Patent ID: 8947230
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G01D,G01F,G01J,G01N,G08B,H01R

Abstract:
1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising: an acoustic sensor configured to provide acoustic data based on measurements of sound in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device; a control mechanism, electrically coupled to the acoustic sensor, configured to determine if an alarm device, which is separate from the environmental monitoring device, is activated based on the acoustic data; a sensor mechanism, coupled to the control mechanism, configured to provide sensor data when a biological life form is present in the external environment; an antenna; and an interface circuit, coupled to the antenna and the control mechanism, configured to communicate that the biological life form is present to an electronic device in response to an output signal from the control mechanism, wherein the control mechanism is configured to determine if the biological life form is present in the external environment based on the sensor data; and wherein the control mechanism is configured to provide the output signal if the alarm device is activated and the biological life form is present.