System and method for monitoring the wearing compliance of hearing protection devices
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring 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, the system comprising:
- electronic 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, electronic 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
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, an arrangement (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, a device (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 a device (22) for outputting a wearing compliance signal depending on whether the predefined condition is found to be fulfilled by the judging device or not.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring 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, the system comprising:
- electronic 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, electronic 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 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:
- electronically detecting a position of said left ear hearing protection device and a position of said right ear hearing protection device within said monitoring area, electronically 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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