Portable auditory testing system and method for enhancing the capability of a portable auditory testing device
First Claim
1. In an auditory testing environment, wherein a portable testing device is operable to test the hearing of a subject, a method for enhancing the capability of the portable testing device, the method comprising:
- providing a portable handheld device, the portable handheld device comprising;
a graphical user interface;
a database operable to store information associated with at least one subject; and
a controller operatively coupled to the graphical user interface and the database;
the controller being programmed to control the first portable device via the communication link; and
communicatively coupling the portable testing device to the portable handheld device via a communication link so that the portable testing device and the portable handheld device operate as a single portable auditory testing unit.
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Abstract
A portable auditory testing system (170) and a method (400) for enhancing capability of a portable auditory testing device (120) are described herein. The portable auditory testing device (120) and a mobile handheld device (130) may be physically coupled together. The portable auditory testing device (120) may be communicatively coupled to the mobile handheld device (130) via a communication link so that the portable auditory testing device (120) and the mobile handheld device (130) may operate as a single unit. The mobile handheld device (130) may provide the portable auditory testing device (120) with a graphical user interface (820), and a database (830) operable to store information associated with at least one subject.
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29 Claims
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1. In an auditory testing environment, wherein a portable testing device is operable to test the hearing of a subject, a method for enhancing the capability of the portable testing device, the method comprising:
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providing a portable handheld device, the portable handheld device comprising;
a graphical user interface;
a database operable to store information associated with at least one subject; and
a controller operatively coupled to the graphical user interface and the database;
the controller being programmed to control the first portable device via the communication link; and
communicatively coupling the portable testing device to the portable handheld device via a communication link so that the portable testing device and the portable handheld device operate as a single portable auditory testing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an auditory testing environment, wherein a portable auditory testing device is operable to test the hearing of a subject, a method for retrofitting the portable auditory testing device, the method comprising:
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providing the portable auditory testing device within a first carrying member;
providing a mobile handheld device within a second carrying member;
physically coupling the first carrying member and the second carrying member together;
communicatively coupling the portable auditory testing device to the mobile handheld device via a first communication link so that the mobile handheld device is operable to control the portable auditory testing device for a hearing test;
communicatively coupling the portable auditory testing device and the mobile handheld device to a network element via a second communication link;
providing a user-input device within the mobile handheld device;
providing a graphical user interface within the mobile handheld device to view information associated with at least one subject; and
providing a database within the mobile handheld device to store information associated with at least one subject. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable auditory testing system comprising:
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a carrying member;
a portable auditory testing device disposed in the carrying member, the portable auditory testing device being operable to test the hearing of a subject; and
a mobile handheld device physically coupled to the carrying member via a fastener, the mobile handheld device being in communication with the portable auditory testing device via a communication link, and the mobile handheld device comprising;
a graphical user interface;
a database adapted to store information associated with at least one subject; and
a controller operatively coupled to the graphical user interface and the user input interface, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to operate the portable auditory testing device via the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for testing the hearing of a patient, the system comprising:
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a first carrying member having a front portion;
a second carrying member having a rear portion, the second carrying member being physically coupled to the first carrying member via a plurality of Velcro-like material strips, at least one of the plurality of Velcro-like material strips is disposed on each of the front portion of the first carrying member and the rear portion of the second carrying member;
a portable auditory testing device disposed within the first carrying member, the portable auditory testing device being operable to test the hearing of a patient; and
a mobile handheld device disposed within the second carrying member, the mobile handheld device being in communication with the portable auditory testing device via a cable, and the mobile handheld device comprising;
a liquid crystal display;
a user input device;
a database adapted to store hearing test data associated with at least one patient; and
a controller operatively coupled to the liquid crystal display, the user input device, and the database, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to operate the portable auditory testing device via the cable between the portable auditory testing device and the mobile handheld device.
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