METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY MODE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140376755A1
• Filed: 04/01/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Sung-Geun
• Granted Patent: US 9,241,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/321
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72478 for hearing-impaired users
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/305 Self-monitoring or self-testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/50 Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/558 Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/602 of batteries

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode in an electronic device are provided, including detecting a type of battery, and applying an audio adjusting parameter for the HAC mode according to the detected type of battery.

Claims

1. A method for providing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode in an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a type of a battery if activated the HAC mode; and

applying an audio adjusting parameter based on the detected type of the battery.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a magnetic field in a receiver of the electronic device that is sensed and amplified in a telecoil of a hearing aid.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the type of the battery comprises:

detecting a resistance value of an identifying resistive element of the battery; and

detecting the type of the battery based on the resistance value.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein detecting the resistance value comprises:

detecting the resistance value between a negative terminal of the battery and the identifying resistive element of the battery.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying the audio adjusting parameter comprises applying a preset Signal plus Noise to Noise Ratio (SNNR) value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying the audio adjusting parameter comprises changing a signal level value of the electronic device using at least one of a gain, a frequency filter, an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), and a Dynamic Range Control (DRC).

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting activation or non-activation of the HAC mode in response to execution of a call service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the execution of the call service comprises at least one operation including call receiving and call originating.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting activation or non-activation of the HAC mode in response to powering on the electronic device.

10. An electronic device having a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode, comprising:

at least one memory configured to store data and instructions;

at least one battery; and

at least one processor configured to;

detect a type of the at least one battery, and

apply an audio adjusting parameter to the electronic device based on the detected type of the at least one battery.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate a magnetic field in a receiver of the electronic device that is sensed and amplified in a telecoil of a hearing aid.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect a resistance value of an identifying resistive element of the at least one battery, and

detect the type of the at least one battery based on the resistance value.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect the resistance value between a negative terminal of the at least one battery and the identifying resistive element of the at least one battery.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the applying an audio adjusting parameter comprises applying a preset Signal plus Noise to Noise Ratio (SNNR) value.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein, when applying the audio adjusting parameter, the at least one processor is configured to change a signal level value of the electronic device using at least one of a gain, a frequency filter, an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), and a Dynamic Range Control (DRC).

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect activation or non-activation of the HAC mode in response to execution of a call service.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the execution of the call service comprises at least one of call receiving and call originating.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine activation or non-activation of the HAC mode in response to powering on of the electronic device.