Method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking during hajj

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11166582-B2
Application number	US-202016818525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2020
Priority date	Mar 13, 2020
Publication date	Nov 9, 2021
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

A method of performing a ritual of chucking during Hajj includes an authentication process, a connectivity process which connects a remote user to a chucking system located at the religious site, and a notification process. The authentication process allows a remote user, who is preferably a pilgrim unable to attend Hajj due to physical disability, age or sickness, to connect to the chucking system. The connectivity allows the pilgrim to perform the ritual of chucking remotely. To do so, the chucking system includes a primary pebble reservoir providing pebbles to a set of secondary pebble reservoirs, and a set of pebble projecting units. The remote user remotely connects to the set of pebble projecting units to chuck pebbles at the stoning sites, wherein the required pebbles are stored in the set of secondary pebble reservoirs. When chucking is complete, the remote user is notified regarding completion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking, comprising:
initiating a request for an authentication code, wherein the request for the authentication code is initiated by a remote user through a user interface connected to a central proxy server;
generating an authentication code at the central proxy server to connect the remote user to a chucking system;
transmitting the authentication code from the central proxy server to the remote user to allow the remote user to perform a chucking process using the chucking system, wherein the remote user is connected to the chucking system through the central proxy server;
monitoring and recording the chucking process using the central proxy server for a plurality of stoning sites, wherein the remote user performs the chucking process at each of the plurality of stoning sites;
notifying the remote user, through the central proxy server, when the chucking process is complete for each of the plurality of stoning sites; and
allocating the chucking system to a subsequent remote user through the central proxy server when a new request for an authentication code is received at the central proxy server;
connecting the remote user to the first pebble projecting unit through the central proxy server for a first predetermined time period;
allocating the remote user to the second pebble projecting unit through the central proxy server when the chucking process is complete at the first stoning site;
recording, using the central proxy server, a chucking time for the remote user at the first stoning site; and
blocking the remote user from the chucking system if the chucking time at the first stoning site is greater than the first predetermined time period;
wherein the plurality of stoning sites comprises a first stoning site, a second stoning site, and a third stoning site,
wherein the chucking system comprises a first pebble projecting unit, a second pebble projecting unit, and a third pebble projecting unit,
wherein the first pebble projecting unit is positioned at the first stoning site, the second pebble projecting unit is positioned at the second stoning site, and the third pebble projecting unit is positioned at the third stoning site.

2. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stoning sites comprises a first stoning site, a second stoning site, and a third stoning site,
wherein the chucking system comprises a first pebble projecting unit, a second pebble projecting unit, and a third pebble projecting unit, wherein the first pebble projecting unit is positioned at the first stoning site, the second pebble projecting unit is positioned at the second stoning site, and the third pebble projecting unit is positioned at the third stoning site; and
the method further comprises:
connecting the remote user to the second pebble projecting unit through the central proxy server for a second predetermined time period; and
allocating the remote user to the third projecting unit through the central proxy server when the chucking process is complete at the second stoning site.

3. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 2 , further comprising:
recording, using the central proxy server, a chucking time for the remote user at the second stoning site; and
blocking the remote user from the chucking system if the chucking time at the second stoning site is greater than the second predetermined time period.

4. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stoning sites comprises a first stoning site, a second stoning site, and a third stoning site,
wherein the chucking system comprises a first pebble projecting unit, a second pebble projecting unit, and a third pebble projecting unit, wherein the first pebble projecting unit is positioned at the first stoning site, the second pebble projecting unit is positioned at the second stoning site, and the third pebble projecting unit is positioned at the third stoning site; and
the method further comprises:
connecting the remote user to the third pebble projecting unit through the central proxy server for a third predetermined time period; and
notifying the remote user through the central proxy server when the chucking process is complete at the third stoning site.

5. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 4 , further comprising:
recording, using the central proxy server, a chucking time for the remote user at the third stoning site; and
blocking the remote user from the chucking system if the chucking time at the third stoning site is greater than the third predetermined time period.

6. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 1 , wherein the remote user is connected to the chucking system through a middleware, wherein the middleware manages the connection and the communication between the remote user and chucking system.

7. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 1 , wherein the central proxy server includes circuitry with instructions configured to control the chucking system comprising:
a primary pebble reservoir, wherein a number of pebbles used for the chucking process is contained within the primary pebble reservoir;
a set of secondary pebble reservoirs, wherein a secondary pebble reservoir from the set of secondary pebble reservoirs is positioned at each of the plurality of stoning sites;
the primary pebble reservoir is operatively coupled with each of the set of secondary pebble reservoirs to provide a portion of the number of pebbles to each of the set secondary pebble reservoirs;
a set of pebble projecting units to chuck the portion of the number of pebbles at each of the plurality of stoning sites, wherein the set of pebble projecting units comprises a first pebble projecting unit, a second pebble projecting unit, and a third pebble projecting unit,
wherein the first pebble projecting unit is positioned at a first stoning site of the plurality of stoning sites and is mechanically engaged with a secondary pebble reservoir located at the first stoning site;
wherein the second pebble projecting unit is positioned at a second stoning site of the plurality of stoning sites and is mechanically engaged with a secondary pebble reservoir located at the second stoning site; and
wherein the third pebble projecting is positioned at a third stoning site of the plurality of stoning sites and is mechanically engaged with a secondary pebble reservoir located at the third stoning site.

8. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 7 , wherein a pebble sensor is integrated into each of the set of pebble projecting units to monitor a projection of a pebble towards each of the plurality of stoning sites, wherein the pebble sensor is communicably coupled with the central proxy server.

9. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 7 , wherein a camera is integrated into each of the set of pebble projecting units to view a projection of a pebble towards each of the plurality of stoning sites, wherein the camera is communicably coupled with the central proxy server.

10. The method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 7 , wherein each of the set of pebble projecting units is a chucking robot.

11. The system and method of remotely performing a ritual of chucking of claim 7 , wherein the portion of the number of pebbles comprises 7 pebbles.

Assignees

• Univ King Fahd Pet & Minerals

Inventors

• Muth Talal Bin Ali Ahmed
• Almadani Basem
• Aliyu Farouq Muhammad

Classifications

• H04L67/562

  Brokering proxy services · CPC title

• H04L67/60

  Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources (admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70) · CPC title

• A47G33/008 Primary

  Devices related to praying, e.g. counters, reminders, study aids, compasses, rugs, cushions, or the like · CPC title

• A47G33/00

  Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use · CPC title

• H04L63/0884

  by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity vis-à-vis an authentication entity · CPC title