Smart shower, a motion activated shower timer and alarm with diversion related soundbytes for entertaining or informing used to conserve energy and water
View Patent ↗A sound device with a motion detector. The device is used to provide a diversion while user occupies the shower, at the same time keeping track of time and alarming the occupant when time has elapsed. For example: A minute after entering the shower, the timer automatically starts and a trivia question is posed to the occupant. The occupant then has a predefined amount of time to come up with the answer. Upon time lapse, the answer is provided with a gentle reminder that your time is over. Any other variations on this principle are possible.
1. A shower timer capable of operation without the use of hands or eyes,
the shower timer is housed inside a watertight housing and consists of:
a speaker;
a power source;
a circuit capable of performing timing operations;
a motion sensor capable of detecting motion external to and independent of the shower timer;
wherein the shower timer is operable to detect motion and subsequently start a timing operation, wherein
after a first predetermined time a first audio content is output using the speaker,
after a second predetermined time subsequent to the first predetermined time a second audio content is output using the speaker, and stop the timing operation;
the first predetermined time is a time period sufficient to initially heat water after first activating a shower; and
the second predetermined time is a time period sufficient for a user to take a shower.
2. The shower timer of claim 1 , wherein said first audio content and said second audio context share a common theme.
3. The shower timer of claim 2 , wherein said first audio content comprises a question and said second audio content comprises an answer to said question.
4. The shower timer of claim 2 , wherein said first audio content is one or more of:
(a) a sound clip excerpted from a movie;
(b) a sound clip excerpted from a television program;
(c) an audible summary of current weather conditions;
(d) an audible summary of one or more current news items;
(e) a sound clip of a trivia question;
(f) an audible summary of recent sports results;
(g) a sound clip of a reading of an excerpt of a book; and
(h) humorous content to encourage shorter showers.