Prayer rug, system, and method to determine progression in prayer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing prayer rug systems for tracking prayer progression are complex and difficult to use, disrupting the prayer experience with the need to manually update data on smartphones or interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A prayer rug equipped with a plurality of sensors configured to detect changes in physical properties, such as pressure, which send data to a data processing unit to determine prayer progression without user intervention, featuring a communication unit, display, and audio feedback for efficient tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a smartphone application or manual interface is used to track prayer progression, then the user can update their prayer data, but the prayer experience is disrupted and the system becomes complex to use
Solution Approach 1:
The prayer rug system automatically detects and tracks prayer movements using embedded sensors without requiring user intervention. The system self-updates the prayer progression data by detecting physical movements (standing, bowing, prostration) through pressure and motion sensors, eliminating the need for manual data entry or smartphone interaction during prayer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual interface operations with automated sensor-based detection. Instead of requiring users to interact with smartphone applications or physical interfaces, the system uses electronic sensors (pressure sensors, motion detectors) to automatically capture prayer movement data and track progression.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors with different detection ranges are used to accurately track prayer movements, then measurement precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The prayer rug is divided into multiple sensor zones (first group and second group) positioned at different locations to detect specific prayer movements. Each zone contains sensors optimized for detecting particular types of movements (e.g., forehead contact in one zone, knee contact in another), allowing precise tracking of different prayer positions through distributed sensor segments.
Solution Approach 2:
Different sensor groups are positioned and configured with specific detection characteristics suited to their locations. The first group of sensors has different minimum/maximum change detection ratios compared to the second group, optimizing each sensor group for detecting specific prayer movements at their respective positions on the rug.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a simpler, more ergonomic, and efficient method to track prayer progression, allowing users to focus on their prayers while automatically recording and providing feedback on their movements.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor configured to detect a change in a physical property
Data Source
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a prayer rug (3) configured to determine a progression in prayer of a user, wherein the prayer rug (3) comprises a plurality of sensors (421, 4421, 4441), wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a first group of sensors (42), and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a second group of sensors (44) . The present invention also relates to a method for determining a progression in prayer of a user, and to a system and a computer program product configured therefor.