Hearing assistance system including data logging capability and method of operating the same
First Claim
1. A method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising:
- (a) capturing and processing audio signals by a transmission unit and transmitting said audio signals from said transmission unit via a wireless audio link to a receiver unit;
(b) processing the received audio signals in said receiver unit;
(c) stimulating a hearing of said user, by stimulating means worn at or in an ear of said user, according to said processed audio signals from said receiver unit;
(d) logging data by at least one of recording values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time and recording data derived from values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time in said transmission unit; and
(e) reading said logged data from said transmission unit.
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Abstract
There is provided a method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), comprising: capturing and processing audio signals by a transmission unit (102) and transmitting the audio signals from the transmission unit (102) via a wireless audio link to a receiver unit (103); processing the received audio signals in the receiver unit (103); stimulating the user'"'"'s hearing, by stimulating means (38, 136) worn at or in the user'"'"'s ear, according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (103); logging data by recording the values of at least one operation parameter of the transmission unit (102) and/or the receiver unit (103) as a function of time and/or by recording data derived from the values of at least one operation parameter of the transmission unit (102) and/or the receiver unit (103) as a function of time in the transmission unit (102); and reading the logged data from the transmission unit (102).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising:
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(a) capturing and processing audio signals by a transmission unit and transmitting said audio signals from said transmission unit via a wireless audio link to a receiver unit; (b) processing the received audio signals in said receiver unit; (c) stimulating a hearing of said user, by stimulating means worn at or in an ear of said user, according to said processed audio signals from said receiver unit; (d) logging data by at least one of recording values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time and recording data derived from values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time in said transmission unit; and (e) reading said logged data from said transmission unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising:
- a transmission unit for capturing and processing audio signals and transmitting said audio signals via a wireless audio link, a receiver unit for receiving and processing said audio signals from said transmission unit via said wireless link;
stimulating means worn at or in an ear of said user for stimulating a hearing of said user according to said processed audio signals from said receiver unit, means for logging data by at least one of recording values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time and recording data derived from the values of at least one operation parameter of at least one of said transmission unit and said receiver unit as a function of time in said transmission unit; and
means for reading said logged data from said transmission unit.
- a transmission unit for capturing and processing audio signals and transmitting said audio signals via a wireless audio link, a receiver unit for receiving and processing said audio signals from said transmission unit via said wireless link;
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