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US 12,562,266 · App. 18/348,978 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Information management system and method for monitoring and categorizing audible alarms

Inventors: Ophir Ronen (Seattle, WA); Justin Kearns (Lexington, KY); Keith Boudreau (Durham, NC); Christian Bauer (Frisco, TX); Michael Gruzynski (Seattle, WA); David Garner (Bothell, WA); Thomas Dziedzic (Elmwood Park, IL)
Assignee: CALMWAVE, INC.
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Patent No.
US 12,562,266
App. No.
18/348,978
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment; processing the acoustic signal to identify one or more audible alarms within the medical environment; categorizing the one or more audible alarms, thus defining categorized alarms; and processing the categorized alarms.

Claims (57)

1 . A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment;

processing the acoustic signal to identify one or more audible alarms within the medical environment, wherein the one or more audible alarms within the medical environment originate from one or more devices, and are based upon, at least in part, one or more device thresholds;

categorizing the one or more audible alarms, thus defining categorized alarms;

processing the categorized alarms;

generating a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds are currently being exceeded and generating alarms within at least a portion of the medical environment; and

generating a simulation including a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds would be exceeded and generate alarms at one or more adjusted thresholds.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein categorizing the one or more audible alarms includes:

categorizing the one or more audible alarms based upon one or more of an alarm type, an alarm severity, an alarm duration, an alarm magnitude, and an alarm frequency.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via an application installed on a handheld electronic device.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via a dedicated network device.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a report based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

setting a baseline for the medical environment based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

training an AI model based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

8 . A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment;

processing the acoustic signal to identify one or more audible alarms within the medical environment, wherein the one or more audible alarms within the medical environment originate from one or more devices, and are based upon, at least in part, one or more device thresholds;

categorizing the one or more audible alarms, thus defining categorized alarms;

processing the categorized alarms;

generating a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds are currently being exceeded and generating alarms within at least a portion of the medical environment; and

generating a simulation including a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds would be exceeded and generate alarms at one or more adjusted thresholds.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein categorizing the one or more audible alarms includes:

categorizing the one or more audible alarms based upon one or more of an alarm type, an alarm severity, an alarm duration, an alarm magnitude, and an alarm frequency.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via an application installed on a handheld electronic device.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via a dedicated network device.

12 . The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

generating a report based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

setting a baseline for the medical environment based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

training an AI model based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

15 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment;

processing the acoustic signal to identify one or more audible alarms within the medical environment, wherein the one or more audible alarms within the medical environment originate from one or more devices, and are based upon, at least in part, one or more device thresholds;

categorizing the one or more audible alarms, thus defining categorized alarms;

processing the categorized alarms;

generating a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds are currently being exceeded and generating alarms within at least a portion of the medical environment; and

generating a simulation including a graphical user interface display of a level at which the one or more device thresholds would be exceeded and generate alarms at one or more adjusted thresholds.

16 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein categorizing the one or more audible alarms includes:

categorizing the one or more audible alarms based upon one or more of an alarm type, an alarm severity, an alarm duration, an alarm magnitude, and an alarm frequency.

17 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via an application installed on a handheld electronic device.

18 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein acoustically monitoring a medical environment to generate an acoustic signal indicative of audio within the medical environment includes:

acoustically monitoring a medical environment via a dedicated network device.

19 . The computing system of claim 15 further comprising:

generating a report based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

20 . The computing system of claim 15 further comprising:

setting a baseline for the medical environment based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

21 . The computing system of claim 15 further comprising:

training an AI model based, at least in part, upon the categorized alarms.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2023
From: RONEN, OPHIR; KEARNS, JUSTIN; BOUDREAU, KEITH; BAUER, CHRISTIAN; GRUZYNSKI, MICHAEL; GARNER, DAVID; DZIEDZIC, THOMAS
To: CALMWAVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 064956/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: RONEN, OPHIR; KEARNS, JUSTIN; BOUDREAU, KEITH; BAUER, CHRISTIAN; GRUZYNSKI, MICHAEL; GARNER, DAVID; DZIEDZIC, THOMAS
To: CALMWAVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 064189/0704 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 63492145 · Mar 24, 2023
Provisional Application 63492137 · Mar 24, 2023
Provisional Application 63492117 · Mar 24, 2023
Provisional Application 63359129 · Jul 7, 2022
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