display reminder messages generated remotely

• US 9,195,967 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2011
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnathon Smith
• Original Assignee: Johnathon Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Johnathon
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le H
• Application Number:
  US13/179,445
• Publication Number:
  US 20120011211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/810, 345/30, 715/744, 348/373, 434/322, 353/69, 340/4.6, 725/109, 455/414.3, 370/312, 705/37, 705/2, 701/117, 406/21
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/00 Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/004 to give the appearance of moving signs
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/008 forming an image on an image carrier by relative movement of a writing unit to the image carrier, e.g. on a photoconductive rotating belt, or on an electronic blackboard
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 13/188 Projection of the printed matter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/026 using e-messaging for transporting management information, e.g. email, instant messaging or chat

Abstract

A system for providing patients with dementia or other cognitive impairment with instructions and reminders of tasks to enable them to live with minimum third party oversight. The system provides for a continuous display of viewable indicia of at least one of text or images to provide the patient messages. The messages may be generated by a remote third party or software running on a computer. A projector is engaged to a ceiling of the residence of the patient to maintain it out of reach and tampering from the patient. The projector displays the messages upon a wall of the residence allowing the patient to watch TV or use a computer and still receive ongoing messaging including reminders and instructions on daily or other tasks. Employing the system a remote user such as the child of a patient can provide instruction and reminders to the patient allowing them to live with minimal supervision.

Claims

1. A system providing continuous indicia viewable by a recipient for reminder and action-inducing, comprising:

a remote computing device employable by a remote user;

an interface computing device;

a projection device located at an indoor location occupied by said recipient;

a network, said network engaged to transmit and receive digital communications between said remote computing device, said interface computing device and said projection device;

said remote computing device having software configured for transmitting indica generated from text input by said remote user, and from images chosen by said remote user from images stored on said remote computing device, combined in a said digital communication;

said projection device configured to project a display of said indicia upon a viewing area proximate to said recipient, said display of said indicia, employing solely said digital communication from said remote computing device;

said projection device configured to continuously project said display of said indicia upon said viewing area for a duration of time determined by said remote user prior to cessation of said digital communication, and without consent or required action on the part of said recipient;

said display of indicia including displayed messages generated from said text input by said remote user and being managed by said remote user on said remote computing device whereby said display of indicia including said displayed messages and said images, will continuously display within said display of said indicia for said duration of time subsequent to cessation of said digital communication from said remote computing device of said user.

2. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said projection device configured for positioning upon a roof or ceiling of a room at said indoor location, elevated above said recipient;

said projection device configured to display said display of said indicia upon a wall of said room; and

said positioning elevated above said recipient and said projection of said display of said indicia upon said wall, providing means to prevent said recipient from a tampering with said projection device which might cause a termination or a disabling of said display of said indicia.

3. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 2 additionally comprising:

said display of said indicia upon said wall providing means for concurrent viewing of said display of said indicia and a video screen located in said room, whereby said recipient can view said displayed messages within said display of said indicia while concurrently viewing images upon said video screen from a group consisting of a computer screen or a television screen.

4. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 3 additionally comprising:

said display of indicia upon said wall providing means to position said displayed messages at a position in said room determined to be occupied by said recipient at a high percentage of a day said recipient, thereby providing means to insure said recipient views said messages.

5. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 3 additionally comprising:

a sensor located at said indoor location, said sensor monitoring a position of a telephone handset;

said sensor in communication with said remote computing device;

said remote computing device generating a reminder message displayed within said display of said indicia, said reminder message being instructions to hang up said telephone should said sensor signal said remote computing device over said network that said telephone handset of off the hook.

6. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 5 additionally comprising:

said display of indicia upon said wall including text listing one or a plurality names of callers, who have called said recipient on said telephone; and

said listing providing means to remind a cognitively impaired patient of an identity of said callers.

7. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 6 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages including a clock, said clock depicting a current time at said indoor location.

8. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 2 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages include reminder text providing a reminder to said patient to take medication, whereby said system displaying said reminder text provides means to induce said patient to timely ingest their medications.

9. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 2 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages including a listing of tasks said recipient must accomplish, whereby said recipient is reminded of said tasks as a means of enabling a cognitively impaired said recipient to live at said indoor location with a minimum of oversight by third parties, impaired said recipient to live at said indoor location with a minimum of oversight by third parties.

10. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages include a clock, said clock depicting a current time at said indoor location.

11. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages including reminder text input in said text input by said remote user, said reminder text providing a reminder to said patient to take medication, whereby said system provides means to induce said patient to timely ingest their medications.

12. The system providing continuous indicia of claim 1 additionally comprising:

said displayed messages including a listing of tasks said recipient must accomplish, whereby said recipient is reminded of said tasks as a means of enabling a cognitively impaired said recipient to live at said indoor location with a minimum of oversight by third parties.

13. A system providing indicia viewable by a recipient for reminders and for action-inducing, comprising:

a remote computing device employable by a remote user;

an interface computing device;

a projection device located at an indoor location occupied by said recipient;

a network, said network engaged to transmit and receive digital communications between said remote computing device, said interface computing device and said projection device;

said remote computing device having software configured for transmitting indica generated from text input by said remote user, and from images chosen by said remote user from images stored on said remote computing device, combined in a said digital communication;

said projection device configured to project a display of said indicia upon a viewing area proximate to said recipient, said display of said indicia, employing solely said digital communication from said remote computing device;

said projection device configured to continously project said display of said indicia upon said viewing area for a duration of time determined by said remote user prior to cessation of said digital communication, and without consent or required action on the part of said recipient; and

said display of indicia including separately displayed sections therein including an urgent message image, a message board section, an section depicting an uplifting message, a section listing task instructions or routines intended to be performed by said recipient and an a section listing a specific task to be performed and instructions on how to perform the specific task.