Prayer Rug, System, and Method to Determine Progression in Prayer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a prayer rug configured to determine a progression in prayer of a user, wherein the prayer rug comprises a sensor configured to detect a change in a physical property, wherein the prayer rug comprises a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a first group of sensors, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a second group of sensors. 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.

1 . A prayer rug configured to determine a progression in prayer of a user, wherein the prayer rug comprises a sensor configured to detect a change in a physical property, wherein the prayer rug comprises a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a first group of sensors, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a second group of sensors. 
     
     
         2 . The prayer rug according to  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a minimum change detectable by a sensor in the first group of sensors to a minimum change detectable by a sensor in the second group of sensors is between 0.001 and 1, preferably between 0.002 and 0.75, further preferably between 0.004 and 0.5. 
     
     
         3 . The prayer rug according to  claim 1 , wherein a minimum distance between any of the plurality of sensors in the first group and any of the plurality of sensors in the second group is between 10 and 100 cm, preferably between 15 and 75 cm, further preferably between 20 and 60 cm. 
     
     
         4 . The prayer rug according to  claim 1 , wherein the prayer rug comprises a data processing unit, and wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured to send data to the data processing unit, wherein the data sent by the sensor is representative of the change in the physical property detected by the sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The prayer rug according to  claim 4 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to determine a number of times the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the first group exceeds a first threshold. 
     
     
         6 . The prayer rug according to  claim 4 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to determine if the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the second group exceeds a second threshold. 
     
     
         7 . The prayer rug according to  claim 5 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to determine a number of times the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the first group exceeds the first threshold at significantly the same time as the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the second group exceeds the second threshold. 
     
     
         8 . The prayer rug according to  claim 6 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to determine a number of times the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the first group exceeds the first threshold at significantly the same time as the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the second group exceeds the second threshold. 
     
     
         9 . The prayer rug according to  claim 8 , wherein the data processing unit is configured to send the number of times the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the first group exceeds the first threshold at significantly the same time as the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the second group exceeds the second threshold. 
     
     
         10 . The prayer rug according to  claim 9 , wherein the prayer rug comprises a display unit, wherein the display unit is configured to display the number of times the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the first group exceeds the first threshold at significantly the same time as the change in the physical property detected by a sensor in the second group exceeds the second threshold. 
     
     
         11 . The prayer rug according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a pressure sensor. 
     
     
         12 . A method for determining a progression in prayer of a user comprising:
 receiving, from a sensor configured to detect a change in a physical property, data representing a detected change in the physical property, and   determining if the detected change exceeds a first threshold.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a value for the first threshold, and wherein the method comprises determining a number of times the detected change exceeds the first threshold. 
     
     
         14 . A system for determining a progression in prayer of a user configured for:
 receiving, from a sensor configured to detect a change in a physical property, data representing a detected change in the physical property, and   determining if the detected change exceeds a first threshold.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the system comprises a prayer rug. 
     
     
         16 . A computer program product comprising instructions, when run on a data processing unit, to perform the method according to  claim 12 . 
     
     
         17 . A computer program product comprising instructions, when run on a data processing unit to perform the method according to  claim 13 .