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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

	The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device.<ref name=":0" /> {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[~~United States dollar\|USD~~$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>		The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device.<ref name=":0" /> {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[US$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>

	{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>		{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

	The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device <ref name=":0" />. {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>		The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device.<ref name=":0" /> {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>

	{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006<ref name=":0" />. Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>		{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>

	To prevent [[noise pollution]], the audio can also be transmitted to [[wireless headset]]s, made available by the cemetery's office.		To prevent [[noise pollution]], the audio can also be transmitted to [[wireless headset]]s, made available by the cemetery's office.

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

	The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>		The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device <ref name=":0" />. {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>

	{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006. Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>		{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006<ref name=":0" />. Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>

	To prevent [[noise pollution]], the audio can also be transmitted to [[wireless headset]]s, made available by the cemetery's office.		To prevent [[noise pollution]], the audio can also be transmitted to [[wireless headset]]s, made available by the cemetery's office.

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

	The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback ~~and recording~~ devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of ~~May~~ 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000 ~~to $10,000~~.~~{{citation needed\|date~~=~~October 2014}}~~		The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[United States dollar\|USD$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>

	{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006. Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>		{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006. Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

	The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device.<ref name=":0" /> {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[~~United States dollar\|USD~~$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>		The VEGM, invented by Robert Barrows of [[San Mateo, California]], would allow its owner to record messages or have the deceased family leave messages to be played to any visitor to the site with a [[remote control]].<ref name=wsj>{{cite news\|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB111283344036700294\|title=Having a Say in Your Epitaph: The Challenge of High-Tech Tombstones\|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=7 April 2005\|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=US-7089495-B2 - Patent Public Search {{!}} USPTO \|url=https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/patents/html/7089495?source=USPAT&requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiJlMWU5MWVmNi1mZWE1LTRiNDUtOGY0MS1jOTliOTE4YTBmOTMiLCJ2ZXIiOiI4OTdjOGJhYy0yMGYzLTQwNzItODY1MS0xMjRjODYyODFhNTEiLCJleHAiOjB9 \|access-date=2024-10-25 \|website=ppubs.uspto.gov}}</ref> The stones would be equipped with weatherproofed video playback devices plus [[computer storage]] and a [[computer monitor\|monitor]] placed within a weather-proofed, hollowed-out headstone. It could also utilize coded card swiping devices like the technology used for hotel room card keys or it can operate on a credit card or coin activated device.<ref name=":0" /> {{As of\|2005\|alt=As of April 2005}}, Barrows estimated that the costs of the VEGMs might start at about [[US$]]8000.<ref name=wsj/>

	{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>		{{US patent\|7089495}} was issued on The Video Enhanced Gravemarker on August 8, 2006.<ref name=":0" /> Barrows commented soon after its invention: "I envision being able to walk through a cemetery using a remote control, clicking on graves and what all the people buried there have to say. They can say all the things they didn't have the opportunity or guts to say when they were alive."<ref name=wsj/>

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].

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	A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].		A '''Video-Enhanced Grave Marker''' ('''VEGM''') is a Western-style [[headstone\|tombstone]] equipped with [[Weatherization\|weatherproofed]] [[video]] playback that can be initiated by [[remote control]].