Resonance frequency shift canceling in wireless hearing aids
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- an antenna with a resonant circuit, the resonant circuit including an inductive coil connected to a tuning capacitor;
means to selectively drive the resonant circuit during a transmit mode;
means to selectively receive an induced signal in the resonant circuit during a receive mode; and
means to selectively include a frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit to provide a first resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the transmit mode and a second resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the receive mode such that the first resonance frequency and the second resonance frequency are approximately equal.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are provided to switch between transmit and receive modes in wireless hearing aids. Various aspects of the present subject matter relate to a communication system. Various embodiments of the communication system include an antenna with a resonant circuit having an inductive coil connected to a tuning capacitor. The communication system includes means to selectively drive the resonant circuit during a transmit mode, and means to selectively receive an induced signal in the resonant circuit during a receive mode. The communication system further includes means to selectively include a frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit to provide a first resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the transmit mode and a second resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the receive mode such that the first resonance frequency and the second resonance frequency are approximately equal. Other aspects are provided herein.
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26 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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an antenna with a resonant circuit, the resonant circuit including an inductive coil connected to a tuning capacitor;
means to selectively drive the resonant circuit during a transmit mode;
means to selectively receive an induced signal in the resonant circuit during a receive mode; and
means to selectively include a frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit to provide a first resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the transmit mode and a second resonance frequency in the resonant circuit in the receive mode such that the first resonance frequency and the second resonance frequency are approximately equal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication system, comprising:
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an antenna element having a first terminal, a second terminal and a node, the antenna element including a resonant circuit, the resonant circuit including an inductive coil connected between the first terminal and the node and a tuning capacitor connected between the second terminal and the node;
a DC blocking capacitor connected to the node of the antenna element;
an amplifier to be connected to the node of the antenna through the DC blocking capacitor during a receive mode to receive a first communication signal induced in the inductive coil of the resonant circuit;
a driver to be connected to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal of the antenna element in a transmit mode to energize the inductive coil of the resonant circuit with a second communication signal;
a frequency shift canceling component to be selectively included in the resonant circuit of the antenna element, the frequency shift canceling component having a predetermined value; and
a transmit-receive (TR) switch responsive to a control signal to include the frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit when switching to a first one of the transmit and receive modes, and to exclude the frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit when switching to a second one of the transmit and receive modes such that a first resonance frequency of the resonant circuit during the receive mode and a second resonance frequency of the resonant circuit during the transmit mode are approximately equal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hearing aid, comprising:
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a hearing aid receiver to present sound to an ear;
a microphone system to receive acoustic signals;
an antenna element to transmit and receive inductive signals, the antenna element including;
a first terminal, a second terminal and a node; and
a resonant circuit, including an inductive coil connected between the first terminal and the node, and a tuning capacitor connected between the second terminal and the node;
a DC blocking capacitor connected to the node of the antenna element;
a frequency shift canceling component; and
signal processing circuitry connected to the microphone system to process received acoustic signals and present the processed signals to the hearing aid receiver, and connected to the antenna element to process the received inductive signals, the signal processing circuitry including a transmit-receive (TR) switch responsive to a control signal to include the frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit when switching to a first one of the transmit and receive modes, and to exclude the frequency shift canceling component in the resonant circuit when switching to a second one of the transmit and receive modes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for switching modes in a wireless communication system having a resonant circuit in an antenna element, comprising:
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determining whether a trigger to switch modes has occurred; and
for one of switching from a transmit mode to a receive mode or switching from the receive mode to the transmit mode, selectively incorporating a frequency shift canceling component to compensate for a resonant frequency shift in the resonant circuit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification