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Hearing device and methods for wireless remote control of an appliance

  • US 9,805,590 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2015
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hearing device comprising:

  • a medial portion comprising a speaker, the medial portion configured for placement inside an ear canal;

    a lateral portion comprising a wireless antenna and a switch, wherein the switch is configured for manual activation; and

    wireless electronics communicatively coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to receive one or more control parameters associated with one or more external appliances and store the one or more control parameters in a memory of the hearing device, the wireless electronics further configured to transmit a wireless signal to an external appliance proximate to the hearing device for controlling an operation of the external appliance and responsive to manual activation of the switch, wherein the wireless signal is selected based on a control parameter associated with the external appliance.

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