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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Jeffrey R. Brooks, Ashburnham, MA (US);
Bernard E. H. Laluvein, Middlesex, GB;
Jeffrey R. Brooks, Ashburnham, MA (US);
Bernard E. H. Laluvein, Middlesex, GB;
SimplexGrinnell LP, Westminster, MA (US);
Abstract
A self-adjusting speaker integrated with an alarm system is provided. The self-adjusting speaker may be used to aurally monitor an area (such as monitoring the ambient noise in the vicinity of the speaker) and adjust the speaker accordingly. The circumstances under which to aurally monitor a premises (such as how to monitor, when to monitor, what type of monitoring, etc.) may be varied. For example, there are several ways how to perform the aural monitoring (such as how to sense the ambient noise), including using a separate microphone or the speaker itself. A self-monitoring speaker integrated with an alarm system is also provided. The self-monitoring speaker may monitor the aural output of the speaker using a microphone or similar type of transducer. The aural output monitored by the microphone may be analyzed, and, based on the analysis, the data and/or operation of the speaker may be modified.