HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING TWO ANTENNAS
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Abstract
A hearing instrument to be worn at an ear of a user, having a first part (18) to be located at least in part in the ear canal, a first antenna (22) to be located substantially within the ear canal, a second part (16) to be worn outside the ear canal at the concha and a second antenna (24) to be located outside the ear canal, wherein the first antenna is to be operated by a first transceiver (46) in a first frequency range and the second antenna is to be operated by a second transceiver (38) in a second frequency range which is higher than the first frequency range.
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Citations
60 Claims
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31. A hearing instrument to be worn at an ear of a user, comprising
a first part adapted to be located at least in part in the ear canal and comprising a first antenna to be located substantially within the ear canal; -
a second part adapted to be to be worn outside the ear canal at the concha and comprising a second antenna to be located outside the ear canal; wherein the first antenna is adapted to be operated by a first transceiver in a first frequency range and the second antenna is adapted to be operated by a second transceiver in a second frequency range which is higher than the first frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system comprising:
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a hearing instrument, comprising a first part adapted to be located at least in part in the ear canal and comprising a first antenna to be located substantially within the ear canal; a second part adapted to be to be worn outside the ear canal at the concha and comprising a second antenna to be located outside the ear canal; wherein the first antenna is adapted to be operated by a first transceiver in a first frequency range and the second antenna is adapted to be operated by a second transceiver in a second frequency range which is higher than the first frequency range, a first device that is adapted to communicate with the hearing instrument via the first antenna in the first frequency range, and a second device which is adapted to communicate with the hearing instrument via the second antenna in the second frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of operating a system comprising a first hearing instrument, a second hearing instrument, the hearing instruments comprising a first part adapted to be located at least in part in the ear canal and comprising a first antenna to be located substantially within the ear canal, a second part adapted to be to be worn outside the ear canal at the concha and comprising a second antenna to be located outside the ear canal;
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comprising the steps of; using the first antenna of the hearing instruments for establishing an inductive data connection between the first hearing instrument and the second hearing instrument, transmitting data in a first operation mode from the external device via a first wireless link to the first hearing instrument, said first wireless link using the second antenna of the first hearing instrument and forwarding data received via the first wireless link by the first hearing instrument via an inductive link to the second hearing instrument, and transmitting data in a second operation mode data from the external device via a second wireless link to the second hearing instrument, said second wireless link using the second antenna of the second hearing instrument, and forwarding data received by the second hearing instrument via the second wireless link via the inductive link to the first hearing instrument. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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Specification