Patent ID: 9466226
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61F,G08B,G09B,H04R

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for notifying hard of hearing individuals of audible events, the apparatus comprising: a power supply for powering the apparatus; one or more microphones, wherein the one or more microphones are tuned to different frequencies, for detecting sound associated with one or more audible events and generating an associated independent visual alarm for the one or more audible events and wherein any sound louder than a preconfigured level is associated with a preconfigured audible event; one or more momentary contact buttons wherein at least one of the one or more buttons are associated with at least one of the one or more microphones for configuring the associated microphone to detect a selected audible event and for acknowledging any of the associated independent visual alarms; one or more visual indicators wherein at least one of the one or more visual indicators is configured to activate, based on the associated independent visual alarm, when the selected audible event is detected and wherein the one or more visual indicators are at least one of different colored lights, flashing lights, strobe lights, a text projector and a display; a control computer for controlling operations comprising one or more inputs associated with the one or more buttons, one or more inputs associated with the one or more microphones, one or more outputs associated with the one or more visual indicators, determining a function of the one or more buttons based on how long the one or more buttons are depressed and determining the direction of the sound based on the different frequencies of the one or more microphones; and a shell for mounting the power supply, the one or more microphones, the one or more buttons, the one or more visual indicators and the control computer wherein the shell has a plurality of facets and the one or more microphones are attached to a portion of the plurality of facets and one of the plurality of facets is a base suitable for placement on a flat surface.