Apparatus for praying the rosary and method of use

Title: Apparatus for praying the rosary and method of use

Related Patent Categories: Education And Demonstration, Religion, Rosary

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060177806, Apparatus for praying the rosary and method of use.

1. An apparatus for praying the rosary comprising: a crucifix shaped housing including electronics operable to sequentially illuminate at least one of a plurality of luminescent beads; a sequence timer housed within the crucifix shaped housing and operable to periodically provide an electronic signal to sequentially illuminate each luminescent bead of the plurality of luminescent beads; a conductor including a first end, a second end, and a length between, the first end coupled to a first terminal of the crucifix shaped housing and the second end coupled to a second terminal of the crucifix shaped housing, the conductor electrically coupled to the sequence timer to conduct the electronic signal; a medallion positioned along the conductor and operable to separate the conductor into an upper portion including a loop portion and lower portion including a pendulum-like portion; a first series of five (5) luminescent beads electrically coupled to the conductor and positioned along the pendulum portion, each of the five (5) luminescent beads operable to be sequentially illuminated in response to the electronic signal; a second series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads electrically coupled to the conductor and positioned along the loop portion, each of the fifty-four (54) luminescent beads operable to be sequentially illuminated in response to the electronic signal; and a power switch accessible along a rear portion of the crucifix shaped housing and operably coupled to the electronics and a power source operable to power the electronics.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the sequence timer operable to illuminate each luminescent bead for a period of at least approximately ten (10) seconds.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising the sequence timer operable to illuminate each luminescent bead for a period no greater than approximately twenty-four (24) seconds.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a memory operably coupled to the sequence timer, the memory operable to store information associated with providing the electronic signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a speaker coupled to the processor, the speaker operable to output an audio signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a memory operably coupled to the sequence timer, the memory operable to store information associated with providing the audio signal and the electronic signal.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the luminescent beads comprise light emitting elements housed within the luminescent beads and electrically coupled to the conductor.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: wherein the first series of luminescent beads includes: a first luminescent bead operable to illuminate a first color for a first period of approximately twenty-four (24) seconds; and a second luminescent bead operable to illuminate a second color different from the first color and for a period of approximately fourteen (14) seconds; wherein the second series of luminescent beads includes: five sub-groups of ten (10) luminescent beads, each luminescent bead operable to be sequentially illuminated for approximately fourteen (14) seconds; and four (4) luminescent beads each positioned between each of the five (5) sub-groups, each of the four luminescent beads operable to be illuminated after the last of luminescent bead within one of the five (5) sub-groups and for a period of approximately twenty-four (24) seconds.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the luminescent beads comprise glass.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the crucifix shaped housing comprises plastic.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising timing means for illuminating a first luminescent bead of the plurality of luminescent beads for approximately twenty-four (24) seconds and a second luminescent bead of the plurality of luminescent beads for at least ten (10) seconds.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a battery housing accessible along the rear portion of the crucifix housing, the housing including an access panel for removing and replacing a battery operably associated with the power source.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the processor operable to simultaneously illuminate the plurality of beads.

12. A method of operating an luminescent rosary for praying comprising: providing a rosary including: a crucifix shaped housing comprising plastic including electronics operable to sequentially illuminate at least one of a plurality of luminescent beads, the electronics including: a processor operable to periodically provide an electronic signal to sequentially illuminate the at least one of the plurality of luminescent beads; a speaker coupled to said processor and operable to output an audio signal; a memory coupled to the processor and operable to store information associated with providing the electronic signal and the audio signal; a conductor including a first end, a second end, and a length, the first end coupled to a first terminal of the crucifix shaped housing and the second end coupled to a second terminal of the crucifix shaped housing, the conductor operable to conduct the electronic signal to sequentially illuminate the plurality of luminescent beads; a medallion including an aperture formed along an interior portion of the medallion providing passage of each end of the conductor through the medallion, the aperture formed to combine the first and second ends of the conductor to couple the crucifix shaped housing at a distance from the medallion, the aperture further including an upper portion separating the first and second ends of the conductor to form a loop including the conductor; a first series of five (5) luminescent beads coupled to the conductor and positioned between the medallion and the crucifix shaped housing, each luminescent bead operable to be illuminated in response to the electronic signal; a second series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads coupled to the conductor and positioned along the loop, each luminescent bead operable to be illuminated in response to the electronic signal; a battery compartment accessible along a rear portion of the crucifix shaped housing and operable to store a battery; and a power switch accessible along the rear portion of the crucifix shaped housing and operably coupled to the electronics and the battery to power the electronics; and illuminating a first luminescent bead of the series of five (5) luminescent beads for a period of approximately twenty-four (24) seconds; sequentially illuminating a second luminescent bead, a third luminescent bead, and a fourth luminescent bead within the series of five (5) luminescent beads, each for a period of approximately fourteen seconds (14); and illuminating a fifth luminescent bead of the series of five (5) luminescent beads for a period of approximately twenty-four (24) seconds.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising: enabling a manual illumination button coupled to the crucifix shaped housing and the electronics; detecting activation of the manual illumination button; and sequentially illuminating at least one luminescent bead of the series of five (5) luminescent beads or at least one luminescent bead of the series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads in response to detecting activation of the manual illumination button.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising: illuminating ten (10) luminescent beads of the series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads, each for a period of approximately fourteen (14) seconds; and illuminating an eleventh luminescent bead of the series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads for a period of approximately (24) seconds.

