Patent ID: 11940762
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 14:
15. A multi-factor verification timing and displaying system for musical or fitness equipment comprising:
a device attached to the equipment arranged to automatically track and display time usage data of the equipment comprising:
a microcontroller with a non-volatile memory;
a display;
at least one button;
a vibration sensor in communication with said microcontroller, wherein the vibration sensor is configured to detect vibrations pertaining to the equipment being in use;
an accelerometer and gyroscope in communication with said microcontroller, wherein the accelerometer and gyroscope are configured to detect motion of the device;
a light sensor configured to sense visible and non-visible spectrum light in communication with said microcontroller, wherein the light sensor is configured to detect if the equipment is being stored and to detect if the device is in proximity of a warm body;
an antenna in communication with said microcontroller, wherein the antenna is configured to communicate usage time data to a remote device;
a power source; and
an adjustable mount, wherein the adjustable mount detachably couples the device to the equipment;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to detect the usage time data of the equipment that the device is attached to, store said usage time data to said non-volatile memory, and display said usage time data on the display;
wherein said display visually communicates said usage time data;
wherein the at least one button and the microcontroller are configured to allow the user to selectively choose a time period in which to view the usage time data;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to activate a timer to time usage of the equipment based on the whether all of the following usage factors have been met in the listed order:
a) the accelerometer and gyroscope detect movement, thereby activating the device from low power sleep mode;
b) the microcontroller compares the detected accelerometer and gyroscope movement data with a first database of reference movement values and determines that the movement is indicative of the equipment being used;
c) the microcontroller compares detected vibration sensor data with a second database of reference sound values and determines that the vibration sensor data is indicative of the equipment being used;
d) the microcontroller compares the detected movement data to said detected vibration sensor data and determines that a predetermined correlation exists between the detected movement data and the detected vibration sensor data; and
e) the microcontroller determines if the light sensor data includes both visible light and infrared light;

wherein the microcontroller is configured to periodically reevaluate the usage factors to determine if the device is still in use, and
wherein the microcontroller is configured to stop the timer once any data of the usage factors is no longer met.