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Earhealth monitoring system and method II

US8199919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2007
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01H3/14
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes measuring sound pressure levels (SPLECM) for acoustic energy received by an ear canal microphone (ECM) during a time increment Δt; and calculating a SPL_DoseΔt during the time increment Δt using SPLECM.

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