Patent ID: 8564421
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G04G,G06F,G08B

Abstract:
1. A method for generating an audio notification file for a computing device comprising a processing unit interconnected with a memory and a speaker, said method comprising: selecting a first audio file associated with a first mental state as a first section of said audio notification file, said audio notification file enabled for storage in said memory, said audio notification file further enabled for processing by said processing unit to control said speaker; determining a final state of said audio notification file, said final state designated as a final section of said audio notification file, said final state associated with a second mental state; generating at least one intermediate section of said audio notification file, between said first section and said second section, by morphing said first audio file to said final state by processing said first audio file using a digital signal processor (DSP); adding markers to said audio notification file to mark transitions between each said section of said audio notification file, wherein each of said sections are associated with a given level of urgency; and storing said audio notification file in said memory of said computing device; determining that at least one of said sections is associated with a level of urgency of a given notification; selecting said at least one of said sections based on said markers; and, playing said at least one of said sections associated with said level of urgency in response to determining that said given notification is to be provided.