Systems and methods for assessing audio levels in user environments
US10024711B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2430/01
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer system may include at least one processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) receiving, from a client device associated with a user within a user environment, sound data collected from the user environment; (ii) analyzing the sound data collected from the user environment; (iii) identifying, based upon the analyzing, a noise characteristic associated with the sound data and a duration of the sound data; (iv) comparing the noise characteristic and the duration to a predetermined noise threshold; (v) determining whether the sound data represents unsafe noise conditions based upon the comparison; and/or (vi) notifying the client device when the sound data is determined to represent unsafe noise conditions. The client device may generate an audible, haptic, and/or visible alert in response.
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