Patent ID: 11925232
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 6:
7. The hearing protector of claim 6, comprising a second sound monitoring sensor, wherein the at least one sound monitoring sensor is a first sound monitoring sensor, wherein the indications of sound levels are first indications of sound levels, wherein the first sound monitoring sensor is included within a cup of the one or more ear muffs and the second sound monitoring sensor is external to the cup of the one or more ear muffs, and wherein the one or more computer processors:
receive, from the second sound monitoring sensor, second indications of sound levels;
determine a difference between at least one of the first indications of sound levels and at least one of the second indications of sound levels; and
in response to a determination that the difference is less than or equal to a difference threshold, generate the indication for output.