Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for identifying acoustic events, in particular acoustic information and/or warning signals, comprising an electroacoustic transducer, in particular a microphone, configured to identify an acoustic event, in particular an acoustic information and/or warning signal, by way of airborne sound, a computing unit, configured to take the acoustic event, in particular the acoustic information and/or warning signal, and create at least one piece of abstracted information that is indicative of the acoustic event, in particular the acoustic information and/or warning signal, or displays the acoustic event, in particular the acoustic information and/or warning signal, and a transmitting unit, configured to transfer the at least one piece of abstracted information to a terminal, in particular in order to indicate the acoustic event, in particular the acoustic information and/or warning signal, on the terminal.