HEARING INSTRUMENT WITH OFF-LINE SPEECH MESSAGES
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1. A hearing instrument configured for use with a device, the hearing instrument comprising:
- an interface for reception of a message and/or a speech message from the device, wherein the speech message is a converted form of the message and is generated using a text-to-speech processor;
a memory for storage of the message and/or the speech message, anda message processor configured for, at a selected time, outputting audio samples of the speech message for transmission to a user of the hearing instrument.
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Abstract
A hearing instrument configured for use with a device, the hearing instrument includes: an interface for reception of a message and/or a speech message from the device, wherein the speech message is a converted form of the message and is generated using a text-to-speech processor; a memory for storage of the message and/or the speech message, and a message processor configured for, at a selected time, outputting audio samples of the speech message for transmission to a user of the hearing instrument.
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1. A hearing instrument configured for use with a device, the hearing instrument comprising:
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an interface for reception of a message and/or a speech message from the device, wherein the speech message is a converted form of the message and is generated using a text-to-speech processor; a memory for storage of the message and/or the speech message, and a message processor configured for, at a selected time, outputting audio samples of the speech message for transmission to a user of the hearing instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for use with a hearing instrument, comprising:
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a first interface that is configured for reception of information relating to a user through a Wide-Area-Network, the information comprising timing information; a second interface configured for connection with the hearing instrument; and a processor configured to control the second interface to output a message and/or a speech message to the hearing instrument based on the timing information, wherein the speech message is a converted form of the message and is generated using a text-to-speech processor.
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17. A method of communicating a message, comprising:
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retrieving the message from a device with access to a Wide-Area-Network; converting the message into a corresponding speech message; storing the message and/or the corresponding speech message in a memory of a hearing instrument together with timing information, and outputting the corresponding speech message for a human at a date and time as defined by the timing information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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