Patent ID: 8326574

Claim:
A method for issuing alert signals as a reminder to perform a recurring act, the method comprising: providing a device comprising a programmable electronic circuit, a real-time clock, an electrical power source, a programmable memory for storing a signaling pattern, a control switch, and an alert body controlled by the electronic circuit, programming the device with a series of alert times or an alert signaling pattern, determining a first alert time based at least in part on the series of alert times or the alert signaling pattern, issuing a first signal from the alert body, issuing a second signal from the alert body at the first alert time, the second signal being distinguishable from the first signal, and determining a next alert time upon activation of the control switch, wherein the next alert time is based at least in part on the series of alert times or the alert signaling pattern, and the time elapsed between the first alert time and activation of the control switch.