Wireless gateway for hearing aid
First Claim
1. A remote control unit for a hearing aid characterized in that the remote control unit includes a first RF transceiver that complies with a Bluetooth®
- standard and an RF transmitter that does not comply with the Bluetooth®
standard, whereby the remote control unit serves as a wireless gateway between Bluetooth®
compliant devices and the hearing aid.
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Abstract
A remote control unit includes an RF transceiver that complies with a Bluetooth® standard and an RF transmitter that does not comply with the Bluetooth® standard, whereby the remote control unit serves as a wireless gateway between Bluetooth® compliant devices and the hearing aid. The hearing aid can further include a transmitter and the remote control unit can further include a receiver, neither of which comply with the Bluetooth® standard. The transmitters operate in the ISM band at low power, minimizing power dissipation within a hearing aid.
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8 Claims
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1. A remote control unit for a hearing aid characterized in that the remote control unit includes a first RF transceiver that complies with a Bluetooth®
- standard and an RF transmitter that does not comply with the Bluetooth®
standard, whereby the remote control unit serves as a wireless gateway between Bluetooth®
compliant devices and the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- standard and an RF transmitter that does not comply with the Bluetooth®
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6. A hearing aid system comprising:
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a hearing aid including an RF receiver; a remote control unit including an RF transmitter; said receiver and said transmitter do not comply with a Bluetooth®
standard;wherein said remote control unit further includes an RF transceiver that complies with the Bluetooth®
standard;whereby the remote control unit is a gateway for coupling data to the hearing aid from devices that comply with the Bluetooth®
standard. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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Specification