Method of exchanging data packages of different sizes between first and second portable communication devices
First Claim
1. A method of exchanging data packages between a first portable communication device and a second portable communication device over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, where at least one of the first and second portable communication devices comprises a hearing instrument, the method comprising:
- providing, by the first portable communication device, a first data package, wherein the first data package belongs to a first packet category;
transmitting the first data package from the first portable communication device to the second portable communication device; and
receiving, by the first portable communication device, a second data package belonging to a second packet category;
wherein a size of the second data package belonging to the second packet category is smaller than a size of the first data package belonging to the first packet category;
wherein the first data package belonging to the first packet category comprises a first header section and audio data;
wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category is without any audio data; and
wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category received by the first portable communication device is configured to inform the first portable communication device that the first data package was successfully received by the second portable communication device, and wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category comprises a code indicating whether data in the second data package is corrupted or invalid.
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Abstract
A method of exchanging data packages between first and second portable communication devices over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, where at least one of the first and second portable communication devices comprises a hearing instrument, includes: generating, by the first portable communication device, a plurality of data packages that includes a first data package, wherein a first subset of the plurality of data packages belongs to a first packet category comprising audio data, and a second subset of the plurality of data packages belongs to a second packet category without audio data; and transmitting the plurality of data packages from the first portable communication device to the second portable communication device; wherein a size of the data packages in the second subset belonging to the second packet category is smaller than a size of the data packages in the first subset belonging to the first packet category.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of exchanging data packages between a first portable communication device and a second portable communication device over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, where at least one of the first and second portable communication devices comprises a hearing instrument, the method comprising:
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providing, by the first portable communication device, a first data package, wherein the first data package belongs to a first packet category; transmitting the first data package from the first portable communication device to the second portable communication device; and receiving, by the first portable communication device, a second data package belonging to a second packet category; wherein a size of the second data package belonging to the second packet category is smaller than a size of the first data package belonging to the first packet category; wherein the first data package belonging to the first packet category comprises a first header section and audio data; wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category is without any audio data; and wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category received by the first portable communication device is configured to inform the first portable communication device that the first data package was successfully received by the second portable communication device, and wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category comprises a code indicating whether data in the second data package is corrupted or invalid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A wireless binaural hearing aid system configured to exchange data packages over a bi-directional wireless communication channel, the hearing aid system comprising:
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a first hearing instrument comprising a first radio transceiver and a first communication controller coupled to the first radio transceiver; and a second hearing instrument comprising a second radio transceiver and a second communication controller coupled to the second radio transceiver; wherein the first communication controller is configured for; providing a first data package that belongs to a first packet category, transmitting the first data package from the first hearing instrument to the second hearing instrument, and receiving a second data package belonging to a second packet category; wherein a size of the second package belonging to the second packet category is smaller than a size of the first package belonging to the first packet category; wherein at least one of the data packages belonging to the first packet category comprises a first header section and audio data; wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category is without any audio data; and wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category is configured to inform the first hearing instrument that the first data package was successfully received by the second hearing instrument, and wherein the second data package belonging to the second packet category comprises a code indicating whether data in the second data package is corrupted or invalid. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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