Unpredictable alarm clock
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1. An alarm clock comprising:
- a memory device comprising a plurality of sounds of different intensity groups stored in the memory device; and
a processor coupled with the memory and adapted to read from the memory and to cause an a sound from a user-selected intensity to play as an alarm at a designated time.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for waking a person from sleep are provided. Embodiments of the subject devices are alarm clocks that have an extensive sound library stored in memory thereof. The sounds of the sound library differ in the nature of their intensity to offer a user variety in experience in order to maintain the effectiveness of the alarm such that its use is not easily tuned-out.
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1. An alarm clock comprising:
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a memory device comprising a plurality of sounds of different intensity groups stored in the memory device; and
a processor coupled with the memory and adapted to read from the memory and to cause an a sound from a user-selected intensity to play as an alarm at a designated time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of setting an alarm clock to activate a wake-up sound, the method comprising:
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setting a wake-up time in the alarm clock to activate a wake-up alarm of a user-designated sound intensity when the set time matches a current time; and
designating a particular intensity setting, apart from setting volume, for the wake-up alarm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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