Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
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1. A system for a wearer having a first ear and a second ear, comprising:
- a remote source adapted to provide stereo audio wireless communications;
a first hearing communication device adapted to receive wireless communications including first stereo channel audio information and second stereo channel audio information from the remote source, the first hearing communication device adapted to provide the first stereo channel audio information to the first ear; and
a second hearing communication device adapted to receive wireless communications, including the second stereo channel audio information from the first hearing communication device, the second hearing communication device adapted to provide second stereo channel audio information to the second ear.
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Abstract
The present subject matter relates to the wireless stereo reception of first and second audio information by wireless hearing communication devices. One type of device which may employ the present subject matter is a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Various forms and protocols of signal transmission are employed in varying embodiments. The present subject matter includes various communication modes such as eavesdropping modes and relaying modes.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for a wearer having a first ear and a second ear, comprising:
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a remote source adapted to provide stereo audio wireless communications; a first hearing communication device adapted to receive wireless communications including first stereo channel audio information and second stereo channel audio information from the remote source, the first hearing communication device adapted to provide the first stereo channel audio information to the first ear; and a second hearing communication device adapted to receive wireless communications, including the second stereo channel audio information from the first hearing communication device, the second hearing communication device adapted to provide second stereo channel audio information to the second ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a wireless signal including first stereo channel audio information and second stereo channel audio information; wirelessly receiving the first and second stereo channel audio information with a first hearing communication device; wirelessly receiving the second stereo channel audio information with a second hearing communication device; playing the first stereo channel audio information to a first ear of a wearer using the first hearing communication device in or on the first ear; and playing the second stereo channel audio information to a second ear of the wearer using the second hearing communication device in or on the second ear. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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