Aided Ear Bud
First Claim
1. A hearing aid device for interfacing with a mobile communications device, the hearing aid device comprising a wireless transceiver and a speaker and being configured to:
- receive a switching command at the wireless transceiver; and
in response to receiving the switching command;
receive an audio signal, the audio signal being transmitted by a mobile communications device and corresponding to audible content of a call;
modify the audio signal based on a frequency map to create a modified signal; and
output audio corresponding to the modified signal on the speaker.
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Abstract
A hearing aid device is configured to operate as an ear bud device for a wireless phone. The hearing aid device functions in a manner similar to a conventional hearing aid device in a first operational state. The operational state of the hearing aid device is changed to a second operational state, in some embodiments, by a verified input from a wireless phone. Upon the change in operational state, the microphone input from the aided ear bud is output to the wireless phone while the incoming transmission from the wireless phone is combined with the microphone input and output to the user. The hearing aid device can be modified to receive analog or digital inputs from other outside sources. Exemplary methods for operating a hearing aid device is disclosed. An exemplary mobile communications device for interfacing with the hearing aid device also is disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A hearing aid device for interfacing with a mobile communications device, the hearing aid device comprising a wireless transceiver and a speaker and being configured to:
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receive a switching command at the wireless transceiver; and in response to receiving the switching command; receive an audio signal, the audio signal being transmitted by a mobile communications device and corresponding to audible content of a call; modify the audio signal based on a frequency map to create a modified signal; and output audio corresponding to the modified signal on the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a hearing aid device comprising a wireless transceiver and a speaker, the method comprising:
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receiving a switching command at the wireless transceiver, the switching command being received from a mobile communications device; and in response to receiving the switching command; receiving a call audio signal at the hearing aid device, the call audio signal being transmitted by the mobile communications device and representing audible content of a call; modifying the audio signal based on a frequency map to create a modified signal; and outputting audio corresponding to the modified signal to the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile communications device for electronically interfacing with a hearing aid device, the mobile communications device being configured to:
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transmit a switching command to a wireless transceiver of the hearing aid device, the hearing aid device being operable to switch to a second operating mode from a first operating mode in response to receiving the switching command at the wireless transceiver; transmit an audio signal representing audible content of a call to the hearing aid device for modification and output on a speaker of the hearing aid device; and receive a microphone signal from the hearing aid device, the microphone signal corresponding to an audible sound received by a microphone of the hearing aid device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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