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Audio surveillance system

  • US 8,787,114 B1
  • Filed: 02/28/2011
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting objects of interest using sounds, the method comprising:

  • monitoring for the sounds using a sensor array of a plurality of microphones arranged in a uniform hexagonal array pattern;

    forming a number of beams, wherein each beam in the number of beams is formed for a selected direction in which the selected direction for the each beam is relative to a line of sight for the sensor array; and

    identifying a presence of a number of objects of interest using the number of beams and the sounds detected by the sensor array.

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