HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM WITH A VOICE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A hearing device system, comprising:
- a hearing device having at least one microphone, a signal processing unit connected to said microphone, and a loudspeaker connected to said signal processing unit;
a voice communication device coupled to said hearing device, said voice communication device having a microphone;
at least one device for acquiring a distance signal characterizing a distance between said voice communication device and said hearing device; and
a control unit integrated in said hearing device and configured to operate the hearing device system in mutually different modes of operation, said control unit using the distance signal as a basis for operating the hearing device system in a first mode of operation in a first distance range and in a second mode of operation in a second distance range, wherein the distance between said voice communication device and said hearing device is shorter in the first distance range than in the second distance range.
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Abstract
A hearing device system includes a hearing device with a microphone, with a signal processing unit and with a loudspeaker connected to the signal processing unit, and a voice communication device coupled to the hearing device. A control unit which is integrated in the hearing device operates the system in different modes of operation. At least one device senses a distance between the voice communication device and the hearing device and the control unit operates the hearing device system in a first mode of operation when the distance is relatively short and in a second mode of operation when the distance is relatively greater. There is also described a method for operating the hearing device system.
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14 Claims
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1. A hearing device system, comprising:
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a hearing device having at least one microphone, a signal processing unit connected to said microphone, and a loudspeaker connected to said signal processing unit; a voice communication device coupled to said hearing device, said voice communication device having a microphone; at least one device for acquiring a distance signal characterizing a distance between said voice communication device and said hearing device; and a control unit integrated in said hearing device and configured to operate the hearing device system in mutually different modes of operation, said control unit using the distance signal as a basis for operating the hearing device system in a first mode of operation in a first distance range and in a second mode of operation in a second distance range, wherein the distance between said voice communication device and said hearing device is shorter in the first distance range than in the second distance range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a hearing device system, the hearing device system including:
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a hearing device with at least one microphone, a signal processing unit connected to the microphone, a loudspeaker connected to the signal processing unit, and a control unit configured to operate the hearing device system in different modes of operation; and a voice communication device to be coupled to the hearing device; and the method comprising; determining with the control unit of the hearing device a distance between the hearing device and the voice communication device by acquiring a distance signal characterizing the distance between the voice communication device and the hearing device; and operating the hearing device system in a first mode of operation in a first distance range and in a second mode of operation in a second distance range, wherein the distance between the voice communication device and the hearing device is shorter in the first distance range than in the second distance range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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