Method, apparatus and system for remote baby monitoring with additional functions
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1. A new remote unit for baby monitoring comprising:
- a vibrating unit;
a receiver for receiving an audio signal at a first audio level;
a discriminator for determining whether the first audio level is above a second audio level and activating the vibration unit when said first level is above said second level; and
the discriminator operatively connected to the vibrating unit and the receiver.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for remote baby monitoring is disclosed. The invention includes a non-audio alert such as a vibrator. In one embodiment the invention includes an intensity adjustment or a sensitivity adjustment.
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22 Claims
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1. A new remote unit for baby monitoring comprising:
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a vibrating unit; a receiver for receiving an audio signal at a first audio level; a discriminator for determining whether the first audio level is above a second audio level and activating the vibration unit when said first level is above said second level; and the discriminator operatively connected to the vibrating unit and the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for remote baby monitoring comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting audio of a baby; and a remote unit, the remote unit having a receiver for receiving the audio at a first level, the receiver electrically connected to a discriminator for determining when the received audio is above a second level, the discriminator electrically connected to a vibration unit, the discriminator activating the vibration unit when the first level is above the second level.
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7. A new method of baby monitoring comprising:
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transducing sound associated with a baby; transmitting the sound to a remote location; receiving the sound at the remote location; selectively activating a vibration unit based on one or more properties of the sound. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A new remote unit for baby monitoring comprising:
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a vibrating unit; a receiver for receiving an audio signal associated with a baby being monitored; and a sensitivity input for selecting the volume of sound that activates the vibrator unit, the sensitivity input operatively connected to the vibrating unit and the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote unit for baby monitoring comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an audio signal associated with a baby being monitored; a non-audio alert unit for providing a non-audio alert; an intensity adjustment for modifying the intensity of the non-audio alert operatively connected to the receiver and the non-audio alert unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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