Audiologist Equipment Interface User Database For Providing Aural Rehabilitation Of Hearing Loss Across Multiple Dimensions Of Hearing
First Claim
1. A computer-interfaced audiometer system for connecting a conventional audiometer to a computer system, comprisinga computer directed having a program for automatically record hearing test data to provide extended hearing testing capabilities, andan interface with other computer systems and a central database so as to ensure rapid and accurate hearing health assessments and testing.
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Abstract
An audiometer system (100) includes a user (105), a sound room (110), a Speaker (115), a pair of headphones (120), a pair of leads (125) and (130), a button (135), and an audiometer (140). User (105) is an individual on whom a hearing test is to be administered. User (105) is an individual on whom a hearing test is to be administrated. User (105) wears headphones (120) in sound room (100). An audiologist conducts a Hearing test by operating audiometer (150). Audiometer (140) produces a hearing test by operating audiometer (140). Audiometer (140) produces the required tones at the desires frequency and amplitudes, according to adjustments made to frequency adjust (150) and amplitude adjusts (150). Frequency adjust (145) and amplitude adjust (150) can be rotary or push button adjustments.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-interfaced audiometer system for connecting a conventional audiometer to a computer system, comprising
a computer directed having a program for automatically record hearing test data to provide extended hearing testing capabilities, and an interface with other computer systems and a central database so as to ensure rapid and accurate hearing health assessments and testing.
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13. A method for using a computer-interfaced audiometer system for connecting a conventional audiometer to a computer system, comprising the steps of
providing a computer having a program for automatically recording hearing test data for providing extended hearing testing capabilities, and providing an interface with other computer systems and a central database so as to ensure rapid and accurate hearing health assessments and testing.
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14. A method for using an interface for an audiometer generating analog right and left tone signals at respective right and left signal outputs, and a computer system for data analysis and audiological testing, the method comprising:
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providing an interface for coupling the right and left signal outputs, wherein the interface includes an analog to digital converter (“
ADC”
) for converting analog tone signals to digital tone data;providing a controller including a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is coupled to the interface, a digital signal processor (“
DSP”
), a sound card, a tone output and an operator input;wherein the processor is selectively controllable to operate the interface in a legacy mode and a processor control mode, wherein in the legacy mode the processor routes the analog tone signals received at the interface to the tone output, and wherein in the processor control mode the processor transmits the digital tone data to the DSP, wherein the DSP based on the digital tone data generates frequency and amplitude data corresponding to the analog tone signals represented by the digital tone data, stores the frequency and amplitude data in the memory and transmits the digital tone data to the sound card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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