Patent Publication Number: US-2010123596-A1

Title: Mather Line Monitor

Description:
Specification: The Mather Line Monitor consists of a sign and lists the places with lines. Where X 1  to XN are places with lines. The sign will appear at the beginning of all places with lines and will be centrally located as necessary. Phone/communication lines will exist between X 1  to XN. X 1  to XN will have a sign that includes the names of X 1  to XN, the status of the line, the length of the line in 15 minute intervals to the nearest 15 minutes updated every 15 minutes. It will display as illustrated in the attached drawings as a fraction of an hour on a sign that is lit up and 4-6 feet tall. Updates to the line will only be conducted at the place of the line specifically and will be updated immediately to all other signs at the same time accordingly. 
     CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     None 
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
     There are no federally sponsored research or development programs that I (David Mather, the inventor) am aware of regarding this patent. 
     REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISC(S) 
     None are used for this patent request. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The idea was generated after several years of seeing the need at multiple events in Michigan and Ohio, etc. It will help to keep track of the line length for a given item. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention will be able to monitor and tell how long lines are to help the consumer to decide what they would like to do at that particular event. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings are to provide an idea of what the invention would look like and how it could be used. They are broad overviews of what people will see. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention will primarily consist of a sign that is updated by someone or something describing the length of a wait for a given item. 
     SEQUENCE LISTING 
     None are used for this patent request.