Logitech Europe S.a.

Media Rights Technologies, Inc.

Raymond C Salas

Kevin McLintock

Patrick Nicolet

Xavier Caine

Eric Andre Tissot-Dupont

Yezhou Wang

Stephen Dusse

Rory Dooley

Felix Müller

Hank Risan

Edward Vincent Fitzgerald

Embodiments of the invention generally include an alarm system and method of using an alarm system to reliably provide an alarm to a user at a desired time or at the occurrence of some desired action. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods include a media output device that can receive information about an alarm event and then automatically provide an alarm prompt at the time when the alarm event is to occur. In one configuration, a media output device is configured to communicate and synchronize with a portable electronic device, so that a reliable and coordinated delivery of an alarm prompt can be obtained by these devices. Some aspects of the invention may include an apparatus, method and/or computing device software application configured to more easily setup and reliably deliver the alarm signal information to the user using one or more media output devices that are used in combination with an input device.

Method and apparatus for delivering audible information from an electronic device

Method and apparatus for reliably providing an alarm notification

A method for providing a media change notification on a computing system. The present method polls a media device of a computing system for a media change wherein the polling of the media device cannot be blocked by the computing system. When a media change is detected on the media device, a media change notification is generated. The media change notification is then output when the media change on the media device is detected. In so doing, the media change notification cannot be blocked by the computing system.

Method and system for providing a media change notification on a computing system

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Livermore, CA, United States of America

Raymond C Salas