Consumer electronics device adapted for hearing loss compensation
First Claim
1. Method for allowing a consumer electronics device to output a hearing loss compensated signal, the consumer electronics device comprising an operating system whereon at least one application can be run that yields a sound output signal prepared for output to a sound device without substantially being altered, comprising the steps of:
- providing said consumer electronics device with a first software module adapted for rerouting said sound output signal, said first software module being a virtual sound device capable of being registered and deregistered with said operating system as a currently selected sound output device, said first software module being written and installed in said operating system;
providing said consumer electronics device with a second software module adapted for receiving from said first software module said rerouted sound output signal and for performing hearing loss compensation on said rerouted sound output signal and for outputting said hearing loss compensated signal,wherein the first software module and second software modules are separate and communicate through mechanisms of the operating system, and the operating system restricts the first software module from performing hearing loss compensation,wherein said first software module is restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of performing integer operations only, incapable of allowing any graphical user interfaces and incapable of accessing the Internet, andwherein said second software module is not restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of allowing graphical user interfaces and capable of accessing the Internet.
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Abstract
A consumer electronics device is arranged for outputting a hearing loss compensated signal. The consumer electronics device comprises an operating system whereon at least one application can be run that yields a sound output signal. Wherein the consumer electronics device further comprises: a first software module adapted for rerouting the sound output signal, and a second software module adapted for receiving from the first software module the rerouted sound output signal, for performing hearing loss compensation on the rerouted sound output signal and for outputting the hearing loss compensated signal.
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1. Method for allowing a consumer electronics device to output a hearing loss compensated signal, the consumer electronics device comprising an operating system whereon at least one application can be run that yields a sound output signal prepared for output to a sound device without substantially being altered, comprising the steps of:
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providing said consumer electronics device with a first software module adapted for rerouting said sound output signal, said first software module being a virtual sound device capable of being registered and deregistered with said operating system as a currently selected sound output device, said first software module being written and installed in said operating system; providing said consumer electronics device with a second software module adapted for receiving from said first software module said rerouted sound output signal and for performing hearing loss compensation on said rerouted sound output signal and for outputting said hearing loss compensated signal, wherein the first software module and second software modules are separate and communicate through mechanisms of the operating system, and the operating system restricts the first software module from performing hearing loss compensation, wherein said first software module is restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of performing integer operations only, incapable of allowing any graphical user interfaces and incapable of accessing the Internet, and wherein said second software module is not restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of allowing graphical user interfaces and capable of accessing the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Consumer electronics device arranged for outputting a hearing loss compensated signal, said consumer electronics device comprising an operating system whereon at least one application can be run that yields a sound output signal prepared for output to a sound device without substantially being altered,
wherein said consumer electronics device further comprises: -
a first software module adapted for rerouting said sound output signal, said first software module being a virtual sound device capable of being registered and deregistered with said operating system as a currently selected sound output device, said first software module being written and installed in said operating system; and a second software module adapted for receiving from said first software module said rerouted sound output signal, for performing hearing loss compensation for one or more users on said rerouted sound output signal and for outputting one or more hearing loss compensated signals, wherein the first software module and second software modules are separate and communicate through mechanisms of the operating system, and wherein said first software module is restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of performing integer operations only, incapable of allowing any graphical user interfaces and incapable of accessing the Internet, and wherein said second software module is not restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of allowing graphical user interfaces and capable of accessing the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Consumer electronics device arranged for outputting a hearing loss compensated signal, said consumer electronics device comprising an operating system whereon at least one application can be run that yields a sound output signal prepared for output to a sound device without substantially being altered,
wherein said consumer electronics device further comprises: -
a first software module adapted for rerouting said sound output signal, said first software module being a virtual sound device capable of being registered and deregistered with said operating system as a currently selected sound output device, said first software module being written and installed in said operating system; and a second software module adapted for receiving from said first software module said rerouted sound output signal, for performing hearing loss compensation for one or more users on said rerouted sound output signal and for outputting one or more hearing loss compensated signals, wherein the first software module and second software modules are separate and communicate through mechanisms of the operating system, wherein said first software module is restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of performing integer operations only, incapable of allowing any graphical user interfaces and incapable of accessing the Internet, wherein said second software module is not restricted from performing floating point operations, capable of allowing graphical user interfaces and capable of accessing the Internet, and wherein said second software module is configured to exchange data with a remote server, the data includes a set of parameters defining the hearing loss compensation.
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