| 摘要 |
A system and method, for use in a computer, for providing an audible word or other sound to indicate the state of a computer related process that a user has initiated. The system comprises status monitoring code configured to generate status signals representing a status of the process; an audio signal generator configured to receive the status signals and to generate, in response thereto, audio signals representing the status of the process; and a speaker to receive the audio signals and to produce therefrom sounds representing the status of the process. The sounds can be continuous or discontinuous, and the sounds may change over time to indicate the state of the process. For example, with intermittent audible signals, the delay between signals can be as long or as short as the software developer chooses. Likewise, the type of sound-a word, note, noise, etc.-can be anything the software developer chooses. Also, the design may contain a command to issue a separate audible signal to indicate that a process has frozen prior to completion, thereby indicating to a user that some sort of cancel/restart action is appropriate. This invention may be used to monitor the state of many types of processes, such as, for example, saving, deleting, opening or closing applications or files, compiling code, or producing or sending information such as e-mail.
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