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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:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Anthony E. Faltesek, Roseville, MN (US);
Patrick S. Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Anthony E. Faltesek, Roseville, MN (US);
Patrick S. Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method that use audio feedback from a region being monitored can provide location information pertaining to fire or individuals in the region. Units of a public address system can each be equipped with a microphone. Audio from the microphones can be processed at a common location, such as an alarm control panel. The audio can provide fire profiles as well as information as to individuals in the region being monitored.