Bluetooth enabled hearing aid
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1. A method of establishing a communication link between a wireless communication system and a hearing aid, the method comprising steps of:
- forming a limited access piconet using an ad hoc polling based communication infrastructure, the piconet comprising a mobile station and a hearing aid;
detecting a wireless call;
polling by the mobile station for the presence of the hearing aid; and
establishing the communication link between the wireless communication system and the hearing aid via the mobile station;
wherein a speaker of the hearing aid is used to produce audio based upon signals transmitted via said communication link.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing a link between the hearing aid of a user and the user'"'"'s wireless telephone to reduce interference in the hearing aid due to transmissions of the wireless telephone. The link between the wireless telephone and the hearing aid is formed using an ad hoc polling based communication infrastructure, such as the Bluetooth protocol.
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1. A method of establishing a communication link between a wireless communication system and a hearing aid, the method comprising steps of:
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forming a limited access piconet using an ad hoc polling based communication infrastructure, the piconet comprising a mobile station and a hearing aid;
detecting a wireless call;
polling by the mobile station for the presence of the hearing aid; and
establishing the communication link between the wireless communication system and the hearing aid via the mobile station;
wherein a speaker of the hearing aid is used to produce audio based upon signals transmitted via said communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of establishing a communication link between a wireless communication system and a hearing aid, the method comprising steps of:
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forming a limited access piconet using an ad hoc polling based communication infrastructure, the piconet comprising a mobile station and a hearing aid;
designating the mobile station as a master node and the hearing aid as a slave node of the piconet;
polling by the mobile station for the presence of the hearing aid;
establishing the communication link from the wireless communication system to the hearing aid via the mobile station; and
wherein the hearing aid comprises a microphone and a speaker both disposed to fit substantially within in a shell of a user'"'"'s ear. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A hearing aid apparatus for communicating via a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter disposed to transmit signals from the hearing aid to a mobile station;
means for establishing a communication link between by forming a limited access ad hoc polling based communication infrastructure, the piconet comprising a hearing aid and a mobile station; and
a speaker disposed within the hearing aid;
wherein speech signals from said wireless communication are conveyed via the speaker disposed within the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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