Patent ID: 8194866

Claim:
A sound monitoring system comprising: a plurality of sound pressure level meters, each of the plurality of sound pressure level meters measuring a sound level at its location; a plurality of sound level indicators, each of the plurality of sound level indicators providing a visual indication of the sound level measured by at least one of the plurality of sound pressure level meters; a server; and a network connecting the plurality of sound pressure level meters, the plurality of sound level indicators and the server to enable communication therebetween; wherein each of the plurality of sound pressure level meters and sound level indicators receives power through the network; wherein the network includes a power supply, wherein the power supply accepts input power from a local source, conditions the input power to create conditioned power compatible with the plurality of sound pressure level meters and sound level indicators, and supplies the conditioned power to each of the plurality of the sound pressure level meters and sound level indicators through the network.