System, method and apparatus for patient communications in remote hearing diagnostics
OwnerDave Davis, Brian Lisiewskiinventors
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Abstract
Method, system and apparatus for patient communications in remote hearing diagnostics is disclosed. The invention may include electrical circuitry for conditioning audio input and output signals as well as a means of switching paths for the audio data between equipment sources and personnel involved in a remote hearing diagnostics session.
Claims15
Apparatus for patient communications in remote hearing diagnostics between a computer having a computer microphone input and a computer speaker output, a hearing diagnostics test equipment having a test equipment microphone input and a test equipment speaker output, and a second microphone input and speaker output, the apparatus comprising:
- a direct current (DC) voltage blocking circuit that eliminates a biasing voltage sourced by the test equipment microphone input;
- a first audio signal level reduction circuit for reducing a signal level of an audio signal provided to the test equipment microphone input;
- a second audio signal level reduction circuit for reducing a signal level of an audio signal received from the test equipment speaker output;
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- an audio selection switch that enables a selectable electrical connection from the computer to either the test equipment microphone input and speaker output or to the second microphone input and speaker output.
A system for patient communications in remote hearing diagnostics, the system comprising:
- a first computing device having a computer microphone input and a computer speaker output;
- a first headset having a first headset microphone input and a first headset speaker output;
- diagnostic test equipment having a test equipment microphone input and a test equipment speaker output;
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- an adapter that is connected to the first computing device, the first headset, and the diagnostic test equipment, wherein the adapter comprises:
- a direct current (DC) voltage blocking circuit that eliminates a biasing voltage sourced by the test equipment microphone input;
- a first audio signal level reduction circuit for reducing a signal level of an audio signal provided to the test equipment microphone input;
- a second audio signal level reduction circuit for reducing a signal level of an audio signal received from the test equipment speaker output;
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- an audio-selection switch that enables a selectable electrical connection from the first computing device to either the diagnostic test equipment microphone input and speaker output or to the first headset microphone input and speaker output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.