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 wireless cellular network; and transmitting, using the mobile device including the application to be executed by the mobile device, digital audio through a wireless short-range communication link to a hearing aid that is fitted to a hearing-impaired patient and that is configured to be worn in or near an ear of the hearing-impaired patient, the hearing aid including; a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal; a processing system capable of processing the audio signal from the microphone into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient and capable of processing the digital audio from the mobile device into the 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. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 transmit, using the mobile device, digital audio through a wireless short-range communication link to a hearing aid that is fitted to a hearing-impaired patient and that is configured to be worn in or near an ear of the hearing-impaired patient, the hearing aid including; a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal; a processing system capable of processing the audio signal from the microphone into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient and capable of processing the digital audio from the mobile device into the 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a hearing aid configured to be worn in or near an ear of a hearing-impaired patient; and a mobile device configured to; receive digital transmissions through a wireless cellular network, and transmit digital audio through a wireless short-range communication link to the hearing aid; the hearing aid including; a microphone to pick up sound and produce an audio signal; a processing system capable of processing the audio signal from the microphone into a processed signal tailored to fit the hearing-impaired patient and capable of processing the digital audio from the mobile device into the 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. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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