Hearing aid with an amplifying device in a housing of a user positionable hand-held apparatus
First Claim
1. A hearing aid, comprising at least one ear-piece unit to be placed in or at a user'"'"'s ear, said ear-piece unit having on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a microphone unit, said hearing aid further comprising at least one amplifying device adapted to amplify electrical signals received from the microphone unit and to deliver the amplified electrical signals to the loudspeaker unit, wherein said amplifying device communicates with the microphone unit and the loudspeaker unit, wherein said amplifying device communicates with the microphone unit and the loudspeaker unit and can be worn or supported at the upper part of the user'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
A hearing aid comprises at least one ear-piece unit to be placed in or at an user'"'"'s ear, said ear-piece unit having at one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and at another side thereof a microphone unit, said hearing aid further comprising at least one amplifying device adapted to amplify electrical signals received from the microphone unit to deliver the amplified electrical signals to the loudspeaker unit, wherein said amplifying device communicates with the microphone unit and the loudspeaker unit and can be worn or supported at the upper part of the user'"'"'s body.
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25 Claims
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1. A hearing aid, comprising
at least one ear-piece unit to be placed in or at a user'"'"'s ear, said ear-piece unit having on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a microphone unit, said hearing aid further comprising at least one amplifying device adapted to amplify electrical signals received from the microphone unit and to deliver the amplified electrical signals to the loudspeaker unit, wherein said amplifying device communicates with the microphone unit and the loudspeaker unit, wherein said amplifying device communicates with the microphone unit and the loudspeaker unit and can be worn or supported at the upper part of the user'"'"'s body.
- 12. A hand-held electrical or electronical apparatus to be worn or supported at the upper part of an user'"'"'s body and adapted to communicate with a microphone unit and a loudspeaker unit of an ear-piece unit of a hearing aid, said hand-held apparatus adapted for receiving electrical signals from said microphone unit, for amplifying the electrical signals and for delivering the amplified electrical signals to said loudspeaker unit.
- 20. A hearing aid system, comprising two ear-piece units to be placed in or at the user'"'"'s ears, each one of said ear-piece units comprising on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a microphone unit, two ear-piece cables for connecting said two ear-piece units with at least one amplifying device, each one of said ear-piece cables containing an electrical signal connected with said microphone unit and one electrical signal line connected with said loudspeaker unit, wherein said two ear-piece cables are provided at one end thereof with a common plug for connecting them with a corresponding interface socket in a housing of the amplifying device.
- 22. An ear-piece unit to be placed in or at an user'"'"'s ear, comprising on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a microphone unit, a first wireless transmitting and receiving unit for communicating with a second transmitting and receiving unit connected with an amplifying device, wherein said first transmitting and receiving unit is adapted for transmitting electrical signals received from said microphone unit to said second transmitting and receiving unit and for receiving amplified signals transmitted from said second transmitting and receiving unit, wherein the wireless communication occurs by radio waves, ultra sound waves or infrared electro-magnetic waves.
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24. A combined hearing aid and hands-free system for use in connection with a mobile communication unit, said mobile communication unit comprising at least one amplifying device, said combined hearing aid and hands-free system comprising at least one ear-piece unit to be placed in or at a user'"'"'s ear, said ear-piece unit having on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a first microphone unit, at least one ear-piece cable for connecting the at least one ear-piece unit with the mobile communication unit, a second microphone unit and a microphone cable for connecting said second microphone unit with the mobile communication unit, said ear-piece cable and said microphone cable being mechanically coupled to each other at least partly.
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25. A combined hearing aid and hands-free system for use in connection with a mobile communication unit, said mobile communication unit comprising at least one amplifying device, said combined hearing aid and hands-free system comprising at least one ear-piece unit to be placed in or at a user'"'"'s ear, said ear-piece unit having on one side thereof a loudspeaker unit and on another side thereof a first microphone unit, a first wireless transmitting and receiving unit for communicating with a second transmitting and receiving unit connected with the amplifying device, wherein said first transmitting and receiving unit is adapted for transmitting electrical signals received from said microphone unit to said second transmitting and receiving unit and for receiving amplified signals transmitted from said second transmitting and receiving unit, wherein the wireless communication occurs by radio waves, ultra sound waves or infrared electro-magnetic waves.
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