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Processing signals representative of sound based on the identity of an input element

  • US 7,599,500 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/2004
  • Issued: 10/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving an input element at an external portion of an audiological system, the input element configured to generate a signal representative of sound;

    recognizing an electrical characteristic of the input element at the external portion;

    comparing the recognized electrical characteristic of the input element to a library of expected responses in the external portion;

    using logic in the external portion to identify the input element;

    automatically selecting processing parameters for processing the signal at the external portion based on the identity of the input element; and

    processing the signal at the external portion in accordance with the selected processing parameters.

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