MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, DIGITAL HEARING AID, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DIGITAL HEARING AID USING THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- a radio unit to communicate with a wireless digital hearing aid;
an environment measurer to measure an environmental signal; and
a hearing aid controller to output at least one of a control command and information to control the hearing aid by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal.
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Abstract
A mobile communication terminal interacts with a digital hearing aid and a wireless hearing aid uses the mobile communication terminal. When a user having the mobile communication terminal interworking with the digital hearing aid operates the hearing aid, an amplification function suitable for auditory characteristics of the user is performed. That is, when auditory information of the user is sent to the terminal, the terminal adjusts an amplification gain to prevent the acoustic shock by measuring an environmental signal. The terminal computes an environment profile by analyzing the measured environmental signal and auditory information of the user sent from the hearing aid and automatically adjusts a non-linear amplification level according to a user environment by sending the environment profile to the hearing aid.
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17 Claims
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1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a radio unit to communicate with a wireless digital hearing aid; an environment measurer to measure an environmental signal; and a hearing aid controller to output at least one of a control command and information to control the hearing aid by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless digital hearing aid, comprising:
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a radio unit to communicate with a mobile communication terminal; and a gain controller to perform at least one of an update operation and a temporary adjustment operation on a non-linear amplification gain according to at least one of a control command and information sent from the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling a wireless digital hearing aid using a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether the hearing aid is in operation; measuring, by the mobile communication terminal, an environmental signal when the hearing aid is in operation; determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether a signal level exceeds an allowed range by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal; and requesting, by the mobile communication terminal, the hearing aid to update a non-linear amplification gain when the signal level exceeds the allowed range.
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9. A method of controlling a wireless digital hearing aid using a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether the hearing aid is in operation; receiving, by the mobile communication terminal, auditory characteristics of a user from the hearing aid when the hearing aid is in operation, and measuring an environmental signal; generating, by the mobile communication terminal, an environment profile by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal; and requesting, by the mobile communication terminal, the hearing aid to update a non-linear amplification gain by sending the environment profile to the hearing aid.
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10. A method of controlling a wireless digital hearing aid using a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether the hearing aid is in operation; measuring, by the mobile communication terminal, an environmental signal when the hearing aid is in operation; determining, by the mobile communication terminal, whether a signal level exceeds an allowed range by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal; and sending, by the mobile communication terminal, an emergency control signal to the hearing aid so that the hearing aid temporarily adjusts sound to be output when the signal level exceeds the allowed range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A hearing aid system having a wireless digital hearing aid and a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a radio unit in the mobile communication terminal to communicate with the wireless digital hearing aid; a radio unit in the wireless digital hearing aid to communicate with the mobile communication terminal; and an environment measurer to measure to an environmental signal, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes a hearing a controller to output at least one of a control command and information to control the hearing aid by analyzing a measurement result of the environmental signal, and wherein the wireless digital hearing aid includes a gain controller to perform at least one of an update operation and a temporary adjustment operation on a non-linear amplification gain according to the at least one of the control command and information sent from the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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