COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICES

• US 20110090837A1
• Filed: 12/29/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Starkey Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Victorian, Thomas A., Preves, David A., Magstadt, Randy L., Duchscher, Rob, Solum, Jeffrey Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/980,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20110090837A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0057 Block codes H04L1/0061, H04L1/0064 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/021 Behind the ear [BTE] hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/023 Completely in the canal [CIC] hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/025 In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/03 Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/558 Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

The present subject matter provides a system for wireless communications between one or more wireless audio devices and other electronics for providing a rich set of streaming audio, control, programming and enhanced hearing functions.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communications of audio information, comprising:

establishing digital codes associated with one or more wireless hearing assistance devices; and

transmitting the audio information to a plurality of wireless hearing assistance devices based on the digital codes.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting stereo audio information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting packetized audio information using a unicast mode.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting packetized audio information using a multicast mode.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting packetized audio information using a broadcast mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting from ear-to-ear for right and left wireless audio devices.