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Alarm clock

US8036067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 2008
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04G13/026
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alarm clock includes a processor and a plurality of stored audio message files in data communication with the processor. The processor is in data communication with an audio source, a speaker, a display, a user input, and a clock. The alarm clock includes a case containing these components. The processor includes programming to actuate the display to visually present time data from the clock, actuate the speaker to audibly present a first audio message file at a first alarm time, actuate the speaker to audibly present audio from the audio source after the speaker audibly presents the first audio message file, and actuate the speaker to audibly present a second audio message file at a second alarm time, actuate the speaker to audibly present audio from the audio source after the speaker audibly presents the second audio message file.

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