1. A method for monitoring and analyzing at least one signal comprising: receiving at least one reference signal to be monitored; creating an abstract of said at least one reference signal; storing the abstract of said at least one reference signal in a reference database; receiving at least one query signal to be analyzed; creating an abstract of said at least one query signal; comparing the abstract of said at least one query signal to the abstract of said at least one reference signal to determine if the abstract of said at least one query signal matches the abstract of said at least one reference signal.