HEARING DEVICE, HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A hearing device, comprising:
- an input transducer for converting an acoustic input signal (Si1) to an electric input signal,an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an acoustic output signal,an electric signal path extending between the input and output transducers,a transceiver for establishing a data communications link to another hearing device,a sensing unit for detecting whether a telephone handset is placed close to the hearing device, anda control unit for controlling at least the acoustic output signal and the transceiver in at least a first and second control mode,whereinin the first, normal mode, the control unit is adapted for enabling the acoustic output signal, andin the second, Tx-mode, when a telephone handset is detected by the sensing unit, the control unit is adapted for inhibiting or attenuating the acoustic output signal and for enabling the transmission of an electric signal tapped from the signal path to the other hearing device via the data communications link.
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a hearing device system which comprises: at least a first hearing device (10) including a first control unit (14) and a second hearing device (30) including a second control unit (37) for processing acoustic signals. Each of the hearing devices includes a transceiver (20, 34) for establishing a data communications link (40) between the first and the second hearing devices. At least one of the hearing devices including a sensing means (18, 33) for detecting, whether a telephone handset (19) is placed close to the hearing device. Each of the control units includes at least a first and a second control mode. Both hearing devices are adapted for outputting the processed acoustic signals in the first control mode. Upon detection of the telephone handset the first hearing device is shifted to the second control mode for inhibiting the output of the processed acoustic signals and establishing the data communications link for transmitting the processed acoustic signals to the second hearing device. The second hearing device is also shifted to the second control mode for receiving the processed acoustic signals transmitted from the first hearing device and outputting the transmitted acoustic signals.
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25 Claims
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1. A hearing device, comprising:
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an input transducer for converting an acoustic input signal (Si1) to an electric input signal, an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an acoustic output signal, an electric signal path extending between the input and output transducers, a transceiver for establishing a data communications link to another hearing device, a sensing unit for detecting whether a telephone handset is placed close to the hearing device, and a control unit for controlling at least the acoustic output signal and the transceiver in at least a first and second control mode, wherein in the first, normal mode, the control unit is adapted for enabling the acoustic output signal, and in the second, Tx-mode, when a telephone handset is detected by the sensing unit, the control unit is adapted for inhibiting or attenuating the acoustic output signal and for enabling the transmission of an electric signal tapped from the signal path to the other hearing device via the data communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. A hearing device system, comprising:
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at least a first hearing device and a second hearing device, each of the hearing devices comprising an input transducer for converting an acoustic input signal to an electric input signal, an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an acoustic output signal, an electric signal path extending between the respective input and output transducers, a transceiver for establishing a data communications link between the first and the second hearing devices, and a control unit for controlling at least the acoustic output signal and the transceiver in at least a first and second control mode, and at least the first one of the hearing devices includes a sensing unit for detecting, whether a telephone handset is placed close to the hearing device, wherein each of the control units of the first and second hearing device is adapted for enabling the acoustic output signal in the first, normal control mode, and the control unit of the first hearing device is adapted in its second, Tx-control mode for inhibiting or attenuating the acoustic output signal and for enabling the transmission of an electric signal tapped from its signal path to the second hearing device via the data communications link, and the control unit of the second hearing device is adapted in its second, Rx-control mode for enabling the reception of a signal from the first hearing device (30) via the data communications link and enabling the acoustic output signal including a signal originating from the signal received from the other hearing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling a hearing device system in connection with a telephone handset, the hearing device system comprising at least a first hearing device and a second hearing device, and each of the hearing devices including an input transducer for converting an acoustic input signal to an electric input signal, an output transducer for converting a processed electric output signal to an acoustic output signal, an electric signal path extending between the input and output transducers, a transceiver for establishing a data communications link between the first and the second hearing device, and a control unit for implementing at least a first and a second control mode, and wherein at least the first one of the hearing devices includes a sensing unit adapted to detect, whether a telephone handset is placed close to the hearing device, the method comprising:
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detecting whether a telephone handset is placed close to the first hearing device, if a telephone handset is detected, switching the first and second hearing device from a first, normal control mode to a second, Tx- and Rx-control mode, respectively, establishing in the second control mode a data communications link between the first and second hearing device, transmitting an electric signal derived from the signal path of the first hearing device to the second hearing device via the data communications link, and inhibiting or attenuating the acoustic output signal of the first hearing device and enabling the acoustic output signal of the second hearing device, the acoustic output signal including a signal originating from the signal received from the first hearing device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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