System for programming hearing aids
First Claim
1. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
- a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a host communication interface (HCI) of a predetermined type for sending and receiving control and data signals;
a hearing aid programming interface device connected to the HCI by a first interface communication interface (ICI) of the same predetermined type as the HCI, for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer system and the hearing aid programming interface device;
the hearing aid programming interface device including at least one additional ICI of a different type than the type connecting the first ICI to the host computer system;
at least one hearing aid to be programmed connected to the hearing aid programming interface device, and the program for programming the at least one hearing aid is downloaded to the hearing aid programming interface device when the hearing aid programming interface device is initially powered up.
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Abstract
A hearing aid programming system with a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid. The host computer system includes a first communication interface for sending and receiving control and data signals. A hearing aid programming interface device is connected to the communication interface of the host computer system and includes a second communication interface for sending and receiving control and data signals. The hearing aid programming interface device also includes circuitry for electrically isolating the hearing aid to be programmed from the host computer. The first communication interface may be PCMCIA, USB, RS-232, SCSI or IEEE 1394 interfaces, which are arranged to send and receive serial data and control signals to the hearing aid programming interface device. The first communication interface may also be a wireless communications interface which wirelessly sends and receives control and data signals with the hearing aid programming interface device.
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59 Claims
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1. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a host communication interface (HCI) of a predetermined type for sending and receiving control and data signals;
a hearing aid programming interface device connected to the HCI by a first interface communication interface (ICI) of the same predetermined type as the HCI, for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer system and the hearing aid programming interface device;
the hearing aid programming interface device including at least one additional ICI of a different type than the type connecting the first ICI to the host computer system;
at least one hearing aid to be programmed connected to the hearing aid programming interface device, and the program for programming the at least one hearing aid is downloaded to the hearing aid programming interface device when the hearing aid programming interface device is initially powered up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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10. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a host computer interface (HCI) selected from the group consisting of PCMCIA, USB, RS-232, SCSI, IEEE 1394 or wireless, for sending and receiving control and data signals;
a hearing aid programming interface device connected to the HCI with an interface communication interface (ICI) which is the same as the selected HCI, for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer and the hearing aid programming interface device, and at least one hearing aid to be programmed connected to the hearing aid programming interface device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a first wireless communication interface for wirelessly sending and receiving control and data signals;
a battery powered hearing aid programming interface device wirelessly connected to the communication interface of the host computer system, the hearing aid programming interface device including a second wireless communication interface for wirelessly sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer and the programming interface device, and at least one hearing aid to be programmed connected to the hearing aid programming interface device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including at least one host computer interface (HCI) selected from the group consisting of PCMCIA, USB, RS-232, SCSI, IEEE 1394 or wireless, for sending and receiving control and data signals;
a hearing aid programming interface device connected to the HCI with an interface communication interface (ICI) which is the same as at least one of the selected HCI interfaces, for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer and the hearing aid programming interface device, and at least one hearing aid to be programmed connected to the hearing aid programming interface device.
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25. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a host communication interface (HCI) for sending and receiving control and data signals; and
a hearing aid programming interface device having a first interface communication interface (ICI) of a type compatible with the HCI, for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer system and the hearing aid programming interface device, the hearing aid programming interface device having at least one additional ICI of a type different than the first ICI, wherein the hearing aid programming system is configured to download the program for programming a hearing aid to the hearing aid programming interface device when the hearing aid programming interface device is initially powered up.
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31. A hearing aid programming system, comprising:
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a host computer system including a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system including a host communication interface (HCI) for sending and receiving control and data signals;
a hearing aid programming interface device having a communication interface compatible with the HCI for sending and receiving control and data signals between the host computer system and the hearing aid programming interface device, wherein the hearing aid programming system is configured to download the program for programming a hearing aid to the hearing aid programming interface device when the hearing aid programming interface device is initially powered up. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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36. A hearing aid programming system comprising:
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a host computer system having a program for programming a hearing aid, the host computer system having a host computer interface (HCI) for sending and receiving control and data signals; and
a programming interface device, the program interface device including;
a microprocessor for programming the hearing aid;
a first communication interface coupled to the HCI to transfer control and data signals between the host computer and the microprocessor;
a second communication interface to provide control and data signals to the microprocessor from an external programming source; and
a third communication interface to transfer control and data signals between the microprocessor and the hearing aid to be programmed, wherein the first communication interface is a wireless interface.
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47. A hearing aid programming interface device comprising:
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a microprocessor for programming a hearing aid;
a first communication interface to transfer control and data signals between a host computer and the microprocessor;
a second communication interface to provide control and data signals to the microprocessor from an external programming source; and
a third communication interface to transfer control and data signals between the microprocessor and the hearing aid to be programmed.
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