System and method for monitoring the wearing compliance of hearing protection devices
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device and a right ear hearing protection device to be worn by a user within a monitoring area, comprising:
- means for wirelessly detecting a position of said left ear hearing protection device and a position of said right ear hearing protection device within said monitoring area, means for judging whether a predefined condition for said detected positions of said left ear hearing protection device and said right ear hearing protection device is fulfilled, and means for outputting a wearing compliance signal depending on whether said predefined condition is found to be fulfilled by said judging means.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for monitoring the use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device (14) and a right ear hearing protection device (12) to be worn by a user (10) within a monitoring area, comprising: means (16, 18, 22, 1006, 2006) for wirelessly detecting the position of the left ear hearing protection device (14) and the position of the right ear hearing protection device (12) within the monitoring area, means (22) for judging whether a predefined condition for the detected positions of the left ear hearing protection device and the right ear hearing protection device is fulfilled, and means (22) for outputting a wearing compliance signal depending on whether the predefined condition is found to be fulfilled by said judging means or not. The invention also relates to a corresponding monitoring method.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device and a right ear hearing protection device to be worn by a user within a monitoring area, comprising:
- means for wirelessly detecting a position of said left ear hearing protection device and a position of said right ear hearing protection device within said monitoring area, means for judging whether a predefined condition for said detected positions of said left ear hearing protection device and said right ear hearing protection device is fulfilled, and means for outputting a wearing compliance signal depending on whether said predefined condition is found to be fulfilled by said judging means.
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- 29. A hearing protection device or hearing aid device, in particular designed as an earplug, to be worn by a user, comprising electromagnetic identification means integrated within said hearing device and adapted to provide, upon receipt of an electromagnetic input signal, for an electromagnetic identification signal which is individual to said hearing device.
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35. A method for monitoring a use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device and a right ear hearing protection device to be worn by a user within a monitoring area, comprising:
- detecting a position of said left ear hearing protection device and a position of said right ear hearing protection device within said monitoring area, judging whether a predefined condition for said detected positions of said left ear hearing protection device and said right ear hearing protection device is fulfilled, and outputting a wearing compliance signal depending on whether said predefined condition is found to be fulfilled.
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