Patent ID: 8625774

Claim:
A method for generating a subliminal alert at a computing device comprising a processing unit interconnected with a memory and a speaker, said method comprising: selecting a first audio file comprising a subliminal alert, said first audio file enabled for processing by said processing unit to control said speaker, said first audio file is at least one of: a subliminally audible length, said subliminally audible length comprising a length of time a sound can be played so that is subliminally perceptible to a human; and, a subliminally audible volume, said subliminally audible volume comprising a volume a sound can be played so that is subliminally perceptible to a human; selecting a second audio file associated with an audible alert, said second audio file enabled for processing by said processing unit to control said speaker; combining said first audio file and said second audio file to produce an audio notification file; and, associating said audio notification file with at least one alert condition, such that when said alert condition is met, said processing unit controls said speaker to play said audio notification file with said audible alert provided at a louder volume than said subliminally audible volume of said subliminal alert.