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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Jonathan Mark Butzine, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Jonathan Mark Butzine, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A status indication device configured for use in an x-ray system is disclosed. The device includes an audio receiver, a processor, a tone generator, and an adjustment mechanism. The audio receiver is configured and disposed to collect audio information surrounding the x-ray system. The processor is coupled to the audio receiver and receptive of a signal representative of the collected audio information. The tone generator is coupled and responsive to the processor and is configured to generate an audio tone in response to a defined status of the x-ray system. The adjustment mechanism is coupled to the tone generator and the processor and dynamically develops a set of audio properties that cause the audio tone to be distinguishable from the collected audio information.