Wrist-mounted device to assist pilgrims

• US 9,563,232 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2014
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Original Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Inventors: Almosa, Wedyan Hassan Essa
• Primary Examiner(s): Gishnock, Nikolai A
• Application Number:
  US14/309,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20150370285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 434/245
• 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 individual 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;

wherein the light source is an indicator of a start point; and

the data signals track a number of complete rotations the individual has completed around a holy site.

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 individual 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 a GPS sensor;

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;

wherein the GPS sensor provides an indication of a user location;

wherein the means for monitoring and displaying the count of the number of complete perambulations around the holy site, and

wherein the means for annunciating prayers and scriptures announces the prayers and scriptures for user at the tracked location of the holy site.