METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW POWER OPERATION OF BINAURAL HEARING AID
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1. A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
- determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level;
collecting an external audio signal, in response to determining whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level; and
transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for low power operation of a binaural hearing aid, the method including determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level, collecting an external audio signal, in response to whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level, and transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
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determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level; collecting an external audio signal, in response to determining whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level; and transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
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collecting an external audio signal; determining whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal, using a voice activity detector (VAD); and transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid, in response to whether the audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
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determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level; collecting an external audio signal, in response to determining whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level; determining whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal, using a voice activity detector (VAD); and transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid, in response to determining whether the audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal.
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19. A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
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receiving one of an audio signal and a control signal from a second hearing aid; determining whether the received signal corresponds to the audio signal or the control signal; and setting an operating mode corresponding to the control signal, in response to determining whether the received signal corresponds to the audio signal or the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for low power binaural function operation, the apparatus comprising:
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a residual battery quantity determiner configured to determine whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level; an audio signal collector configured to collect an external audio signal; an audio signal determiner configured to determine whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal; and an audio signal transmitter configured to transmit at least one of an audio signal or a control signal to a hearing aid.
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