Selection of communication connections in hearing aids
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1. A hearing aid, comprising:
- a radio interface configured to receive radio signals from signal sources and to convert the radio signals into at least one of acoustic signals and control signals;
a memory device configured to store at least one of address data and channel data with respect to a plurality of the signal sources; and
an address management system configured to allocate priorities to the plurality of signal sources whose at least one of address data and channel data are stored.
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Abstract
A hearing aid and a corresponding method are provided in which address data and/or channel data with respect to a plurality of signal sources are stored in a memory of the hearing aid. As a result of a priority-driven address management system, the hearing aid user can very conveniently automatically engage in communication with an interface having the highest priority.
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14 Claims
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1. A hearing aid, comprising:
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a radio interface configured to receive radio signals from signal sources and to convert the radio signals into at least one of acoustic signals and control signals;
a memory device configured to store at least one of address data and channel data with respect to a plurality of the signal sources; and
an address management system configured to allocate priorities to the plurality of signal sources whose at least one of address data and channel data are stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
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8. A method for operating a hearing aid, comprising:
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receiving radio signals from a plurality of signal sources;
storing at least one of address data and channel data with respect to the plurality of signal sources;
coupling at least one of address data and channel data with priority information; and
converting the received radio signals from one of the plurality of signal sources whose at least one of address data and channel data are stored into at least one of acoustic signals and control signals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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