Earguard monitoring system
First Claim
1. A sound pressure level (SPL) monitoring information system comprising:
- a database configured to store data including at least one of;
a list of earpiece devices and associated instrument response functions;
audiogram compensation information;
oran earpiece frequency response function; and
an SPL monitoring system comprising a microphone, wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to receive a plurality of signals,wherein each signal of the plurality of signals represents a respective SPL of sound pressure values over a time duration for a predetermined frequency band,wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to determine;
(a) an exposure time duration when at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals exceeds a SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band and (b) a recovery time duration when at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals is less than the SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band;
wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to receive a request from a sending unit for a subset of data, and is configured to retrieve the subset of data from the database and send the subset of data to the sending unit; and
wherein an earpiece of the list of earpiece devices is configured to modify an acoustic output in accordance with the subset of data received from the SPL monitoring system.
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Abstract
A sound pressure level (SPL) monitoring information system includes a database configured to store data including at least one of a list of earpiece devices and associated instrument response functions, an audiogram compensation information, or an earpiece frequency response function. The system further includes an SPL monitoring system comprising a microphone. The SPL monitoring system can be configured to receive a plurality of signals, each signal representing a respective SPL of sound pressure values over a time duration for a particular frequency band, the SPL monitoring system configured to determine at least one of: (a) an exposure time duration when at least one of the signals exceeds a SPL threshold value for the particular frequency band or (b) a recovery time duration when at least one of the signals is less than the SPL threshold value for the particular frequency band. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A sound pressure level (SPL) monitoring information system comprising:
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a database configured to store data including at least one of; a list of earpiece devices and associated instrument response functions; audiogram compensation information;
oran earpiece frequency response function; and an SPL monitoring system comprising a microphone, wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to receive a plurality of signals, wherein each signal of the plurality of signals represents a respective SPL of sound pressure values over a time duration for a predetermined frequency band, wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to determine;
(a) an exposure time duration when at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals exceeds a SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band and (b) a recovery time duration when at least one of the signals of the plurality of signals is less than the SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band;wherein the SPL monitoring system is configured to receive a request from a sending unit for a subset of data, and is configured to retrieve the subset of data from the database and send the subset of data to the sending unit; and wherein an earpiece of the list of earpiece devices is configured to modify an acoustic output in accordance with the subset of data received from the SPL monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sound pressure level (SPL) monitoring system for monitoring sound exposure to a user comprising:
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a microphone configured to receive sound pressure values over a time duration and output a plurality of electronic signals, wherein each electronic signal of the plurality of electronic signals represents a respective sound pressure level (SPL) of the received sound pressure values over the time duration for a predetermined frequency band; a logic circuit configured to receive the plurality of electronic signals and to determine;
(a) an exposure time duration when at least one of the electronic signals of the plurality of electronic signals exceeds a SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band, and (b) a recovery time duration when at least one of the electronic signals of the plurality of electronic signals is less than the SPL threshold value for the predetermined frequency band, and one or more of (c) an average SPL dose over an averaging time interval within the time duration for the predetermined frequency band, and (d) a safe time duration over which current sound pressure values can be provided to a user for the predetermined frequency band;an indicator element configured to indicate an event in response to the plurality of electronic signals; and an earpiece configured to modify an acoustic output in accordance with a subset of the SPL of the received sound pressure values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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