Media player and adapter for providing audio data to hearing aid
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1. A set-top box comprising:
- a decoder configured to receive media content form a content source and to decode the media content into an audio signal and a video signal;
a video output to output a list of hearing aid profiles stored on the set-top box and the video signal to a display associated with the set-top box;
a receiver configured to receive a selection between a first operating mode, a second operation mode and a third operating mode from a remote control device;
a processor configured to process the audio signal according to a hearing aid profile, in response to receiving the selection, and to produce a modulated audio signal; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the audio signal to one or more speakers in the first operating mode, the audio signal to the one or more speakers and the modulated audio signal to the hearing aid in the second operating mode and the modulated audio signal to the one or more speakers in the third operating mode.
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Abstract
A media player includes a processor configured to receive media content from a content source and to process the media content produce an audio signal. The media player further includes a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the audio signal to a hearing aid through a communication channel.
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1. A set-top box comprising:
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a decoder configured to receive media content form a content source and to decode the media content into an audio signal and a video signal; a video output to output a list of hearing aid profiles stored on the set-top box and the video signal to a display associated with the set-top box; a receiver configured to receive a selection between a first operating mode, a second operation mode and a third operating mode from a remote control device; a processor configured to process the audio signal according to a hearing aid profile, in response to receiving the selection, and to produce a modulated audio signal; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the audio signal to one or more speakers in the first operating mode, the audio signal to the one or more speakers and the modulated audio signal to the hearing aid in the second operating mode and the modulated audio signal to the one or more speakers in the third operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 14, 15)
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4. A media player adapter comprising
a receiver configured to receive a selection between a first operating mode, a second operating mode and a third operating mode from a remote control device; -
an input configurable to receive media content from a content source and decode the media content into an audio signal and a video signal; a processor coupled to the transmitter and configurable to apply hearing aid configuration data to the audio signal to produce a shaped audio signal; and a transmitter coupled to the input and configured to send the video signal to a display and the audio signal to one or more speakers in the first operating mode, the audio signal to the one or more speakers and the shaped audio signal to the hearing aid in the second operating mode and the shaped audio signal to the one or more speakers in the third operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17)
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10. A media player device comprising
an input interface configured to be coupled to a cable to receive media content from a content source; -
a decoder to decode the media content into an audio signal; a receiver configured to receive a a hearing aid profile from a remote control and a selection between a first operating mode, a second operating mode and a third operating mode from the remote control device a memory to store the hearing aid profile; a processor coupled to the input interface and the memory, the processor configured to enter a hearing aid mode, in response to receiving the hearing aid profile, and while in the hearing aid mode to apply the hearing aid profile to the audio signal to produce a shaped audio signal; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send the audio signal to one or more speakers in the first operating mode, the audio signal to the one or more speakers and the shaped audio signal to the hearing aid in the second operating mode and the shaped audio signal to the one or more speakers in the third operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 18)
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