System and method for automated hearing aid profile update

• US 10,045,131 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2015
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 4, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bryant, Gregory Allen, Neumeyer, Frederick Charles, Yancey, Gregory Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Norman
• Application Number:
  US14/611,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156596A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• Field of Search: 381312, 381314-315, 381317, 381 231, 381 74, 381 412, 381 413, 381 60, 715733, 455 412- 413
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/55 Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/55 using an external connection, either wireless or wired
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/70 Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting

Abstract

A method includes receiving a new hearing aid profile generating instruction, generating a new hearing aid profile corresponding to each of a plurality of hearing aid users in response to receiving the new hearing aid profile, and providing the new hearing aid profile to a computing device associated with the hearing aid users.

Claims

1. A method for automated adjustment of a hearing aid profile, the method comprising:

receiving at a server, information regarding new hearing aid profile generating instructions;

generating, at the server, a first new hearing aid profile for a first user associated with the server, wherein generating the first new hearing aid profile includes applying the new hearing aid profile generating instructions to an existing hearing loss profile of the first user;

generating, at the server, a second new hearing aid profile for a second user associated with the server, wherein generating the second new hearing aid profile includes applying the new hearing aid profile generating instructions to an existing hearing loss profile of the second user;

sending, from the server, an indication that the first new hearing aid profile is available for download to a computing device associated with the first user; and

sending, from the server, an indication that the second new hearing aid profile is available for download to a computing device associated with the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device associated with the first user is a hearing aid.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device associated with the first user is a mobile phone.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user in response to a request from the computing device associated with the first user to download the first new hearing aid profile.

5. A method for automated adjustment of a hearing aid profile, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server, information regarding one or more changes to an existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

generating, at the server, a first new hearing aid profile for a first user associated with the server, wherein the first new hearing aid profile is based, at least in part, on a hearing loss profile associated with the first user and the changes to the existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

generating, at the server, a second new hearing aid profile for a second user associated with the server, wherein the second new hearing aid profile is based, at least in part, on a hearing loss profile associated with the second user and the changes to the existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

sending, from the server to a computing device associated with the first user, an indication that the first new hearing aid profile is ready for download; and

sending, from the server to a computing device associated with the second user, an indication that the second new hearing aid profile is ready for download.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user, wherein sending the first new hearing profile includes instructing the computing device associated with the first user to replace at least one hearing aid profile stored thereon with the first new hearing aid profile.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user, wherein sending the first new hearing aid profile includes instructing the computing device associated with the first user to add the first new hearing aid profile to a list of hearing aid profiles stored thereon.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving, from the computing device associated with the first user, a request to download the first new hearing aid profile in response to the indication that the first new hearing aid profile is ready for download.

9. A system for automated adjustment of a hearing aid profile, the system comprising:

a network interface configurable to communicate with a network;

one or more processors coupled to the network interface;

a memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving, at a server, information regarding one or more changes to an existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

generating a first new hearing aid profile for a first user associated with the server, wherein the first new hearing aid profile is based, at least in part, on a hearing loss profile associated with the first user and the changes to the existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

generating a second new hearing aid profile for a second user associated with the server, wherein the second new hearing aid profile is based, at least in part, on a hearing loss profile associated with the second user and the changes to the existing hearing aid profile generating instructions;

transmitting, via the network interface, a notification that the first new hearing aid profile is available for download to a computing device associated with the first user; and

transmitting, via the network interface, a notification that the second new hearing aid profile is available for download to a computing device associated with the second user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

transmit the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user; and

instruct the computing device associated with the first user to replace at least one hearing aid profile stored thereon with the first new hearing aid profile.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

transmit the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user; and

instruct the computing device associated with the first user to add the first new hearing aid profile to a list of hearing aid profiles stored thereon.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

providing the first new hearing aid profile to the computing device associated with the first user in response to a request from the computing device associated with the first user to download the first new hearing aid profile.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein generating the first new hearing aid profile for the user is further based, at least in part, on a stored hearing aid profile associated with the first user.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the computing devices associated with the first and second users are at least one of:

a hearing aid;

a mobile device;

or

phone.