Method for generating an acoustic signal or for transmitting energy in an auditory canal and corresponding hearing apparatus
First Claim
1. A hearing apparatus comprising:
- a first component to be worn in an auditory canal, wherein the first component has a receiver unit for a wireless reception of an electromagnetic signal; and
a second component separated from the first component, wherein the second component has a transmitter unit for a wireless transmission of the signal to the receiver unit, wherein the transmitter unit is configured so that the electromagnetic signal is effective to transmit signal information and is further effective to transmit a sufficient amount of electrical power to electrically power circuitry in the first component.
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Abstract
Changing batteries in hearing apparatuses worn in the auditory canal is to be designed in a more user-friendly manner. To this end, a hearing apparatus is provided with a first component which can be worn in the auditory canal, said component comprising a receiver unit for the wireless reception of signals. The hearing apparatus also exhibits a second component which is separated from the first component in terms of design, said second component likewise being able to be worn in the auditory canal and a transmitter unit for the wireless transmission of signals and/or energy to the receiver unit of the first component. The first component can be designed to be battery-less. The second component, which is positioned further outside in the auditory canal, can be easily removed from the auditory canal in order to change the battery.
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17 Claims
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1. A hearing apparatus comprising:
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a first component to be worn in an auditory canal, wherein the first component has a receiver unit for a wireless reception of an electromagnetic signal; and a second component separated from the first component, wherein the second component has a transmitter unit for a wireless transmission of the signal to the receiver unit, wherein the transmitter unit is configured so that the electromagnetic signal is effective to transmit signal information and is further effective to transmit a sufficient amount of electrical power to electrically power circuitry in the first component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for generating an acoustic signal in an auditory canal, comprising:
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generating a wirelessly transmittable electromagnetic signal in the auditory canal via a second component; receiving the wirelessly transmitted signal further within the auditory canal via a first component; transmitting signal information by way of the electromagnetic signal; transmitting by way of the electromagnetic signal a sufficient amount of electrical power to electrically power circuitry in the first component; and converting the received signal information via the first component into an acoustic signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transmitting energy in an auditory canal, comprising:
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generating a wirelessly transmittable electromagnetic signal in the auditory canal based upon a second component; receiving the wirelessly transmitted signal further within the auditory canal based upon a first component; transmitting signal information by way of the electromagnetic signal; and transmitting by way of the electromagnetic signal a sufficient amount of electrical power to electrically power circuitry in the first component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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