Hearing aid using wireless test modes as diagnostic tool
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1. A system for managing wireless communication for a hearing aid, comprising:
- a first device including a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication circuit configured to receive and transmit data through a channel of a plurality of wireless communication channels using BLE wireless communication technology; and
a second device including a BLE tester configured to wirelessly communicate with the first device and test the BLE wireless communication circuit according to a wireless test mode for analyzing multiple channels of the plurality of wireless communication channels to produce at least one channel metric for each channel of the multiple channels in response to a test command associated with the wireless test mode, the at least one channel metric for each channel indicative of quality of data transmission performed using the BLE wireless communication circuit through that channel, the second device including an analysis initiator coupled to the BLE tester and configured to generate the test command in response to a signal requesting a diagnostic analysis of an environment of the wireless communication,wherein at least one of the first device and the second device includes the hearing aid.
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Abstract
Various system embodiments comprise a plurality of devices configured to wirelessly communicate with each other. The plurality of devices includes a battery-operated hearing aid configured to communicate with another device using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication technology. A BLE tester is configured to test the hearing aid for the performance of BLE wireless communication via a wireless link. One embodiment uses a wireless test mode as a diagnostic tool for analyzing the wireless communication environment, such as when the communication with the hearing aid is interfered in a noisy environment.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for managing wireless communication for a hearing aid, comprising:
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a first device including a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication circuit configured to receive and transmit data through a channel of a plurality of wireless communication channels using BLE wireless communication technology; and a second device including a BLE tester configured to wirelessly communicate with the first device and test the BLE wireless communication circuit according to a wireless test mode for analyzing multiple channels of the plurality of wireless communication channels to produce at least one channel metric for each channel of the multiple channels in response to a test command associated with the wireless test mode, the at least one channel metric for each channel indicative of quality of data transmission performed using the BLE wireless communication circuit through that channel, the second device including an analysis initiator coupled to the BLE tester and configured to generate the test command in response to a signal requesting a diagnostic analysis of an environment of the wireless communication, wherein at least one of the first device and the second device includes the hearing aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for wirelessly communicating with a hearing aid, comprising:
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performing wireless communication with the hearing aid using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication technology; receiving a test command associated with a specified wireless test mode for analyzing multiple channels of a plurality of wireless communication channels; and performing a diagnostic analysis of an environment of the wireless communication in response to the test command, including; establishing a wireless link between the hearing aid and a BLE tester for the diagnostic analysis, the wireless link including the plurality of wireless communication channels; testing the hearing aid for the multiple channels to produce at least one channel metric for each channel of the multiple channels according to the specified wireless test mode, the at least one channel metric for each channel indicative of quality of data transmission performed using the wireless link through that channel; and producing information indicative of one or more characteristics of the environment of the wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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