Patent ID: 7013006
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A user-programmable audio alert system, comprising: a plurality of audio alerts created by a user; a plurality of data structures, each data structure programmed by a user to detect an occurrence of one of a plurality of distinct audio alert triggering events and relate the one of the plurality of distinct audio alert triggering events to one of the plurality of audio alerts; a device having storage for storing data, the plurality of data structures stored in the device; and the device further comprising an emitter for emitting the plurality of audio alerts; the device further comprising a transmitter, wherein the device is programmable to transmit the plurality of audio alerts to another device having storage for storing data and the emitter for emitting the plurality of audio alerts and wherein the device is programmable to transmit the plurality of data structures to the another device; wherein when a particular one of the plurality of distinct audio alert triggering events occurs, the data structure so programmed detects the occurrence of the particular one of the plurality of distinct audio alert triggering events and causes the device to emit the audio alert related to the particular distinct triggering event.