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representing

health

indicating

parameters,

and

also

instruc

tional

signals

for

processing

and

evaluating

the

sound

received.

In

another

embodiment,

the

home

health

monitoring

system

further

comprises

the

audible

?re

alarm

and

the

Waking

device

previously

described.

The

bedside

unit

addi

tionally

comprises

the

?re

alarm

monitor

and

a

Waking

device

activator

as

described

above,

but

modi?ed

as

neces

sary

to

implement

the

health

monitoring

system.

In

yet

another

embodiment,

the

monitoring

system

comprises

pro

gramming

enabling

the

bedside

unit

to

detect

and

differen

tiate

multiple

sounds,

signals

and

alarms

related

to

?re,

safety,

security

and

health

monitoring

and

to

provide

a

speci?c

response

to

each.

A

method

of

this

invention

for

providing

medical

moni

toring

service

comprises

receiving

at

a

medical

monitoring

service

location

signals

from

the

bedside

unit

described

above

and

analyZing

those

signals

to

determine

if

a

medical

response

is

required.

The

medical

monitoring

service

employs

health

experts

for

both

long-term

and

short-term

evaluation

of

the

monitored

data.

If

determined

necessary, a

medical

response

is

provided

Which

may

comprise

notifying

the

monitored

person’s

doctor

or

emergency

personnel.

Personal

Computer

The

present

invention

also

provides

a

novel

and

improved

sound

monitoring

method,

system

and

device

useful

With

conventional

personal

computers

including,

but

not

limited

to,

desktop,

laptop,

palmtop

and

smart

phone

units.

Imple

mentation

is

similar

to

that

for

the

bedside

unit

described

above

but

modi?ed

to

use

a

sound

monitoring

program and

a

personal

computer

to

respond

automatically

to

an

identi

?ed

alarm

sound

by

sending

a

noti?cation

signal

via the

Internet.

This

embodiment

of

the

present

invention

can be

used

anyWhere

there

are

a

sound

source,

such

as

one

that

indicates

an

alarm

event,

and

a

computer

that

has

its

oWn

microphone

or

other

sound-detecting

device.

Preferably

such

computer

has

access

to

a

global

communication

netWork,

such

as

the

Internet

or

its

World

Wide

Web.

For

a

place

that

already

has

this

equipment,

no

additional

hardWare

is

needed

to

imple

ment

the

method

of

the

present

invention.

Of

course,

other

hardWare

can

be

obtained

and

used

in

implementing

the

present

invention.

One

de?nition

of

the

computer

application

of

the

present

invention

is

as

a

method

for

using

a

personal

computer

to

monitor an

area

for

a

predetermined

audible

alarm

signal

generated

by

a

pre-existing

alarm

device,

comprising:

oper

ating

a

specialiZed

sound

monitoring

program

in

a

personal

computer

having

conventional

system

softWare

and

hard

Ware

including

a

microphone,

sound

signal

digitiZing

capa

bility,

and

a

communications

port,

Wherein

the specialiZed

sound

monitoring

program

is

compatible

With

the

conven

tional

hardWare

and

system

software;

and

by

operating

the

specialiZed

sound

monitoring

program,

detecting

from

sounds

received

by

the

microphone

of

the

personal

computer

When

alarm

conditions

exist

and

in

response

thereto

gener

ating

and

sending

response

signals

out

the

communications

port

of

the

personal

computer.

Nonlimiting

examples

of

personal

computers

include

desk

top

computers,

laptop

and

notebook

computers,

handheld

personal

computers,

palmtop

and

pocket

computers,

personal

digital

assistants

and

smart

phones.

The

sound

monitoring

program

can

be

operated

in

the

foreground

or

background

of

the

personal

computer

or

as

an

inactivity

program

or

screen

saver

program

and

can

close

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or

override

other

running

application

programs

in

the

per

sonal

computer

When

alarm

conditions

are

detected.

