DEVICE DISPLAY LABEL

• US 20140098019A1
• Filed: 10/05/2012
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cochlear Limited
• Original Assignee: Cochlear Limited
• Inventors: Kristo, Stefan
• Application Number:
  US13/645,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098019A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/606 acting directly on the eardrum, the ossicles or the skull, e.g. mastoid, tooth, maxillary or mandibular bone, or mechanically stimulating the cochlea, e.g. at the oval window

Abstract

Devices and/or accessories for devices, and/or packaging associated with the same comprise a display label configured to display different types of information and content relating to the device and/or accessory to a user or viewer.

Claims

1. An assembly comprising:

a device having an external surface and being wearable on a person'"'"'s body;

a display disposed on or adjacent to the device external surface, wherein the display is configured to display content relating to the device upon activation.

2. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the display comprises an input for receiving a signal from the device.

3. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the display is a thin-film construction.

4. The assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein the display is activated by means provided by the device.

5. The assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein the display is activated by means provided independent of the device.

6. The assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein the display is activated by means provided by the display.

7. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the assembly comprises means for changing the content that is displayed by the display.

8. The assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein the means for changing is part of the display.

9. The assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein the means for changing is part of the device.

10. The assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein the means for changing is independent of the device.

11. The assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein the content that is displayed changes depending on the recipient.

12. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the display is electrically connected with the display configuration.

13. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the display content is stored by the device.

14. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the device is an electrical device, and wherein the display is attached to the device.

15. The assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the device is a component of a hearing prosthesis.

16. A system for providing information relating to an electrical device, the system comprising:

a display attached to the device, wherein the display comprises a screen for displaying information relating to the device;

means for activating the display; and

means for changing the information displayed on the display.

17. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the information for displaying on the display is stored by the device.

18. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the information that is displayed is different depending on the intended recipient of the information.

19. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the display is electrically connected with the device.

20. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the means for activating is provided by the device.

21. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the means for changing the display information is provided by the display.

22. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the device is a component of a hearing prosthesis.

23. The system as recited in claim 22 wherein the component is one that is worn by a recipient adjacent an ear of the recipient.

24. An assembly comprising:

a component of a hearing prosthesis; and

a display having a screen and being configured to provide display content relating to the hearing prosthesis, the display being operatively coupled to the hearing prosthesis.

25. The assembly as recited in claim 24 further comprising a user interface to activate the display.

26. The assembly as recited in claim 24 further comprising a user interface to change the display content for display on the screen.

27. The assembly as recited in claim 24 where the display is powered by the hearing prosthesis.

28. The assembly as recited in claim 27 wherein the display content is stored in the hearing prosthesis.

29. The assembly as recited in claim 24 wherein the display is a thin-film construction.

30. A method for receiving information relating to a device comprising the steps of:

activating a display operatively coupled to the device; and

viewing a screen of the display to receive information relating to the device.

31. The method as recited in claim 30 wherein the step of activating involves a interacting with a user interface on one or both of the device or the display.

32. The method as recited in claim 30 further comprising a step of changing the information being viewed on the display by interacting with one or both of the device and the display.

33. The method as recited in claim 30, wherein the information for display is provided by the device.

34. The method as recited in claim 30, wherein during the step of activating, the display is electrically powered by the device.

35. The method as recited in claim 30 wherein during the step of viewing, the information received from the display is different depending on the recipient.

36. The method as recited in claim 30 wherein the display is disposed on an external surface of the device.

37. The method as recited in claim 30 wherein the device is a medical device.

38. The method as recited in claim 30 wherein the device is a hearing prosthesis or an accessory that is used therewith.