DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF A PLACE, ESPECIALLY THE DIRECTION Mecca, AND TO PLAY RECORDED DATA, ESPECIALLY OF PRAYERS

摘要

The invention relates to a device for determining the direction of a place, in particular of Mecca, and reproducing stored data, in particular of prayers, comprising a navigation system (2), at least one memory (3) for data, means (6) for acoustic reproduction of the data, and a power supply (9). The invention is characterized in that the navigation system (2) is formed by a per se known satellite navigation system or by an electronic compass, and that a controller (1) is provided, which with the navigation system (2), the or each memory (3) and is the means (6) for acoustic reproduction of the data, so that the stored data is automatically reproduced by the controller (1) in alignment of the device in the direction of the place, especially Mecca. Advantageously, a clock is connected to the controller (1) or integrated into this. About means (4) for graphical representation of data the prayers accompanying data can be shown eg in the form of pictograms.