Hearing system with remote control as a base station and corresponding communication method

• US 20080123865A1
• Filed: 10/18/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sivantos Gmbh (WS Audiology A/S)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Beck, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 8,155,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/23.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/55 Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/558 Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency

Abstract

Hearing-aid wearers should be able to converse unimpeded even in noisy environments. Provided for this is a hearing system with a first hearing device, a second hearing device and a remote control for the operation of the first and/or second hearing device. The remote control is embodied as a base station to which the first and second hearing device is able to log on to establish a spontaneous communication network. This facilitates a wireless communication using a remote control as a relay station and without the influence of background noise.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A hearing system, comprising:

a first hearing device;

a second hearing device; and

a first remote control to operate at least one of the hearing devices, the first remote control is a base station to which the first and second hearing device log on in order to establish a spontaneous communication network.

12. The hearing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the hearing devices comprising a microphone for voice communication via the communication network.

13. The hearing system as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

a third hearing device; and

a second remote control having a communication link with the third hearing device and the second remote control logs onto the first remote control such that the third hearing device communicates over the communication network to at least the first or second hearing device.

14. The hearing system as claimed in claim 11, further comprising establishing a communication link by a plurality of subscribers to the communication network.

15. The hearing system as claimed in claim 11, further comprises a module to translate between different transmission standards of the hearing devices so that the first hearing device, which has a different transmission standard than the second hearing device, communicates with the second hearing device via the module.

16. The hearing system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the module is integrated in the first remote control.

17. The hearing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least the first or second hearing devices comprises two hearing aids for binaural provision to a hearing-aid wearer.

18. A method for communication between a first hearing device and a second hearing device, comprising:

provisioning a first remote control as a base station, the first remote control for the operation of at least the first or second hearing device;

establishing a spontaneous communication network via a log on of the first and second hearing device to the remote control; and

communicating between the first hearing device and the second hearing device via the remote control.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, further comprises logging on to the network via a second remote control so that at least a third hearing device, which has a communication link with the second remote control, communicates via the communication network with at least the first hearing device.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18, further comprises converting communication between the devices when the devices include different transmission standards.