ANTENNA USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONDUCTORS FOR AN AUDIO TRANSDUCER
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Abstract
A hearing assistance device to provide sound to the ear of a user, the device comprising a housing, hearing assistance electronics enclosed in the housing, an acoustic transducer adapted to be worn in the ear, a cable assembly adapted to connect the acoustic transducer to the hearing assistance electronics, a wireless communications receiver connected to the hearing assistance electronics, and an antenna comprising one or more conductors forming at least a portion of the cable assembly.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A hearing device, comprising:
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hearing electronics in a housing of the device; an acoustic transducer electrically coupled to the hearing electronics using at least two conductors; and wireless communication electronics in the housing, the wireless communication electronics having a first electrical connection to the hearing electronics and a second electrical connection to the hearing electronics, wherein the second electrical connection includes a connection to one or more of the at least two conductors, and wherein the one or more conductors are configured to be dedicated for use as an antenna for wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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coupling an acoustic transducer to hearing electronics using at least two conductors; coupling wireless communication electronics to the hearing electronics using a first connection without using the at least two conductors; coupling the wireless communication electronics to one or more of the at least two conductors using a second connection; and transmitting or receiving wireless communications using the one or more conductors as a dedicated antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification