Programmable Audio Device

• US 20160196104A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 07/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edge Water Safety Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: Edge Water Safety Systems, LLC
• Inventors: Gordon, Zachary Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/976,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20160196104A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of operation of a programmable audio device. The method includes: (a) initializing and starting a countdown timer; (b) playing a stored audio file; (c) determining if the countdown timer has elapsed and, if not, continue playing the stored audio file until the countdown timer elapses; (d) in response to the countdown timer elapsing, pause playing the audio file and play a message file; and (e) following step (d), continue playing the paused audio file.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a programmable audio device comprising:

(a) initializing and starting a countdown timer;

(b) playing a stored audio file;

(c) determining if the countdown timer has elapsed and, if not, continue playing the stored audio file until the countdown timer elapses;

(d) in response to the countdown timer elapsing, pause playing the audio file and play a message file; and

(e) following step (d), continue playing the paused audio file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) includes delaying the pause and playing the audio file until the end of the audio file.

3. The method of claim 1, further including repeating steps (a)-(e) at least once.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the countdown timer elapses when the value of the countdown timer decrements to zero.