PROVIDING NOTIFICATION SOUNDS IN A CUSTOMIZABLE MANNER
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1. A method performed for presenting an audible rendering of an event notification signal generated by a notifying device in response to an external event, comprising:
- receiving the event notification signal at a processing device in communication with an output device;
processing the event notification signal by the processing device in accordance with a user preference to form the audible rendering of the event notification signal;
passing the audible rendering of the event notification signal to the output device presenting the audible rendering of the event notification signal by the output device.
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Abstract
Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe an apparatus, system, and method that allow a user to perceive notifications (audible or otherwise) corresponding to an external event in any manner deemed appropriate.
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1. A method performed for presenting an audible rendering of an event notification signal generated by a notifying device in response to an external event, comprising:
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receiving the event notification signal at a processing device in communication with an output device; processing the event notification signal by the processing device in accordance with a user preference to form the audible rendering of the event notification signal;
passing the audible rendering of the event notification signal to the output device presenting the audible rendering of the event notification signal by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system arranged for providing hearing assistance, comprising:
a hearing assistance device in communication with the computing device comprising an output device arranged to provide an output suitable for being audibly perceived by a user of the system, wherein a processor in the computing device;
receives an event notification signal provided by a notifying device indicating that an event has occurred, processes the event notification signal in accordance with an audio processing profile to form an audible rendering of the event notification signal, passes the audible rendering of the event notification signal to the output device, and presents the audible rendering of the event notification signal by the output device.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Non-transient computer readable medium for storing computer code executable by a processor in a hearing assistance device for presenting an audible rendering of a notification signal generated by a notifying device in response to an external event, comprising:
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computer code for receiving the event notification signal at a processing device in communication with the hearing assistance device; computer code for processing the event notification signal by the processing device in accordance with a user preference to form the audible rendering of the event notification signal; computer code for passing the audible rendering of the event notification signal to an output device; and computer code for presenting the audible rendering of the event notification signal by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hearing assistance device for presenting an audible version of an event notification signal generated by a notifying device in response to at least one external event, comprising:
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a processor; a data storage device arranged to store at least a user preference; an output device; and an interface in communication with the processor for receiving the event notification signal, wherein the processor processes the event notification signal to form the audible version of the event notification signal in accordance with the user preference, passes the audible version of the event notification signal to the output device, and presents the audible version of the event notification signal by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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