HEARING AID SYSTEMS
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Abstract
Systems, structures, and methods are provided to fit, program, or upgrade a hearing aid system to a patient. One embodiment includes the use of a mobile device to interact with the hearing aid system through a short-range network. The mobile device is also adapted to communicate with a server through a long-range wireless network. The server may reside on the Internet.
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30 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method to be performed using a mobile device and a non-transitory application with executable instructions to be executed by the mobile device, the method, comprising:
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receiving, using the mobile device and the application to be executed by the mobile device, digital transmissions through a long-range network into the mobile device, wherein receiving digital transmissions through the long-range network includes receiving digital transmissions through a wireless cellular network, and programming, using the mobile device and application to be executed by the mobile device a hearing aid through a wireless short-range communication link that is configured to be worn in or near an ear of a hearing-impaired patient, the hearing aid including; a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal; a processing system to process the audio signal from the microphone into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient; and a speaker to convert the processed signal into an output audio signal and present the output audio signal to the hearing-impaired patient, wherein programming includes using digital data within the received digital transmissions to program the processing system of the hearing aid to fit the hearing-impaired patient. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory application including executable instructions to be executed by a mobile device to:
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receive, using the mobile device, digital transmissions through a wireless cellular network, and program, using the mobile device, a hearing aid through a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the hearing aid is configured to be worn in or near an ear of a hearing-impaired patient, the hearing aid including; a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal, a processing system to process the audio signal or the digital audio into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient, and a speaker to convert the processed signal into an output audio signal and present the output audio signal to the hearing-impaired patient, wherein the application to be executed by the mobile device is configured to use digital data transmitted within the received digital transmissions to program the processing system of the prescriptive hearing aid to fit the hearing-impaired patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a hearing aid configured to be worn in or near an ear of a hearing-impaired patient, the hearing aid including a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal, a processing system to process the audio signal from the microphone into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient, and a speaker to convert the processed signal into an output audio signal and present the output audio signal to the hearing-impaired patient; and a mobile device configured to; receive digital transmissions through a wireless cellular network, and program, using digital data within the received digital transmissions, the processing system of the hearing aid to fit the hearing-impaired patient, the mobile device to use a wireless short-range communication link to program the processing system of the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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