AUDITORY PROSTHESIS SYSTEM INCLUDING SOUND PROCESSOR APPARATUS WITH POSITION SENSOR
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1. An auditory prosthesis system comprising:
- a sound processor apparatus configured to be external to a patient and that includesa position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus, anda control module communicatively coupled to the position sensor and that performs a predetermined action with respect to the auditory prosthesis system in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus.
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Abstract
An exemplary auditory prosthesis system includes a sound processor apparatus that is configured for external use by a patient and includes 1) a position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus and 2) a control module that is communicatively coupled to the position sensor and performs a predetermined action with respect to the auditory prosthesis system in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus. Corresponding auditory prosthesis systems and methods are also described.
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1. An auditory prosthesis system comprising:
a sound processor apparatus configured to be external to a patient and that includes a position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus, and a control module communicatively coupled to the position sensor and that performs a predetermined action with respect to the auditory prosthesis system in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An auditory prosthesis system comprising:
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a cochlear implant configured to be implanted within a patient; a plurality of microphones; and a sound processor apparatus configured to be external to a patient and that includes a position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus, and a control module communicatively coupled to the position sensor and that controls an operation of the cochlear implant and performs a predetermined action with respect to the microphones in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a control module included within a sound processor apparatus associated with a patient, data representative of a positioning of the sound processor apparatus; determining, by the control module based at least in part on the received data, that the sound processor apparatus has experienced a change in position; and performing, by the control module, a predetermined action with respect to the sound processor apparatus in accordance with the change in position.
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