APSGM will provide the opportunity for recorded information to be
permanently left at the grave site. Information will be provided by the
deceased intended for the living or by the living telling the story or
history of the deceased. The standard playback unit will be surface or
recess mounted in the grave marker. Units will utilize nonvolatile flash
memory\have no moving parts, a solar panel to recharge a battery system,
and a weatherproof speaker to provide a permanent digitally recorded
message of almost any length. Units will come with a variety of
options: multiple messages were one individual leaves different messages
for different groups of listeners, secured messages that would require a
code to access them, dated messages that will not play until a given
date/time, and other options like oversized and second location solar
panels, additional backup battery, varying speaker size and volume, etc.
Units will come with a headphone jack for private listening that may
replace the speaker all together in some cemeteries and applications.
Basic playback units could utilize a galvanic response "ON" button which
requires contact with human skin in order for them to work. Other units
will come with switches that will light when one waves his/her hand over
the front of the unit. Units can be marketed by a number of means,
direct sales or as another option when we purchase a grave marker by
those who currently sell them.
I share the following with the hope of learning three things: if there
is interest in it, to ask where you feel this might be helpful or
harmful to society, and to ask what kinds of information you feel is
appropriate to be left at the grave site. A patent is forthcoming so
please feel free to share this with those you think might like it or
recognize a problem with it. Thank you for your time.
