Remote control for a hearing assistance device
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1. A communication system for controlling a hearing assistance device, the system comprising:
- a personal wireless device including a short range radio transmitter programmed to transmit instructions to the hearing assistance device by conversion of inputs to the personal wireless device into control signals for the hearing assistance device using on/off keying of the short range radio transmitter, wherein the on/off keying includes a burst sequence and wherein the burst sequence can be demodulated using an envelope detection and wherein the short range radio transmitter is configured to use a wireless technology standard for exchanging data, such as BLUETOOTH.
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Abstract
The present subject matter provides systems and methods for remotely controlling a hearing assistance device, including using a personal wireless device such as a cellular telephone. One embodiment includes a communication system for controlling a hearing assistance device. The system includes a personal wireless device including a short range radio transmitter. The short range radio transmitter is programmed to transmit instructions to the hearing assistance device by conversion of inputs to the personal wireless device into control signals for the hearing assistance device using on/off keying of the short range radio transmitter.
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1. A communication system for controlling a hearing assistance device, the system comprising:
- a personal wireless device including a short range radio transmitter programmed to transmit instructions to the hearing assistance device by conversion of inputs to the personal wireless device into control signals for the hearing assistance device using on/off keying of the short range radio transmitter, wherein the on/off keying includes a burst sequence and wherein the burst sequence can be demodulated using an envelope detection and wherein the short range radio transmitter is configured to use a wireless technology standard for exchanging data, such as BLUETOOTH.
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9. A personal wireless device, comprising:
- a short range radio transmitter configured as a remote control for a hearing assistance device; and
a processor programmed to convert inputs into commands that control the hearing assistance device and further programmed to convert the commands into wireless signals using on/off keying of the short range radio transmitter, wherein the on/off keying includes a burst sequence and wherein the burst sequence can be demodulated using an envelope detection and wherein the short range radio transmitter is configured to use a wireless technology standard for exchanging data, such as BLUETOOTH. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a short range radio transmitter configured as a remote control for a hearing assistance device; and
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