WIRELESS SYSTEM FOR HEARING COMMUNICATION DEVICES PROVIDING WIRELESS STEREO RECEPTION MODES
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1. A system for a wearer having a first ear and a second ear, comprising:
- a remote source adapted to provide wireless communications;
a first hearing communication device to receive wireless communications from the remote source, the first hearing communication device adapted to provide first audio information to the first ear; and
a second hearing communication device to receive wireless communications, the second hearing communication device adapted to provide second audio information to the second ear,wherein the second hearing communication device is adapted to receive signals without an electrical connection to the first hearing communication device and wherein the system is adapted to support a stereo mode of reception by the first hearing communication device and the second hearing communication device.
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Abstract
The present subject matter relates to the wireless stereo reception of first and second audio information by wireless hearing communication devices. One type of device which may employ the present subject matter is a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Various forms and protocols of signal transmission are employed in varying embodiments. The present subject matter includes various communication modes such as eavesdropping modes and relaying modes.
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1. A system for a wearer having a first ear and a second ear, comprising:
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a remote source adapted to provide wireless communications; a first hearing communication device to receive wireless communications from the remote source, the first hearing communication device adapted to provide first audio information to the first ear; and a second hearing communication device to receive wireless communications, the second hearing communication device adapted to provide second audio information to the second ear, wherein the second hearing communication device is adapted to receive signals without an electrical connection to the first hearing communication device and wherein the system is adapted to support a stereo mode of reception by the first hearing communication device and the second hearing communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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27. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a wireless signal including first audio information and second audio information, the first and second audio information representing stereo audio signals; wirelessly receiving the first audio information with a first hearing communication device; wirelessly receiving the second audio information with a second hearing communication device; playing the first audio information to a first ear of a wearer of the first hearing communication device; and playing the first audio information to a second ear of a wearer of a second hearing communication device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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