Patent ID: 8848929

Claim:
A system for monitoring sound exposure comprising: a hearing protection device, wherein the hearing protection device comprises first and second microphones for measuring sound pressure in the ears of a user; a master control unit, wherein the master control unit comprises a third microphone, a wireless communications system, a first processor, first software executable instructions, and a unique identifier stored in a memory, and wherein the first processor is configured with software executable instructions to cause the master control unit to perform operations comprising: receiving sound measurement data from the first, second and third microphones; associating the sound measurement data with the unique identifier stored in the memory; and sending the sound measurement data and the unique identifier to a central server via the communication system, wherein the central server comprises a second processor and second software executable instructions and wherein the second processor is configured with the second software executable instructions to cause the central server to perform operations comprising: continuously determining a sound exposure measure from the sound measurement data associated with the unique identifier; and issuing an alert when the sound exposure measure indicates that an alert should be sent.