Patent ID: 7653418

Claim:
A method comprising: maintaining in data storage a set of audio-clip data defining a plurality of distinct audio-clips and a particular sequence in which the audio-clips should be played out; detecting a first alert event and responsively playing out at least a first audio-clip of the sequence, wherein playing out at least the first audio-clip of the sequence comprises a function selected from the group consisting of: (i) playing out a portion of the first audio-clip, (ii) playing out the first audio-clip in its entirety, and (iii) playing out the first audio-clip in its entirety and repeating playout of at least a portion of the first audio-clip; and detecting a next alert event and responsively playing out at least a next audio-clip of the sequence, wherein playing out at least the next audio-clip of the sequence comprises a function selected from the group consisting of: (i) playing out a portion of the next audio-clip, (ii) playing out the next audio-clip in its entirety, and (iii) playing out the next audio-clip in its entirety and repeating playout of at least a portion of the next audio-clip.