15. The method in claim 12 further comprising: activating a speaker operably associated with the plurality of luminescent beads; and outputting an audio signal to the speaker in association with providing the electronic signal.

16. The method in claim 12 further comprising: determining the number of luminescent beads of the plurality of beads that have not been illuminated; determining the next luminescent bead of the plurality of luminescent beads to illuminate; determining a period of time to illuminate the next luminescent bead; and providing an electronic signal of sufficient power and duration to illuminate the next luminescent bead for the determined period of time.

17. An apparatus for praying the rosary comprising: a crucifix shaped housing comprising plastic including electronics operable to sequentially illuminate at least one of a plurality of luminescent beads, the electronics including: a processor operable to periodically provide an electronic signal to sequentially illuminate the at least one of the plurality of luminescent beads; a speaker coupled to said processor and operable to output an audio signal; a memory coupled to the processor and operable to store information associated with providing the electronic signal and the audio signal; a conductor including a first end, a second end, and a length, the first end coupled to a first terminal of the crucifix shaped housing and the second end coupled to a second terminal of the crucifix shaped housing, the conductor operable to conduct the electronic signal to sequentially illuminate the plurality of luminescent beads; a medallion including an aperture formed along an interior portion of the medallion providing passage of each end of the conductor through the medallion, the aperture formed to combine the first and second ends of the conductor to couple the crucifix shaped housing at a distance from the medallion, the aperture further including an upper portion separating the first and second ends of the conductor to form a loop; a first series of five (5) luminescent beads electrically coupled to the conductor and positioned between the medallion and the crucifix shaped housing, each luminescent bead operable to be illuminated in response to the electronic signal; a second series of fifty-four (54) luminescent beads coupled to the conductor and positioned along the loop, each luminescent bead operable to be illuminated in response to the electronic signal; a battery compartment accessible along a rear portion of the crucifix shaped housing and operable to store a battery; and a power switch accessible along the rear portion of the crucifix shaped housing and operably coupled to the electronics and the battery to power the electronics.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising a sequence timer operably associated with the memory and the processor to provide the electronic signal at preset intervals ranging between ten (10) and twenty-four (24) seconds.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the first series of luminescent beads comprises: two (2) white luminescent beads operable to be used in association with a first prayer, the two (2) white luminescent beads operable to be illuminated for a period of no more than approximately twenty-four (24) seconds; and three (3) non-white luminescent beads operable to be used in association with a second prayer, the three (3) non-white beads operable to be illuminated for a period of no more than approximately fourteen (14) seconds.

20. The apparatus in claim 17 further comprising an overall length of approximately twenty-four (24) inches.

21. The apparatus in claim 17 further comprising: the first series of luminescent beads including an illumination sequence of: illuminating a first luminescent bead for a period of twenty-four (24) seconds; illuminating a second luminescent bead for a period of fourteen (14) seconds; illuminating a third luminescent bead for a period of fourteen (14) seconds; illuminating a fourth luminescent bead for a period of fourteen (14) seconds; illuminating a fifth luminescent bead for a period of twenty-four (24) seconds; and wherein the second series of luminescent beads includes an illumination sequence of: sequentially illuminating fifty (50) non-white luminescent beads in sub-groups of ten (10), each non-white luminescent bead illuminated for a period of approximately fourteen (14) seconds; and illuminating four (4) white luminescent beads for a period of approximately twenty-four (14) seconds after illuminating one of the sub-groups of ten (10) non-white luminescent beads.

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