Hearing aid fitting system and a method of fitting a hearing aid system
First Claim
1. A hearing aid fitting system, adapted for remote fitting of a hearing aid, comprising a client, an external device, a control server, a look-up data structure, and a communications link, wherein the client, external device, control server, look-up data structure and hearing aid are adapted to communicate by said communications link;
- wherein said look-up data structure is configured to allow a unique device identification to be searched based on a multitude of search term types;
wherein said client comprisesfitting software configured to fit a hearing aid,a selector configured to select a unique device identification using said look-up data structure, andconnection software configured to connect to said control server, to provide to said control server a current computer network address of the client, the selected unique device identification and a hearing aid fitter identification, and to request said control server to establish a direct communication channel between said client and the external device having said unique device identification for the person holding said fitter identification;
wherein the external device comprisesa unique device identification, external device software application configured to provide said unique device identification and a current computer network address of the external device to said control server, and a redirector configured to direct the content of the data transmitted over said direct communication channel to the hearing aid system;
wherein said control server comprisesan interface configured to provide the direct communication channel between the client and the external device based on the current computer network addresses and the selected unique device identification and based on an evaluation of whether the hearing aid fitter holding said hearing aid fitter identification is entitled to access the external device having said unique device identification.
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Abstract
A hearing aid fitting system (100, 200, 300) adapted for remote fitting of a hearing aid system (110), wherein a direct communication channel between a hearing aid fitting part and an external device (102, 302), adapted to communicate directly with the hearing aid system (110), is established by a control server (103) based on unique identifications of the hearing aid fitting part, the external device and the hearing aid fitter. The invention also provides a method of remote fitting of a hearing aid system.
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16 Claims
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1. A hearing aid fitting system, adapted for remote fitting of a hearing aid, comprising a client, an external device, a control server, a look-up data structure, and a communications link, wherein the client, external device, control server, look-up data structure and hearing aid are adapted to communicate by said communications link;
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wherein said look-up data structure is configured to allow a unique device identification to be searched based on a multitude of search term types; wherein said client comprises fitting software configured to fit a hearing aid, a selector configured to select a unique device identification using said look-up data structure, and connection software configured to connect to said control server, to provide to said control server a current computer network address of the client, the selected unique device identification and a hearing aid fitter identification, and to request said control server to establish a direct communication channel between said client and the external device having said unique device identification for the person holding said fitter identification; wherein the external device comprises a unique device identification, external device software application configured to provide said unique device identification and a current computer network address of the external device to said control server, and a redirector configured to direct the content of the data transmitted over said direct communication channel to the hearing aid system; wherein said control server comprises an interface configured to provide the direct communication channel between the client and the external device based on the current computer network addresses and the selected unique device identification and based on an evaluation of whether the hearing aid fitter holding said hearing aid fitter identification is entitled to access the external device having said unique device identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of fitting a hearing aid system comprising the steps of:
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providing a client, a look-up data structure, an external device, a control server and a hearing aid system; using the client and the look-up data structure to select a unique device identification; using the client to provide the selected device identification, a current computer network address of the client and a hearing aid fitter identification to the control server; using the external device to provide the unique device identification and a current computer network address of the external device to the control server; using said client to request the control server to establish a direct communication channel between the client and the external device; using the control server to evaluate whether the hearing aid fitter holding said hearing aid fitter identification is entitled to access the external device having said unique device identification; using the control server to establish the direct communication channel between the client and the external device; and using the client, the direct communication channel and the external device to remotely fit the hearing aid system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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