Patent ID: 8532715

Claim:
A method for locating an ear-level device by generating an audible location alarm from an ear-level device of a type comprising a memory, a microphone and a speaker, each coupled to a processor, the method comprising: establishing communication between the ear-level device and a companion device, the companion device comprising a user interface, a display associated with the user interface, and an audible location alarm program stored in the companion device; initiating, in response to an input signal from a user, the audible location alarm program at the companion device; displaying, following the initiating step, a symbol on the display indicating transmission of audible location alarm signal to the ear-level device; accepting an input signal at the companion device indicating whether to cancel the audible location alarm; and the audible location alarm program causing transmission of an audible location alarm signal from the companion device to the ear-level device, thereby providing instruction to the ear-level device to cancel the-audible location alarm through the speaker of the ear level device.