Patent ID: 8379486

Claim:
A bat echo-location call detection system comprising: an upper detection unit comprising an upper bat echo-location call detection unit housing, and an audio detector for detecting a bat call connected to the upper detection unit housing; and a base computer unit comprising a base computer unit housing, a data processor, a data storage device; and a remote communication interface device; wherein the data processor, data storage device and interface device are located at least partially within the base computer unit housing; wherein the data processor is operatively connected to the data storage device, remote communication interface device, and the audio detector; wherein the audio detector comprises an ultrasonic receiver, and an ultrasonic digitizer, and wherein the ultrasonic receiver is operatively connected to the ultrasonic digitizer; wherein the detector feeds continuous data to the data processor in the base computer unit, wherein the data comprises information concerning sound detected by the audio detector; and wherein the data processor creates discrete transmittable sound files from the continuous data and analyzes and determines whether a sound detected by the audio detector is indicative of a bat sound.