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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Adam H. E. Eberbach, Surrey Hills, AU;
James R. Kozloski, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Timothy M. Lynar, Kew, AU;
John M. Wagner, Carlton, AU;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of avoiding harmful noise levels, the method comprising implementing a cognitive suite of workplace hygiene and injury predictors (WHIP) that has learned to identify noise sources and indicators of harmful noise levels, detecting an indicator, and implementing a corrective action by at least one of altering the operation of a noise source, modifying a time of a scheduled task, or changing prescribed personal protective equipment.