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Using mobile consumer devices to communicate with consumer medical devices

  • US 9,323,893 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2011
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for using a mobile consumer device to communicate with a hearing aid device, the method comprising:

  • an act of a mobile consumer device associated with a patient, and which includes one or more processors, receiving a communication request from the hearing aid device of the patient to communicate with the hearing aid device that is connected to the patient, the communication request having been automatically generated by the hearing aid device in response to the hearing aid device detecting a predetermined condition corresponding to metric data that is associated with the hearing aid device;

    in response to the communication request, an act of the mobile consumer device identifying the hearing aid device and a communication channel to use in a communication between the hearing aid device and the mobile consumer device;

    an act of the mobile consumer device communicating with the hearing aid device via the communication channel;

    during the communication, generating a notification to the patient that is rendered at the mobile consumer device and that is operable to prompt the patient to update the hearing aid device; and

    after the patient'"'"'s identity being authenticated, the mobile consumer device transmitting update data to the hearing aid device that is operable to update the hearing aid device.

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