Patent ID: 7110723

Claim:
A method for use with a device having a plurality of actions, wherein at least some of the actions comprise a response to external stimuli, the method comprising: identifying a specific external stimuli; providing at least one unique audible signal that corresponds to the specific external stimuli but that does not correspond to any one of the actions, such that at least some of the external stimuli are distinguished from one another by differing audible signals, wherein providing at least one unique audible signal includes: providing a first unique audible signal upon determining that the specific external stimuli is not recognized; providing a second unique audible signal upon determining that the specific external stimuli comprises a transmission from a remote control transmitter that includes an identifier that includes a rolling code; and providing a third unique audible signal upon determining that the specific external stimuli comprises a transmission from a remote control transmitter that includes an identifier that includes a fixed code; wherein the first, second, and third unique audible signals are different from one another.