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System and method for sharing network resources between hearing devices

  • US 9,326,077 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for enabling a hearing device wireless access to a communication network, and comprising:

  • a first transceiver unit in said hearing device communicating according to a first communication protocol;

    a server device includingan input/output unit connected to said communication network and adapted to communicate according to a second communication protocol,a second transceiver unit connected wirelessly to said first transceiver unit and adapted to communicate according to said first communication protocol,a translator unit interconnecting said second transceiver unit and said input/output unit and adapted to translate between said first and second communication protocol, anda memory configured to store environmental acoustic data and actions of a wearer of the hearing device,wherein the hearing device is configured to select programs in certain acoustic environments and the server device is configured to store in the memory the wearer'"'"'s reactions to the hearing device'"'"'s selection of programs in said certain acoustic environments,wherein said hearing device is adapted to upload and download data to and from said communication network through said server device, andwherein said server device is incorporated in a mobile or cellular telephone.

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