Hearing device and a method of selecting an optimal transceiver channel in a wireless network
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1. A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method comprising:
- receiving data on a first subset of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the frequency channels in the first subset are utilized at least once;
receiving data on a second subset of the plurality of frequency channels;
determining packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets;
determining evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets, wherein the evaluations are determined based on the packet error rates with time-stamps in a time duration that is predetermined for the evaluations; and
selecting one of the plurality of frequency channel as an optimal frequency channel based on the evaluations.
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Abstract
A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method includes: receiving data on a first subset of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the frequency channels in the first subset are utilized at least once; receiving data on a second subset of the plurality of frequency channels; determining packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; and selecting one of the plurality of frequency channel as an optimal frequency channel based on a result from the act of determining.
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1. A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method comprising:
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receiving data on a first subset of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the frequency channels in the first subset are utilized at least once; receiving data on a second subset of the plurality of frequency channels; determining packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; determining evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets, wherein the evaluations are determined based on the packet error rates with time-stamps in a time duration that is predetermined for the evaluations; and selecting one of the plurality of frequency channel as an optimal frequency channel based on the evaluations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method comprising:
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receiving data on a first subset of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the frequency channels in the first subset are utilized at least once; receiving data on a second subset of the plurality of frequency channels; determining packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; determining long term evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; determining short term evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets; and selecting one of the plurality of frequency channel as an optimal frequency channel based on the short term evaluations if the long term evaluations of two or more of the frequency channels have a same evaluation value.
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15. A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method comprising:
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receiving data on a first subset of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the frequency channels in the first subset are utilized at least once; receiving data on a second subset of the plurality of frequency channels; determining packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; determining long term evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and the second subsets; determining short term evaluations of the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets based on the packet error rates for the respective frequency channels in the first and second subsets; and selecting one of the plurality of frequency channel as an optimal frequency channel based on a random selection from two or more of the frequency channels having the respective short term evaluations that are identical, and the respective long term evaluations that are identical.
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16. A method of transmitting data between a first communication device and a second communication device over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, the method comprising:
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providing, by the first communication device, a first plurality of data; transmitting the first plurality of data from the first communication device to the second communication device through a plurality of frequency channels across a radio frequency range of the bi-directional wireless communication channel, where at least one of the first and second communication devices comprises a hearing instrument; determining metric values representing respective qualities for the frequency channels, respectively; determining a favored frequency channel based on the metric values; and transmitting, from the first communication device to the second communication device, a second plurality of data on the favored frequency channel; wherein the favored frequency channel is determined based on redundant data, and wherein the redundant data is different from the second plurality of data transmitted on the favored frequency channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of transmitting data between a first communication device and a second communication device over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, the method comprising:
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providing, by the first communication device, a first plurality of data; transmitting the first plurality of data from the first communication device to the second communication device through a plurality of frequency channels across a radio frequency range of the bi-directional wireless communication channel, where at least one of the first and second communication devices comprises a hearing instrument; determining evaluations of the frequency channels, respectively; determining a favored frequency channel based on the evaluations of the frequency channels; and transmitting, from the first communication device to the second communication device, a second plurality of data on the favored frequency channel; wherein the evaluations are determined based on packet error rates with time-stamps in a time duration that is predetermined for the evaluations. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless hearing system configured to exchange data over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, the hearing system comprising:
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a first hearing instrument comprising a first radio transceiver; and a second hearing instrument comprising a second radio transceiver; wherein the first hearing instrument is configured for; providing a first plurality of data, transmitting the first plurality of data for reception by the second hearing instrument through a plurality of frequency channels across a radio frequency range of the bi-directional wireless communication channel, determining metric values representing respective qualities for the frequency channels, respectively, determining a favored frequency channel based on the metric values, and transmitting, from the first communication device to the second communication device, a second plurality of data on the favored frequency channel, wherein the first hearing instrument is configured to determine the favored frequency channel based on redundant data, and wherein the redundant data is different from the second plurality of data transmitted on the favored frequency channel. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of frequency channels and a receiving participant, the method comprising:
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obtaining redundant data; utilizing the redundant data to determine which of the plurality of frequency channels is a frequency channel with a packet error rate satisfying a criteria; selecting the frequency channel with the packet error rate satisfying the criteria; transmitting data to the receiving participant utilizing the selected frequency channel; wherein the redundant data utilized to determine which of the plurality of frequency channels is the frequency channel with the packet error rate satisfying the criteria, is different from the data transmitted to the receiving participant. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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