Patent ID: 8774368

Claim:
A method to mitigate noise in an area monitored by a plurality of telecommunication terminals in communication with a controller, comprising: detecting an excessive noise originating in the area monitored by the plurality of telecommunication terminals, the detection performed by one or more terminals of the plurality of telecommunication terminals; identifying a location of a first terminal of the plurality of telecommunication terminals by use of the detected excessive noise, wherein the first terminal is closest to a source of the excessive noise; providing a mitigation message to the identified first terminal; counteracting excessive noise generated at the first telecom terminal, by selecting a first counteractive measure selected from a predetermined group of counteractive measures, wherein members of the group of counteractive measures differ in a level of intrusiveness; waiting a predetermined period of time and if excessive noise is still detected at the first telecom terminal, counteracting the excessive noise generated at the first telecom terminal by use of a more intrusive counteractive measure selected from the predetermined group of counteractive measures.