Method for providing hearing aid compatibility mode and electronic device thereof

• US 9,241,224 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2014
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Sung-Geun
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, BRIAN E
• Application Number:
  US14/242,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20140376755A1
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: 381/314, 381/320, 381/321, 381/323, 381/329, 320/106
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72478 for hearing-impaired users
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/305 Self-monitoring or self-testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/50 Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/558 Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/602 of batteries

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode in an electronic device are provided, including detecting a type of battery, and applying an audio adjusting parameter for the HAC mode according to the detected type of battery.

Claims

1. A method for providing a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode in an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a type of a battery comprising at least one terminal for outputting power and an identification terminal for identifying the type of the battery; and

applying an audio adjusting parameter for the HAC mode to the electronic device based on the detected type of the battery,

wherein the step of detecting the type of the battery comprises;

detecting a resistance value from the identification terminal of the battery; and

detecting the type of the battery based on the resistance value.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

generating a magnetic field according to the audio adjusting parameter.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one terminal comprises a negative terminal connected to the identification terminal, and

wherein the step of detecting the resistance value comprises the step of:

detecting the resistance value between the negative terminal and the identification terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of applying the audio adjusting parameter comprises the step of:

applying a preset Signal plus Noise to Noise Ratio (SNNR) value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of applying the audio adjusting parameter comprises the step of:

changing a signal level value of the electronic device using at least one of a gain, a frequency filter, an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), and a Dynamic Range Control (DRC).

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the HAC mode is activated in response to a request for at least one of call receiving or call originating.

7. The method of claim 1,

wherein the HAC mode is activated in response to powering on the electronic device.

8. An electronic device having a Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) mode, comprising:

at least one memory configured to store data and instructions;

at least one battery comprising at least one terminal for outputting power and an identification terminal for identifying a type of the battery; and

at least one processor configured to;

detect a resistance value from the identification terminal of the battery;

detect the type of the battery based on the resistance value, and

apply an audio adjusting parameter for the HAC mode to the electronic device based on the detected type of the at least one battery.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

generate a magnetic field according to the audio adjusting parameter.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one terminal comprises a negative terminal connected to the identification terminal, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect the resistance value between the negative terminal and the identification terminal.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the applying an audio adjusting parameter comprises applying a preset Signal plus Noise to Noise Ratio (SNNR) value.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein, when applying the audio adjusting parameter, the at least one processor is configured to change a signal level value of the electronic device using at least one of a gain, a frequency filter, an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), and a Dynamic Range Control (DRC).

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is configured to activate the HAC mode in response to a request for at least one of call receiving or call originating.

14. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is configured to activate the HAC mode in response to powering on of the electronic device.