System and method for orientation-based object monitoring and device for the same
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1. A device to determine information about when an object was last touched, comprising;
- a housing affixed to the object including electrical components of the device, the electrical components including a sensor, a display and a pre-programmed processor;
the sensor affixed to the housing to generate a signal when the object is touched wherein the sensor is a multi-axis accelerometer;
the preprogrammed processor with instructions related to information concerning the object affixed to the housing and receiving the signal from the sensor to provide predetermined information about the touched object to a user of the device, andthe display connected to the processor for displaying time information related to when the object was last touched.
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods and systems for accelerometer-based sensing of motion and orientation of a portable device affixed to or integral with an object, to trigger an audio or visual output based on the motion or orientation of the object the portable device is monitoring. The audio output can be pre-recorded in the device memory or can be user recorded through the “tilt and tell” device voice recording. The invention also employs unique movement and orientation to estimated usage, the person using the device, and other application specific usage information. The unique movement can also be used as user interface to the device.
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1. A device to determine information about when an object was last touched, comprising;
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a housing affixed to the object including electrical components of the device, the electrical components including a sensor, a display and a pre-programmed processor; the sensor affixed to the housing to generate a signal when the object is touched wherein the sensor is a multi-axis accelerometer; the preprogrammed processor with instructions related to information concerning the object affixed to the housing and receiving the signal from the sensor to provide predetermined information about the touched object to a user of the device, and the display connected to the processor for displaying time information related to when the object was last touched. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method and process for determining intelligence on how an object is touched, comprising;
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affixing a housing to the object, said housing including electrical components of a device; generating a signal from a sensor affixed to the housing when the object is touched wherein the sensor is a multi-axis accelerometer; affixing a pre-programmed processor with instructions related to how the object is touched within the housing for receiving the signal from the sensor to provide predetermined information about how the object was touched to an end user of the device, and displaying time information related to when the object was last touched. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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