Efficient autocorrect hearing aid coupling system

• US 20020141545A1
• Filed: 03/30/2001
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jacob Lynn Segovia
• Original Assignee: Jacob Lynn Segovia
• Inventors: Segovia, Jacob Lynn
• Application Number:
  US09/820,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20020141545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2475 for a hearing impaired user
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2205/041 Adaptation of stereophonic signal reproduction for the hearing impaired
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/554 using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils

Abstract

A plastic cup (10) that contains a electromagnetic induction coil (8) and a autocorrect circuit (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) that is used to magnetically transfer the audio signal from a telephone handset'"'"'s speaker (22) to a “T” coil equipped hearing aid (28) (any type, make or model). The present invention mounts to, and is connected to, the telephone handset speaker (22). Powered directly from the telephone handset speaker (22,) the magnetic coil (8) now concentrates and directs the magnetic field to any “T” coil equipped hearing aid (28). Included in the present invention is an autocorrect circuit (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) that limits the frequency response of the eletromagnetic induction coil (28). In addition, people with normal hearing can use the very same telephone handset (20) as the telephone handset speaker (22) is left fully operational, with normal sound pressure levels.

Claims

1. ) A method to enable a hearing impaired person, (fitted with a “

T”

coil equipped hearing aid,) or a person of normal hearing to both access the same telephone, be it wired, cordless or cellular telephone, the method comprising the steps of;

Picking up the telephone and placing the telephone handset over the ear with the hearing aid, and using said telephone in a completely normal fashion.

2. ) A method whereby a semiconducting ferrite core/coil is installed internally in a telephone handset, with the intent to inductively transfer the telephones speaker audio signal to a “

T”

coil equipped hearing aid.

3. ) A method whereby a semiconducting ferrite core/coil is powered entirely by the telephone handset speaker, with the intent to inductively transfer the telephones speaker audio signal to a “

T”

coil equipped hearing aid.

4. ) A method where the inductive output from a semiconducting core/coil is controlled by a circuit to limit operation to 8 Khz, with the final intent being to transfer an audio signal to a “

T”

coil equipped hearing aid.

5. ) A method whereby a inductive coil is created around and about a semiconducting ferrite core, and it'"'"'s intent being that to inductively transfer an audio signal to a “

T”

coil equipped hearing aid.