Patent Document ID: 8131267
Application ID: 12367416

Base Claim:
1. A method of providing an audible notification to a user, comprising: receiving configuration data from the user regarding an expected event; using the configuration data to define an alert trigger regarding the expected event and a rule set that specifies the audible notification to be sent to the user; identifying from the rule set at least one service that provides selected information by the user for detecting an occurrence of the expected event and at least one other service that provides offerings associated with the expected event; periodically monitoring a network to detect the occurrence of the expected event in response to a change in the selected information; generating the audible notification that notifies the user when the occurrence of the expected event is detect; and announcing the offerings to the user received from at least one other service; further comprising receiving a verbal request from the user to transfer the voice connection with the user to another voice connection that accesses the service with the selected information; and storing a user profile that identifies the user; and associating the selected information with the user profile.

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Claim 2:
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising responding to a verbal command from the user to provide the user with access to the service.