US 12,244,991 B2
Acoustic monitoring systems and methods
Angela D'Orazio, Rochester, NY (US); David A. Borkholder, Rochester, NY (US); Kim Sherman, Pittsford, NY (US); and Scott J. Featherman, Louisburg, NC (US)
Assigned to BlackBox Biometrics, Inc., Rochester, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/912,972
Filed by BlackBox Biometrics, Inc., Rochester, NY (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/024583
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/202337, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,149, filed on Mar. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370758 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G01H 3/14 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1016 (2013.01) [G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An acoustic monitoring system, comprising:
a first sensor configured to receive a first acoustic signal and provide a first analog signal output representative of the received first acoustic signal,
analog signal processing circuitry configured to receive the first analog signal output of the first sensor and to determine at least one of a continuous noise level of the first analog signal output or a peak level of impulse noise of the first analog signal output; and
digital signal processing circuitry configured to receive and sample at least one of the determined continuous noise level of the first analog signal output or the peak level of impulse noise of the first analog signal output from the analog signal processing circuitry to provide data privacy of the first analog signal output.