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System and method for selectively coupling hearing aids to electromagnetic signals

  • US 7,447,325 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2002
  • Issued: 11/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing device for automatically receiving induction signals from a voice coil of a telephone handset, comprising:

  • a hearing aid receiver;

    a microphone system for receiving acoustic signals;

    means for presenting a first signal representative of the acoustic signals to the hearing aid receiver;

    means for detecting the voice coil of the telephone handset;

    an induction signal receiver for receiving the induction signals from the voice coil of the telephone handset;

    means for presenting a second signal representative of the induction signals to the hearing aid receiver when the voice coil is detected; and

    means for communicating a third signal representative of the induction signals to a second hearing aid device when the voice coil is detected.

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