HEARING AID WITH INDUCTIVELY COUPLED ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONATOR ANTENNA
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1. A hearing aid capable of performing wireless communication with another device, the hearing aid comprising:
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a hearing aid circuit housed in the case, the hearing aid circuit configured to perform the wireless communication; and
an antenna including;
a primary antenna element wired to the hearing aid circuit; and
one or more secondary antenna elements parasitically coupled to the primary antenna element.
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Abstract
A hearing aid includes an antenna for wireless communication with another device. The antenna includes a primary element connected to the circuit of the hearing aid and one or more secondary elements parasitically coupled to the primary element. This antenna configuration substantially increases radiation efficiency when compared to an antenna with the primary element alone, without substantially increasing the size, power consumption, and complexity of the hearing aid.
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1. A hearing aid capable of performing wireless communication with another device, the hearing aid comprising:
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a case; a hearing aid circuit housed in the case, the hearing aid circuit configured to perform the wireless communication; and an antenna including; a primary antenna element wired to the hearing aid circuit; and one or more secondary antenna elements parasitically coupled to the primary antenna element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hearing aid capable of performing wireless communication with another device, the hearing aid comprising:
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a case; a hearing aid circuit housed in the case, the hearing aid circuit configured to perform the wireless communication; and an antenna including; a primary antenna element electrically coupled to the hearing aid circuit; and one or more secondary antenna elements each embedded in or affixed to the case and configured to be inductively coupled to the primary antenna element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for transmitting a signal from a hearing aid using wireless communication, the method comprising:
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modulating a radio frequency carrier using the signal; radiating a first energy representing the modulated radio frequency carrier from a primary antenna element housed in a case of the hearing aid; receiving the first energy using one or more secondary antenna elements parasitically coupled to the primary antenna element, the one or more secondary antenna elements incorporated into the case or housed in the case; and radiating a second energy representing the modulated radio frequency carrier from the one or more second antenna elements. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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