Patent ID: 8183451

Claim:
A system for communicating data within an environment to a listener, comprising: a hierarchal music structure device, wherein said hierarchal music structure device specifies a Hierarchal Music Structure including at least one reference music parameter that defines reference music; a data collector device, wherein said data collector device monitors at least one condition and provides data regarding the status of the at least one condition thereby identifying at least one monitored condition; an analyzing device, wherein said analyzing device receives the data from said data collector device to detect the changing, steady state, or ongoing status of the at least one monitored condition; a music generator device, wherein said music generator device translates the changing, steady state, or ongoing status of the at least one monitored condition to specify at least one data music parameter that defines data music; and an audio device for playing the reference music simultaneously with the data music, wherein the listener is trained to recognize and interpret the data music against the reference music to determine the changing, steady state, or ongoing status of the at least one monitored condition.