System for detection of special environments for hearing assistance devices
First Claim
1. A method of operating a hearing assistance device worn on or about an ear of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a cellular telephone representative of a parameter sensed by the cellular telephone, wherein the parameter includes combined information relating to location of the cellular telephone and acceleration of the cellular telephone;
identifying an acoustic environment about the hearing assistance device based on the received signal from the cellular telephone in combination with audio information from the hearing assistance device using a signal processor and without using an output from an accelerometer in the hearing assistance device for identifying the acoustic environment; and
adjusting an operational mode of the hearing assistance device using the signal processor based on the identified acoustic environment.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for detection of special environments for hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method of operating a hearing assistance device for a user. A signal is received from a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone, representative of an environmental parameter sensed by the mobile device. In various embodiments, an acoustic environment about the mobile device is identified based on the received signal using a signal processor. An operational mode of the hearing assistance device is adjusted using the signal processor based on the identified acoustic environment, according to various embodiments.
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1. A method of operating a hearing assistance device worn on or about an ear of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a cellular telephone representative of a parameter sensed by the cellular telephone, wherein the parameter includes combined information relating to location of the cellular telephone and acceleration of the cellular telephone; identifying an acoustic environment about the hearing assistance device based on the received signal from the cellular telephone in combination with audio information from the hearing assistance device using a signal processor and without using an output from an accelerometer in the hearing assistance device for identifying the acoustic environment; and adjusting an operational mode of the hearing assistance device using the signal processor based on the identified acoustic environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hearing assistance system including a hearing assistance device worn on or about an ear of a user, the system comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to receive a signal from a cellular telephone including a representation of a sensed parameter related to an acoustic environment about the hearing assistance device, wherein the environmental parameter includes combined information relating to location of the cellular telephone and acceleration of the cellular telephone; and a processor configured to identify the acoustic environment using the received signal from the cellular telephone in combination with audio information from the hearing assistance device without using an output from an accelerometer in the hearing assistance device for identifying the acoustic environment, and to adjust a hearing assistance device parameter based the identified environment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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