Remotely controlling a hearing device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at an electronic device that is in communication with a hearing aid that is distinct from the electronic device, the electronic device having a device audio detection component, the device audio detection component including an integral microphone incorporated in the electronic device, and one or more input components, wherein the hearing aid includes a hearing-aid audio-detection component and a hearing-aid audio-output component;
while the hearing aid is in a proximate-audio mode of operation in which the hearing aid is configured to detect audio with the hearing-aid audio-detection component and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the audio detected with the hearing-aid audio-detection component, receiving by the one or more input components of the electronic device an input; and
in response to receiving the input, causing, by the electronic device, the hearing aid to switch from the proximate-audio mode of operation into a remote-audio mode of operation, in which the hearing aid is configured to receive audio detected with the integral microphone of the electronic device and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the detected audio.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media are provided for remotely controlling a hearing device. A hearing device configured to communicate with a control device transmits status data, including settings, to the control device. The control device displays the status data in an interface configured to receive input specifying new settings, upon which a command is sent to the hearing device to change the current setting. The control device can automatically change the settings based on a determined current environment to be a stored program optimized to the current environment. The current environment can be determined based on the location of the hearing device or another device connected to the control device. Quick mode allows settings to be viewed and changed quickly by displaying multiple related settings as one and overriding interface buttons. Remote listen mode receives audio data from a microphone and transmit it to the hearing device.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device that is in communication with a hearing aid that is distinct from the electronic device, the electronic device having a device audio detection component, the device audio detection component including an integral microphone incorporated in the electronic device, and one or more input components, wherein the hearing aid includes a hearing-aid audio-detection component and a hearing-aid audio-output component; while the hearing aid is in a proximate-audio mode of operation in which the hearing aid is configured to detect audio with the hearing-aid audio-detection component and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the audio detected with the hearing-aid audio-detection component, receiving by the one or more input components of the electronic device an input; and in response to receiving the input, causing, by the electronic device, the hearing aid to switch from the proximate-audio mode of operation into a remote-audio mode of operation, in which the hearing aid is configured to receive audio detected with the integral microphone of the electronic device and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the detected audio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device that is in communication with a hearing aid that is distinct from the electronic device, the electronic device having a device audio detection component, the device audio detection component including an integral microphone incorporated in the electronic device, and one or more input components, wherein the hearing aid includes a hearing-aid audio-detection component and a hearing-aid audio-output component, cause the electronic device to perform operations, comprising:
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while the hearing aid is in a proximate-audio mode of operation in which the hearing aid is configured to detect audio with the hearing-aid audio-detection component and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the audio detected with the hearing-aid audio-detection component, receiving by the one or more input components of the electronic device an input; and in response to receiving the input, causing, by the electronic device, the hearing aid to switch from the proximate-audio mode of operation into a remote-audio mode of operation, in which the hearing aid is configured to receive audio detected with the device audio-detection component integral microphone of the electronic device and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the detected audio. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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one or more processors; an audio detection component including an integral microphone incorporated in the electronic device; one or more input components; a wireless transceiver; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes; establishing, using the wireless transceiver, communication with a hearing aid that is distinct from the electronic device wherein the hearing aid includes a hearing-aid audio-detection component and a hearing-aid audio-output component; determining that the hearing aid is in a proximate-audio mode of operation, where when in the proximate-audio mode of operation the hearing aid is configured to detect audio with the hearing-aid audio-detection component and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the audio detected with the hearing-aid audio-detection component; while the hearing aid is in the proximate-audio mode of operation, receiving by the one or more input components an input; and in response to receiving the input, causing the hearing aid to switch from the proximate-audio mode of operation into a remote-audio mode of operation, where when in the remote-audio mode of operation the hearing aid is configured to receive audio detected with the integral microphone of the electronic device and output, with the hearing-aid audio-output component, audio corresponding to the detected audio. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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