IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,433,297
Granted Patent B2
US 9,433,297 · App. 14/606,796 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Seat cushion with a prayer reminder system

Inventor: Effat Al-Saraj (Arlington, VA)
A47C7/02A47G33/008G01G19/44G01G19/52G08B3/10G08B5/36G08B6/00
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Patent No.
US 9,433,297
App. No.
14/606,796
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat cushion includes a sensor housed within the seat cushion for generating an output signal in response to detecting a load. The seat cushion also includes an alarm device and a microcontroller configured to receive the output signal from the sensor and activate the alarm device at predetermined times. The predetermined times are based on the five Islamic prayer times.

Claims (31)

1. A seat cushion, comprising:

a sensor housed within the seat cushion for generating an output signal in response to detecting a weight of a user;

an alarm device, wherein the alarm device generates at least one auditory signal and at least one non-auditory signal; and

a microcontroller configured to

receive the output signal from the sensor,

operate in a child mode when the weight of the user is detected to be less than a threshold weight and in an adult mode when the weight of the user is at or above the threshold weight, and

activate the alarm device at predetermined times,

wherein the predetermined times correspond to five Islamic prayer times determined based on the seat cushion location and a current date and time when operating in the adult mode, the predetermined times being based on the weight of the user when operating in the child mode, and the at least one auditory signal and at least one non-auditory signal from the alarm device are pre-programmed by the user for a prayer time that corresponds with the current time, and

wherein the alarm device generates an auditory signal of the at least one auditory signal at one of the five Islamic prayer times and generates a non-auditory signal of the at least one non-auditory signal at a different one of the five Islamic prayer times.

2. The seat cushion of claim 1 , wherein the alarm device includes at least one of a vibrator, a sound generator, and a light generator.

3. The seat cushion of claim 1 , further comprising a sensory alarm wherein the sensory alarm is a peltier element.

4. The seat cushion of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined times are obtained from a server using communication circuitry.

5. The seat cushion of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined times are stored in a memory.

6. The seat cushion of claim 5 , wherein the memory is removable and used to store a user log.

7. The seat cushion of claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to:

obtain the weight of the user from a load sensor;

determine whether the output signal is valid by comparing the weight of the user to the threshold weight stored in a memory; and

activate the alarm device at the predetermined times in response to determining that the output signal is valid.

8. The seat cushion of claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to:

determine whether the user has responded to the alarm device by detecting the output signal; and

reactivate the alarm device in response to determining that the user has not responded to the alarm device.

9. A prayer reminder system, comprising:

a seat cushion;

a sensor housed within the seat cushion for generating an output signal in response to detecting a weight of a user;

an alarm device, wherein the alarm device generates at least one auditory signal and at least one non-auditory signal; and

a microcontroller configured to

receive the output signal from the sensor,

operate in a child mode when the weight of the user is detected to be less than a threshold weight and in an adult mode when the weight of the user is at or above the threshold weight, and

activate the alarm device at predetermined times,

wherein the predetermined times correspond to five Islamic prayer times determined based on the seat cushion location and a current date and time when operating in the adult mode, the predetermined times being based on the weight of the user when operating in the child mode, and the at least one auditory signal and at least one non-auditory signal from the alarm device are pre-programmed by the user for a prayer time that corresponds with the current time, and

wherein the alarm device generates an auditory signal of the at least one auditory signal at one of the five Islamic prayer times and generates a non-auditory signal of the at least one non-auditory signal at a different one of the five Islamic prayer times.

Continuity (1)
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