Online hearing aid fitting
First Claim
1. An online fitting system for fitting a hearing device for a consumer, the system comprising:
- a programmable hearing device configured to deliver a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device; and
a computing device configured to execute a fitting application, the computing device communicatively coupled online to a remote server, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a consumer input indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output corresponding to the sound segment being assessed,wherein the fitting application is configured to make adjustments to the fitting parameters in accordance with the consumer input, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a programmable hearing device configured to deliver a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device, and a computing device communicatively coupled online to a remote server. The computing device may be configured to receive a consumer input indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, wherein the fitting application is configured to make adjustments to the fitting parameters in accordance with the consumer input.
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26 Claims
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1. An online fitting system for fitting a hearing device for a consumer, the system comprising:
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a programmable hearing device configured to deliver a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device; and a computing device configured to execute a fitting application, the computing device communicatively coupled online to a remote server, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a consumer input indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, wherein the fitting application is configured to make adjustments to the fitting parameters in accordance with the consumer input, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An online hearing device fitting system, comprising:
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a programmable hearing device configured to be worn in an ear of a consumer and produce outputs representative of a relatively loud sound segment and a relatively soft sound segment; a handheld device configured to deliver an acoustic test signal in response to a hearing test signal to administer a hearing evaluation; a programming interface configured to deliver programming signals to the programmable hearing device in-situ; and a personal computer configured to execute a fitting application communicatively coupled to the handheld device and a remote server, wherein the personal computer is configured to receive a consumer input indicative of subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the fitting application uses the consumer input to generate programming signals to make adjustments to one or more fitting parameters associated with the output corresponding to the sound segment being adjusted, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to the relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to the relatively soft sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for hearing device fitting, the system comprising:
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a programmable hearing device configured to be worn by a customer, wherein the programmable hearing device is configured to produce a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device; and a personal computer communicatively coupled to the programmable hearing device, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a consumer input indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output signal corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, wherein the personal computer is connected online to a customer support computer, and wherein the personal computer is further configured to deliver a support audio signal to the programmable hearing device, wherein a fitting application of the personal computer is configured to make adjustments to the fitting parameters in accordance with the consumer input, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An online hearing device fitting system for a customer wearing a programmable hearing device, the system comprising:
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a programmable hearing device configured to be worn by a customer in an ear, the programming hearing device configured to produce a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device; and a personal computer communicatively coupled to the programmable hearing device, wherein the personal computer is connected online to a customer support computer operated by a customer support personnel at a customer support site remotely located from the customer, wherein the personal computer is configured to receive a consumer input configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output signal corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of online hearing device fitting for a client, the method comprising:
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delivering a sequence of outputs from a programmable hearing device in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to fitting parameters programmed within the programmable hearing device, wherein the acoustic output is representative of fitting sound segments; adjusting the fitting parameters of the programmable hearing device according to a consumer input received by a computing device, wherein the consumer input is indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the sound segments, and wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output signal corresponding to the sound segment being assessed; and making a first adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and making a second adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment.
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16. A method of online fitting of a programmable hearing device of a client, the method comprising:
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executing a hearing test application by a fitting system located at the client side; executing a fitting application by the fitting system, wherein the fitting system is configured to adjust fitting parameters of the programmable hearing device in-situ; producing a sequence of outputs by the programmable hearing device in-situ in response to non-acoustic inputs, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are delivered according to the fitting parameters programmed within the programmable hearing device; and adjusting the fitting parameters according to a consumer input received by computing device, wherein the consumer input is indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the outputs, and wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with the output signal corresponding to the sound segment being assessed; making a first adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and making a second adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of online customer support for a hearing aid client, the method comprising:
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connecting a fitting system online to a customer support computer system at a remote customer support site; communicatively coupling the fitting system to a programmable hearing device in-situ, wherein the programmable hearing device is configured to produce a sequence of outputs in-situ; generating an audio signal by the fitting system; delivering the audio signal to the programmable hearing device in-situ; delivering an audible output from the programmable hearing device in-situ, wherein the audible output is representative of a support audio signal received from the customer support computer system by the fitting system; and receiving a consumer input by the fitting system, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a sound segment being assessed, wherein a first adjustment is made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment is made to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output signal corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment, and wherein the consumer input is indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of the corresponding sound segment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of online customer support for a hearing device client, the method comprising:
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connecting online a fitting system at the client side to a customer support computer remotely positioned, wherein the fitting system is communicatively coupled to a programmable hearing device, wherein the programmable hearing device is configured to produce a sequence of outputs in-situ, each output of the sequence corresponding to a sound segment, wherein the outputs are produced according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device, wherein the fitting system is configured to generate programming signals configured to make adjustments to fitting parameters of the programmable hearing device in accordance with consumer input received by the fitting system, wherein the consumer input is indicative of a subjective assessment of the consumer of each of the outputs, wherein the consumer input is configured to adjust one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to the sound segment being assessed, and wherein the programming signals comprise instructions configured to make a first adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively loud sound segment and a second adjustment to one or more fitting parameters associated with an output corresponding to a relatively soft sound segment; and adjusting one or more hearing aid parameters by the fitting system according to commands received from the customer support computer. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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