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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:

Michael A. Ramalho, Sarasota, FL (US);

James C. Frauenthal, Colts Neck, NJ (US);

Brian A. Apgar, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael A. Ramalho, Sarasota, FL (US);

James C. Frauenthal, Colts Neck, NJ (US);

Brian A. Apgar, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H04S 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/1672 (2013.01); H04R 1/2834 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04S 5/00 (2013.01); H04R 2205/022 (2013.01); H04R 2217/01 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); G08B 13/19697 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes monitoring a sound pressure level with an endpoint (e.g., an Internet Protocol (IP) phone), which is configured for communications involving end users; analyzing the sound pressure level to detect a sound anomaly; and communicating the sound anomaly to a sound classification module. The endpoint can be configured to operate in a low-power mode during the monitoring of the sound pressure level. In certain instances, the sound classification module is hosted by the endpoint. In other implementations, the sound classification module is hosted in a cloud network.


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