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Noise detector in a light bulb

US8422889B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2010
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/116
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Noise may be received through a microphone included in a lighting apparatus. The noise may then be analyzed to determine if a human being may have been the source of the noise, and a message sent over a network alerting other devices that a human-caused noise was detected.

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