Method and apparatus for an audio-linked remote indicator for a wireless communication device

An audio signal monitor for a mobile communications device comprising:

• a processor;
• a digital signal processor connected to the processor;
• an analog-to-digital converter connected to the digital signal processor;
• a microphone connected to the analog-to-digital converter;
• an indicator responsive to a signal from the processor;
• a medium storing instructions for causing the processor to
• compare a signal received from the digital signal processor to one or more predefined criteria and
• activate the indicator if the comparison satisfies a preset condition.

An audio signal monitor for a mobile communications device comprising:

• a processor;
• a digital signal processor connected to the processor;
• an analog-to-digital converter connected to the digital signal processor;
• a microphone connected to the analog-to-digital converter;
• a radio-frequency transmitter connected to the processor;
• a medium storing instructions for causing the processor to
• compare a signal received from the digital signal processor to one or more predefined criteria and
• send a pre-selected signal from the transmitter if the comparison satisfies a preset condition;
• a radio-frequency receiver;
• and,
• an indicator responsive to a signal from the radio-frequency receiver.

An audio signal monitor for a mobile communications device comprising:

• a processor;
• a digital signal processor connected to the processor;
• an analog-to-digital converter connected to the digital signal processor;
• a microphone connected to the analog-to-digital converter;
• a first radio-frequency transceiver connected to the processor;
• a medium storing instructions for causing the processor to
• compare a signal received from the digital signal processor to one or more predefined criteria and
• send a pre-selected signal from the transmitter if the comparison satisfies a preset condition;
• a second radio-frequency transceiver;
• and,
• an indicator responsive to a signal from the second transceiver.

A method for monitoring audio signals from a mobile communications device comprising:

• configuring an audio sensor to respond to a ring tone comprising a coded signal;
• inputting an identifier associated with the audio sensor into a processor-based system;
• generating a ring tone comprising the coded signal on the processor-based system;
• downloading the ring tone from the processor-based system to a mobile communications device.