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CUSTOMIZATION OF ADAPTIVE DIRECTIONALITY FOR HEARING AIDS USING A PORTABLE DEVICE

  • US 20140198934A1
  • Filed: 01/11/2013
  • Published: 07/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable device for use by a wearer of a hearing aid set of one or more hearing aids that controls directionality of sound reception using one or more wearer-indicated locations each including a signal location or a noise location, the signal location being a location of a source of a sound of interest, the noise location being a location of a source of noise, the portable device comprising:

  • a communication circuit configured to communicate with the hearing aid set;

    a user interface configured to receive user commands including a location command indicating the one or more wearer-indicated locations;

    a processing circuit coupled to the user interface and the communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to produce a directionality customization signal using the location command and transmit the directionality customization signal to the hearing aid set using the communication circuit, the directionality customization signal allowing the hearing aid set to control the directionality of sound reception.

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