Methods and systems for acoustically controlling a cochlear implant system
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1. A method comprising:
- generating, by a remote control subsystem, an audio control signal that comprises a first pilot audio tone having a first audio frequency and a second pilot audio tone having a second audio frequency, the first and second pilot audio tones configured to indicate a time to start sampling data representative of one or more control parameters included in the audio control signal;
acoustically transmitting, by the remote control subsystem, the audio control signal to a sound processing subsystem communicatively coupled to a stimulation subsystem implanted within a patient;
detecting, by the sound processing subsystem, the first and second pilot audio tones included in the audio control signal;
starting to sample, by the sound processing subsystem, the data included in the audio control signal at the time indicated by the first and second pilot audio tones;
extracting, by the sound processing subsystem, the data representative of the one or more control parameters from the audio control signal while sampling the data included in the audio control signal; and
performing, by the sound processing subsystem, at least one operation in accordance with the data representative of the one or more control parameters extracted from the audio control signal.
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Abstract
An exemplary method of acoustically controlling a cochlear implant system includes acoustically transmitting, by a remote control subsystem, a control signal comprising one or more control parameters, detecting, by a sound processing subsystem communicatively coupled to a stimulation subsystem implanted within a patient, the control signal, extracting, by the sound processing subsystem, the one or more control parameters from the control signal, and performing, by the sound processing subsystem, at least one operation in accordance with the one or more control parameters. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, by a remote control subsystem, an audio control signal that comprises a first pilot audio tone having a first audio frequency and a second pilot audio tone having a second audio frequency, the first and second pilot audio tones configured to indicate a time to start sampling data representative of one or more control parameters included in the audio control signal; acoustically transmitting, by the remote control subsystem, the audio control signal to a sound processing subsystem communicatively coupled to a stimulation subsystem implanted within a patient; detecting, by the sound processing subsystem, the first and second pilot audio tones included in the audio control signal; starting to sample, by the sound processing subsystem, the data included in the audio control signal at the time indicated by the first and second pilot audio tones; extracting, by the sound processing subsystem, the data representative of the one or more control parameters from the audio control signal while sampling the data included in the audio control signal; and performing, by the sound processing subsystem, at least one operation in accordance with the data representative of the one or more control parameters extracted from the audio control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a sound processing subsystem communicatively coupled to a stimulation subsystem implanted within a patient, an acoustically transmitted audio control signal comprising a first pilot audio tone having a first audio frequency and a second pilot audio tone having a second audio frequency, the first and second pilot audio tones configured to indicate a time to start sampling data representative of one or more control parameters included in the audio control signal; starting to sample, by the sound processing subsystem, the data included in the audio control signal at the time indicated by the first and second pilot audio tones; extracting, by the sound processing subsystem, the data representative of the one or more control parameters from the audio control signal while sampling the data included in the audio control signal; and performing, by the sound processing subsystem, at least one operation in accordance with the one or more control parameters represented by the data extracted from the audio control signal.
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16. A method of remotely fitting a cochlear implant system to a patient, the method comprising:
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streaming, by a first computing device, an audio file to a second computing device over a network, the audio file comprising an audio control signal that includes data representative of one or more fitting parameters, and a first pilot audio tone having a first audio frequency and a second pilot audio tone having a second audio frequency, the first and second pilot audio tones configured to indicate a time to start sampling the data included in the audio control signal; acoustically presenting, by the second computing device, the audio file to the patient; detecting, by a sound processing subsystem included within the cochlear implant system, the first and second pilot audio tones included in the audio file; starting to sample, by the sound processing subsystem, the data included in the audio control signal at the time indicated by the first and second pilot audio tones; extracting, by the sound processing subsystem, the data representative of the one or more fitting parameters from the audio control signal while sampling the data included in the audio control signal; and performing, by the sound processing subsystem, at least one fitting operation in accordance with the data representative of the one or more fitting parameters extracted from the audio control signal.
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17. A system comprising:
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a remote control device configured to generate an audio control signal that comprises a first pilot audio tone having a first audio frequency and a second pilot audio tone having a second audio frequency, the first and second pilot audio tones configured to indicate a time to start sampling data representative of one or more control parameters included in the audio control signal, and acoustically transmit the audio control signal; and a sound processor communicatively coupled to the remote control device and configured to detect the first and second pilot audio tones included in the audio control signal, start sampling the data included in the audio control signal at the time indicated by the first and second pilot audio tones one or more audio tones, extract the data representative of the one or more control parameters from the audio control signal while sampling the data included in the audio control signal, and perform at least one operation in accordance with the data representative of the one or more control parameters extracted from the audio control signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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