Patent ID: 11959296
Assignee: GRAVETIME INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  H  G | IPC E  G  H

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus configured to provide telepresence at a graveside memorial, comprising:
a processor;
a video camera, operably and communicatively coupled with the processor;
a wireless communication interface, operably and communicatively coupled with the processor; and,
a memory that is not a transitory propagating signal, the memory operably connected to the processor and encoding computer readable instructions, including processor executable program instructions, the computer readable instructions accessible to the processor, wherein the processor executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
exchange multimedia between a grave and a user's communications device remote from the grave;
activate an energy emitter adapted to physically interact with the grave responsive to the remote user's activity; and,
send to the user's communication device a live indication of the energy emitter physical interaction with the grave;

wherein the energy emitter further comprises a laser pointer adapted to emit light energy;
wherein the laser pointer is disposed to direct light emitted by the laser pointer at a surface of the memorial when the laser pointer is activated; and
wherein the operations performed by the processor further comprise: receive an electronic message comprising a command to redirect the laser pointer so that the light emitted by the laser pointer moves from a first location on a surface of the memorial to a second location on a surface of the memorial.