System for the commercialization of electronic candle illumination and electronic candle therefor
OwnerGabor Ledererinventor
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Abstract
A system provides for the commercialization of electronic candles in religious institutions or memorial locations wherein a prescribed payment for a predetermined illumination period is verified or validated and an electronic signal then actuates at least one of the electronic candles. The user selects the desired candle for illumination and touches the selected candle for illumination for the prescribed period. A payment account statement is periodically transmitted to the religious institution or manufacturer to confirm actual payments with the electronic statement of payments to control pilferage.
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A system for the commercialization of electronic candle illuminations, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic candles, each candle comprising means for illuminating the candle, and means for validating payment received from a user desirous of illuminating one candle, and means for operably connecting the payment validating means to the electronic candles, whereby with the validation of a payment for a predetermined time of illumination, at least one said candle is actuated for selected illumination by the user.
An electronic candle comprising means for illuminating the candle, and means for actuating the candle for illumination upon receiving an electronic signal commensurate with the payment for illumination of the candle for a predetermined time.
A system for the commercialization of electronic candle illuminations, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic candles, each candle comprising means for illuminating the candle, and means for validating payment received from a user desirous of illuminating one candle, and means for operably connecting the payment validating means to the electronic candles, whereby with the validation of a payment for a predetermined time of illumination, at least one said candle is actuated for selected illumination by the user further comprising;
- a religious institution, wherein the electronic candles, payment validation means and illumination rate schedule means are available to the user at the religious institution;
- a supplier or manufacturer, wherein the electronic candles and payment validation means are provided by the supplier or manufacturer to the religious institution, and further comprising means for authorizing the supplier to commercialize the electronic candles with the religious institution;
- further comprising means for collecting the payments and further comprising a control unit operably connected to the means for collecting payment said control means comprising means for providing an account statement of the accumulated payments for a pre-determined time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.