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US 2003/0067390 A1Published application
Vibrating monitor system
OwnerKaren Fitzgerald, Domenic Thomas Gubitosi +2inventors
InventorsKaren Fitzgerald, Domenic Thomas Gubitosi, Mark H. Weppner, Bryan M. Brown
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a system and method for monitoring a child in a remote location by providing a monitoring system comprising two units which transmit audio signals from the child's location to the parent's location and the system vibrates when the audio signals reach a threshold level.
Claims14
A monitor system comprising:
- a remote unit including:
- an audio input transducer for converting an acoustic input into an input signal;
- and
- a transmitter for transmitting said input signal;
- and
- a local unit including:
- a receiver for receiving said input signal from said transmitter;
- a vibration element, wherein said vibration element is activated
- when said input signal is greater than a pre-determined threshold level;
- and
- an output transducer for converting said input signal into an acoustic output.
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A method for remotely monitoring an acoustic sound with a monitor having a local unit and a remote unit comprising the steps of:
- placing said remote unit in a location remote from said local unit;
- receiving an acoustic sound at said remote unit;
- transmitting a signal representative of said acoustic sound from said remote unit to said local unit;
- audibly outputting said acoustic sound at said local unit;
- and
- activating a vibration element in said local unit when said signal is greater than a threshold level.
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