Hearing Device System and Method

• US 20120057734A1
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asius Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Asius Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Ambrose, Stephen D., Gido, Samuel P., Schulein, Robert B.
• Application Number:
  US13/222,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20120057734A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/328
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 45/04 having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms F04B45/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/406 microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 11/02 Loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2205/041 Adaptation of stereophonic signal reproduction for the hearing impaired
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/55 Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/00 Deaf-aid sets , i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception electrical stimulation of auditory nerves to promote the auditory function A61N1/36038; optical stimulation of auditory nerves to promote the auditory function A61N5/0622
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/407 Circuits for combining signals of a plurality of transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/43 Electronic input selection or mixing based on input signal analysis, e.g. mixing or selection between microphone and telecoil or between microphones with different directivity characteristics H04R25/407 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/456 mechanically
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/552 Binaural
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S

Abstract

A system for linking together audio signal producing, signal processing, and ear coupling devices comprising, in an embodiment: (1) an in-ear audio coupling device; (2) hearing aid electronics; (3) an external audio signal generating device; and (4) a module for audio mixing and enhancement.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an in-ear audio coupling device;

hearing aid electronics coupled to the in-ear-audio coupling device;

an external audio signal generating device coupled to the hearing aid electronics; and

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a module operatively coupled to the hearing aid electronics for audio mixing and enhancement.

2. An apparatus comprising:

a first diaphragm having an output; and

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a second diaphragm having an output connected to the output of the first diaphragm.