SUBSCRIPTION-BASED WIRELESS SERVICE FOR A CANAL HEARING DEVICE
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1. A wireless hearing device system for providing a subscription-based wireless service, comprising:
- a hearing device comprisingwireless circuitry;
a memory; and
a speaker configured for placement inside the ear canal, wherein the memory stores identification data associated with the hearing device and wherein the hearing device is configured to selectively provide a wireless service; and
a personal computing device configured to communicatively couple to the hearing device and validate a subscription of the hearing device using subscription data retrieved from a remote server and the identification data;
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Abstract
Examples of subscription-based wireless hearing device systems and methods are described. An exemplary system includes a wireless hearing device and a personal computing device to enable or disable a wireless service of the wireless hearing device in accordance of a subscription. The subscription may be verified using subscription data or validation data received from a remote server.
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32 Claims
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1. A wireless hearing device system for providing a subscription-based wireless service, comprising:
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a hearing device comprising wireless circuitry; a memory; and a speaker configured for placement inside the ear canal, wherein the memory stores identification data associated with the hearing device and wherein the hearing device is configured to selectively provide a wireless service; and a personal computing device configured to communicatively couple to the hearing device and validate a subscription of the hearing device using subscription data retrieved from a remote server and the identification data; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of enabling a subscription-based wireless service for a wireless hearing device, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a hearing device to a personal computing device; receiving, by the personal computing device, identification data associated with the hearing device; receiving, by the personal computing device, subscription data or validation data from a remote server, wherein the subscription data or the validation data are determined using the identification data associated with the hearing device; and enabling or disabling a wireless service provided by or to the hearing device in accordance with the validation data or the subscription data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless hearing device system for providing a subscription-based wireless service, comprising:
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a wireless hearing device comprising; wireless circuitry; a memory; and a speaker configured for placement inside an ear canal, wherein the memory stores identification data associated with the wireless hearing device and wherein the wireless hearing device is configured to selectively provide a wireless service; and a wireless gateway device configured to communicatively couple the wireless hearing device to a remote subscription database, wherein the wireless hearing device is further configured to retrieve validation data from the remote subscription database, the validation data determined based on the identification data, and wherein the wireless hearing device is further configured to enable the wireless service if the validation data is indicative of a valid subscription of the wireless hearing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of enabling a subscription-based wireless service for a wireless hearing device, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the wireless hearing device to a remote server via a gateway device, the wireless hearing device comprising a speaker configured for placement inside the ear canal; transmitting identification data associated with the wireless hearing device from the wireless hearing device to the remote server through the gateway device; receiving validation data or subscription data associated with the wireless hearing device from the remote server, the validation data or the subscription data determined using the identification data; and
,controlling a wireless service associated with the wireless hearing device in accordance with the validation data or the subscription data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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