Hearing Aid and Energy Charger as well as Associated Method
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Abstract
A hearing aid with a rechargeable energy storage unit used as a power supply and an antenna used for wireless transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals is provided. The hearing aid also includes an energy charging unit which is arranged between the antenna and the energy storage unit, with the energy transmitted electromagnetically in a charging mode to the antenna being fed electrically via the energy charging unit into the energy storage unit. An energy charger and an energy storage method are also provided.
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Citations
36 Claims
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17. A hearing aid comprising:
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a rechargeable energy storage unit used as a power supply; an antenna used for wireless transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals between a second hearing aid and/or a remote control; and an energy charging unit, wherein the energy charging unit is arranged between the antenna and the rechargeable energy storage unit, and wherein in a charging mode an energy transmitted electromagnetically to the antenna is fed electrically via the energy charging unit into the energy storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An energy charger for inductive charging of a hearing aid, comprising:
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a data transmission unit that modulates an electromagnetic energy for a transmission of a data from the energy charger to an antenna of the hearing aid, wherein in a charging mode an energy is transmitted electromagnetically to the antenna of the hearing aid and fed electrically via an energy charging unit of the hearing aid into the energy storage unit of the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method for charging a rechargeable energy storage unit of a hearing aid having an antenna for a wireless transmission and reception of an electromagnetic signal to and from a second hearing aid and/or a remote control, comprising:
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transmitting an electromagnetic energy to the antenna in a charging mode; and electrically feeding the electromagnetic energy through an energy charging unit into the rechargeable energy storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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