Audio monitoring and sound identification process for remote alarms
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorRosemarie Geier Grant
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method for remote monitoring of one or more alarms, a set of one or more audio test signals is sensed. The set of audio test signals is processed to generate alarm identification data, and/or the set of audio test signals is recorded, and an indication of a type of the alarm device and/or a location of the alarm device, is received. An audio signal generated by the alarm device in response to detecting an alarm condition is sensed, and processed using an audio recognition technique to identify the alarm device. The alarm device is identified using the generated alarm identification data and/or the recorded set of audio test signals, and using the received indication. A user is caused to be notified that the identified alarm device has been triggered.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for remote monitoring of one or more alarms, the method comprising:
- sensing a set of one or more audio test signals generated by an alarm device;
- at least one of (i) processing the set of audio test signals to generate alarm identification data, or (ii) recording the set of audio test signals;
- receiving an indication of one or both of (i) a type of the alarm device, and (ii) a location of the alarm device;
- sensing an audio signal that was generated by the alarm device in response to detecting an alarm condition;
- processing, via one or more processors and using an audio recognition technique, the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal, wherein processing the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal includes identifying the alarm device that generated the audio signal using
- at least one of (i) the generated alarm identification data, or (ii) the recorded set of audio test signals, and
- the received indication;
- and
- causing, via one or more processors, a user to be notified that the identified alarm device has been triggered.
A system comprising:
- an audio sensor configured to sense audio signals;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- at least one of (i) process a set of one or more audio test signals that were generated by an alarm device and sensed by the audio sensor to generate alarm identification data, or (ii) record the set of audio test signals,
- receive an indication of one or both of (i) a type of the alarm device, and (ii) a location of the alarm device,
- process, using an audio recognition technique, an audio signal that was generated by the alarm device in response to detecting an alarm condition and sensed by the audio sensor to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal using
- at least one of (i) the generated alarm identification data, or (ii) the recorded set of audio test signals, and
- the received indication, and
- cause a user to be notified that the identified alarm device has been triggered.
A computer-implemented method for remote monitoring of one or more alarms, the method comprising:
- receiving alarm identification data associated with an alarm device;
- receiving an indication of one or both of (i) a type of the alarm device, and (ii) a location of the alarm device;
- sensing an audio signal that was generated by the alarm device in response to detecting an alarm condition;
- processing, via one or more processors and using an audio recognition technique, the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal, wherein processing the audio signal to identify the alarm device that generated the audio signal includes identifying the alarm device that generated the audio signal using (i) the received alarm identification data and (ii) the received indication;
- and
- causing, via one or more processors, a user to be notified that the identified alarm device has been triggered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.