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Customization of adaptive directionality for hearing aids using a portable device

  • US 9,332,359 B2
  • Filed: 01/11/2013
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable device for use by a wearer of a hearing aid set including one or more hearing aids, the hearing aid set receiving a directionality customization signal from the portable device and controlling directionality of sound reception using the directionality customization signal, the portable device comprising:

  • a communication circuit configured to communicate with the hearing aid set;

    a user interface configured to allow the wearer to enter user commands including a location command indicating one or more wearer-indicated locations each including a signal location identified by the wearer or a noise location identified by the wearer, the signal location being a location of a source of a sound of interest, the noise location being a location of a source of noise; and

    a processing circuit coupled to the user interface and the communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to produce the directionality customization signal using the location command and transmit the directionality customization signal to the hearing aid set using the communication circuit.

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