Another

de?nition

of

the

computer

application

of

the

present

invention

is

as

a

method

for

detecting

an

audible

alarm

generated

by

a

pre-existing

alarm

device

by

monitor

ing

sound

With

a

personal

computer,

comprising:

running

a

specialiZed

sound

monitoring

program

in

the

personal

com

puter;

using

the

running

sound

monitoring

program,

detect

ing

sound

received

by

a

microphone

of

the

personal

com

puter,

and

determining

if

detected

sound

represents

an

alarm

from

a

pre-existing

alarm

device

requiring

a

response;

and

using

the

running

sound

monitoring

program,

providing

a

response

When

a

response

is

required.

The

sound

monitoring

program

is

preferably

a

screen

saver

operated

only

during

a

computer

input

inactivity

period.

The

pre-existing

alarm

device

includes,

but

is

not

limited

to,

?re

or

smoke

alarms,

severe

Weather

alarms,

burglar

alarms,

door-open

sensors

and

personal

alarms.

Providing

a

response

can

include

generating

and

sending

alarm

indicating

signals

to

an

Inter

net

site

having

an

Internet

address

encoded

Within

the

sound

monitoring

program

using

e-mail

or

Internet

instant

mes

saging.

If

utiliZing

Internet

instant

messaging

to

alert

a

Central

Monitoring

Service,

the

service

Will

also

knoW

When

the

remote

acoustic

monitoring

program

is

active.

The

method

can

further

comprise

doWnloading,

from

an

Internet

Web

site,

the

sound

monitoring

program

into

the

personal

computer

and

providing

a

response

can

include

sending

an

alarm

noti?cation

signal

to

that

Internet

Web

site.

Another

feature

can

include

communicating

from

the

Internet

site

to

a

telecommunication

number

or e-mail

address

designated

for

the

personal

computer. Providing

a

response

can

also

include

generating

and

playing

an

acoustic

alert

on

the

speaker(s)

of

the

personal

computer.

Yet

another

de?nition

of

the

computer

application

of

the

present

invention

is

as

a

method

for

monitoring

health

indicating

parameters

of

an

individual,

comprising

the

fol

loWing

steps.

A

specialiZed

sound

monitoring

program

is

run

in

a

personal

computer

having

conventional

system

softWare

and

hardWare

including

a

microphone

and

communications

port.

Using

the

running

sound

monitoring

program,

the

personal

computer

detects

sounds

comprising

health

indi

cating

parameters

received

by

the

microphone

of

the

per

sonal

computer.

Using

the

communications

port

of

the

personal

computer,

the

health

indicating

parameters

are

relayed

to

a

medical

monitoring

service.

Nonlimiting

examples

of

health

indicating

parameters

that

can

be

moni

tored

using

the

present

invention

include

breathing-related

parameters

such

as

breathing

rate,

breathing

sound

fre

quency

spectrum,

snoring

and

coughing.

A

de?nition

of

the

present

invention

speci?c

to

sensing

a

smoke

detector

alarm

using

a

screen

saver

program

calls

for

a

method

for

monitoring

sound

With

a

personal

computer,

comprising:

running

a

sound

monitoring

screen

saver

pro

gram

in

a

personal

computer

in

response

to

a

timeout

event

occurring

because

an

externally

generated

input

is

not

received

by

the

personal

computer

Within

a

predetermined

time

period during

operation

of

the

personal

computer;

from

time

to

time

during

the

running

of

the

sound

monitoring

screen

saver

program,

accessing

from

the

personal

computer

an

Internet

site

and

sending

to

the

accessed

Internet

site

a

predetermined

signal

if

the

computer

is

properly

functioning

under

operation

of

the

running

screen

saver

program;

receiv

ing

ambient

sound

at

a

microphone

of

the

personal

com

puter;

determining

With

the

running

screen

saver

program

Whether

ambient

sound

received

at

the

microphone

includes

an

alarm

sound

from

a

residential

smoke

detector

providing

a

sound

output

in

accordance

With

a

predetermined

standard;

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