Method and apparatus for compact discs for subtle duration marking
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorCraig Henry Becker
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for indicating an end of a session. An identification of a session is received from a data structure containing a schedule. In response to receiving the identification of the session, an audio file is created on a storage medium. In the illustrative examples, the storage medium is an optical disc. A track is created for the optical disc on which the file is located. The audio file has a length equal to a length of the session. The audio file includes a silent segment followed by an audio segment. The audio segment provides an indication of the end of the session when encountered during playing of the audio file.
Claims12
A method in a data processing system for indicating an end of a session, the method comprising:
- receiving an identification of the session and a duration of the session from a data structure containing a schedule of a date and time for each of a plurality of user sessions, wherein the data structure is a file for a calendar program that is installed on the data processing system and operable for calendaring the plurality of user sessions;
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- responsive to receiving the identification of the session and the duration of the session, creating an audio file on a storage medium, wherein the audio file has a length equal to the duration of the session, wherein the audio file includes a silent segment followed by an audio segment and wherein the audio segment provides an indication of the end of the session when encountered during playing of the audio file, wherein a plurality of audio files are created on the storage medium in which each audio file corresponds to a given user session for a particular user according to the schedule of the plurality of user sessions.
A data processing system for indicating an end of a session, the data processing system comprising:
- receiving means for receiving an identification of the session and a duration of the session from a data structure containing a schedule of a date and time for each of a plurality of user sessions, wherein the data structure is a file for a calendar program that is installed on the data processing system and operable for calendaring the plurality of user sessions;
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- creating means, responsive to receiving the identification of the session and the duration of the session, for creating an audio file on a storage medium, wherein the audio file has a length equal to the duration of the session, wherein the audio file includes a silent segment followed by an audio segment and wherein the audio segment provides an indication of the end of the session when encountered during playing of the audio file, wherein a plurality of audio files are created on the storage medium in which each audio file corresponds to a given user session for a particular user according to the schedule of the plurality of user sessions.
A computer program product encoded in a computer readable, recordable-type medium and operable by a data processing system for indicating an end of a session, the computer program product comprising:
- first instructions for receiving an identification of the session and a duration of the session from a data structure containing a schedule of a date and time for each of a plurality of user sessions, wherein the data structure is a file for a calendar program that is operable for calendaring the plurality of user sessions;
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- second instructions, responsive to receiving the identification of the schedule and the duration of the session, for creating an audio file on a storage medium, wherein the audio file has a length equal to the duration of the session, wherein the audio file includes a silent segment followed by an audio segment and wherein the audio segment provides an indication of the end of the session when encountered during playing of the audio file, wherein a plurality of audio files are created on the storage medium in which each audio file corresponds to a given user session for a particular user according to the schedule of the plurality of user sessions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.