Wireless hearing system and method for monitoring the same
First Claim
1. A hearing system comprising a hearing device having an output transducer for stimulation of a user'"'"'s hearing, an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source for providing audio signals to the audio signal transmitter, an audio signal receiver unit adapted to establish a wireless link for transmission of said audio signals from said audio signal transmitter to said audio signal receiver unit, said audio signal receiver unit being connected to or integrated within said hearing device for providing said audio signals received from said audio signal transmitter as input to said hearing device, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting a polling signal to said audio signal receiver unit, means for receiving said polling signal at said audio signal receiver unit, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting, when said polling signal has been received, a status information signal containing data regarding a status of at least one of said wireless audio signal link and said receiver unit, and means for receiving said status information signal and displaying status information derived from said status information signal to a person other than said user of the hearing device, wherein the means for generating and transmitting the polling signal comprise an activation element which is manually operable by said person other than said user.
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Abstract
A hearing system is provided, having a hearing device, an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source for providing audio signals to the audio signal transmitter, an audio signal receiver unit adapted to establish a wireless link for transmission of the audio signals from the audio signal transmitter to the audio signal receiver unit which is connected to or integrated within the hearing device, a device for generating and wirelessly transmitting a polling signal to the audio signal receiver unit, a device for receiving the polling signal at the audio signal receiver unit, a device for generating and wirelessly transmitting a status information signal containing data regarding the status of the wireless audio signal link or the receiver unit, and a device for receiving the status information signal and displaying status information.
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30 Claims
- 1. A hearing system comprising a hearing device having an output transducer for stimulation of a user'"'"'s hearing, an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source for providing audio signals to the audio signal transmitter, an audio signal receiver unit adapted to establish a wireless link for transmission of said audio signals from said audio signal transmitter to said audio signal receiver unit, said audio signal receiver unit being connected to or integrated within said hearing device for providing said audio signals received from said audio signal transmitter as input to said hearing device, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting a polling signal to said audio signal receiver unit, means for receiving said polling signal at said audio signal receiver unit, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting, when said polling signal has been received, a status information signal containing data regarding a status of at least one of said wireless audio signal link and said receiver unit, and means for receiving said status information signal and displaying status information derived from said status information signal to a person other than said user of the hearing device, wherein the means for generating and transmitting the polling signal comprise an activation element which is manually operable by said person other than said user.
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29. A system for providing audio signals to a hearing device having an output transducer for stimulation of a user'"'"'s hearing, comprising:
- an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source for providing audio signals to said audio signal transmitter, an audio signal receiver unit adapted to establish a wireless link for transmission of said audio signals from said audio signal transmitter to said audio signal receiver unit, said audio signal receiver unit being adapted to be connected to said hearing device for providing said audio signals received from said audio signal transmitter as input to said hearing device, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting a polling signal to said audio signal receiver unit, means for receiving said polling signal at said audio signal receiver unit, means for generating and wirelessly transmitting, when said polling signal has been received, a status information signal containing data regarding a status of at least one of said wireless audio signal link and said audio signal receiver unit, and means for receiving said status information signal and displaying status information derived from said status information signal to a person other than said user of the hearing device, wherein the means for generating and transmitting the polling signal comprise an activation element which is manually operable by said person other than said user.
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30. A method for monitoring a hearing system comprising a hearing device having an output transducer for stimulation of a user'"'"'s hearing, an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source, and an audio signal receiver unit connected to or integrated within said hearing device, comprising:
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providing audio signals from said audio source to said audio signal transmitter; establishing a wireless link for transmission of said audio signals from said audio signal transmitter to said audio signal receiver unit; providing said audio signals received by said audio signal receiver unit from said audio signal transmitter as input to said hearing device; generating and wirelessly transmitting a polling signal to said audio signal receiver unit; receiving said polling signal at said audio signal receiver unit; generating and wirelessly transmitting, upon reception of said polling signal, a status information signal containing data regarding a status of at least one of said wireless audio signal link and said audio signal receiver unit; receiving said status information signal; and displaying status information derived from said status information signal to a person other than said user of the hearing device, wherein the polling signal is generated by using an activation element which is manually operated by said person other than said user.
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Specification