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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul H Patrick, Milton, CA;
Narayan Ramani, Mississauga, CA;
William G Hanson, Islington, CA;
Ronald W Sheehan, Acton, CA;
Robert L Jennette, Edgewater, MD (US);
Assignee:
Ontario Hydro, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L / ; G10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395-241 ; 395-255 ; 119906 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an automated system for monitoring wildlife auditory data and recording same for subsequent analysis and identification. The system comprises one or more microphones coupled to a recording apparatus for recording wildlife vocalizations in digital format. The resultant recorded data is preprocessed, segmented, and analyzed by means of a neural network to identify the respective species. The system minimizes the need for human intervention and subjective interpretation of the recorded sounds.