Embedded internet for hearing aids
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1. A method for operating a hearing aid comprising:
- determining, with the hearing aid, at least one quantity relating to an abnormal operating condition of the hearing aid, and transmitting the determined at least one quantity or a message relating to this at least one quantity to an external system with the hearing aid, the external system comprising a data network that is the Internet or other wide-area network, the transmission utilizing an embedded Internet functionality of the hearing aid, and the transmission including an Internet address stored in the hearing aid.
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Abstract
A hearing aid has an embedded Internet interface so that the hearing aid can automatically communicate error diagnosis data to a hearing aid acoustician via the Internet so that the hearing aid user need not visit the hearing aid acoustician and so that acoustician can initiate appropriate maintenance, training or repair measures. An appertaining method is also provided.
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1. A method for operating a hearing aid comprising:
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determining, with the hearing aid, at least one quantity relating to an abnormal operating condition of the hearing aid, and transmitting the determined at least one quantity or a message relating to this at least one quantity to an external system with the hearing aid, the external system comprising a data network that is the Internet or other wide-area network, the transmission utilizing an embedded Internet functionality of the hearing aid, and the transmission including an Internet address stored in the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hearing aid, comprising:
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an analysis device configured to determine at least one quantity relating to at least one abnormal operating condition of the hearing aid;
a transmission device configured to transmit the determined at least one quantity or a message relating to this at least one quantity to an external system, the external system comprising a data network that is the Internet or other wide-area network, the transmission device comprising;
an embedded Internet or wide-area network communication module; and
an address register comprising an address to which a respective quantity or message is to be sent. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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