Hearing assistive system with low power interface
First Claim
1. A hearing assistive device, comprising:
- a low power radio frequency receiver configured to receive a communication signal including an audio signal transmitted from a communications interface device, wherein the communication signal is generated by the communications interface device based on a signal received by the communications interface device using a first communication protocol and converted by the communications interface device into a format recognizable by the hearing assistive device, and wherein the communication signal is transmitted to the low power radio frequency receiver using a low power radio frequency transmission protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and
a processor configured to extract an audible signal from the received communication signal and manipulate the audible signal extracted according to a criterion associated with a user of the hearing assistive device.
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Abstract
A communications interface provides for communications between a wireless communication device and a hearing assistive device. The communications interface converts a signal, including an audio signal, received from the wireless communication device into a format recognizable by a hearing assistive device. The communications interface generates a communication signal including the audio signal based on the converted signal and transmits the communication signal to the hearing assistive device using a low power radio frequency transmission protocol. The hearing assistive device converts the communication signal received from the communications interface into a usable format, extracts an audible signal from the communication signal, and manipulates the extracted audible signal according to a criterion associated with a user of the hearing assistive device.
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1. A hearing assistive device, comprising:
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a low power radio frequency receiver configured to receive a communication signal including an audio signal transmitted from a communications interface device, wherein the communication signal is generated by the communications interface device based on a signal received by the communications interface device using a first communication protocol and converted by the communications interface device into a format recognizable by the hearing assistive device, and wherein the communication signal is transmitted to the low power radio frequency receiver using a low power radio frequency transmission protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and a processor configured to extract an audible signal from the received communication signal and manipulate the audible signal extracted according to a criterion associated with a user of the hearing assistive device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a low power radio frequency receiver of a hearing assistive device, a communication signal including an audio signal transmitted from a communications interface device, wherein the communication signal is generated by the communications interface device based on a signal received by the communications interface device using a first communication protocol and converted by the communications interface device into a format recognizable by the hearing assistive device, and wherein the communication signal is transmitted to the low power radio frequency receiver using a low power radio frequency transmission protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; extracting, by a processor included in the hearing assistive device, an audible signal from the received communication signal; and manipulating, by the processor, the extracted audible signal according to a criterion associated with a user of the hearing assistive device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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