Hearing device assembly
AssigneeGN Hearing A/S
InventorFlemming Schmidt
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a hearing device assembly comprising a behind-the-ear base unit and an in-the-ear transducer module, which communicate via a communication interface and wherein the base unit is configured to detect whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller.
Claims17
A hearing device assembly comprising:
- a behind-the-ear unit;
- and
- an in-the-ear transducer module;
- wherein the behind-the-ear unit and the transducer module are configured to electronically communicate via a communication interface connecting the behind-the-ear unit and the transducer module;
- wherein the transducer module is configured to assert a first signal on the communication interface during boot of the behind-the-ear unit or when the transducer module is hot plugged to the behind-the-ear unit;
- and
- wherein the behind-the-ear unit is configured to detect the first signal asserted by the transducer module, and to supply power to the transducer module following detection of the first signal, and wherein the behind-the-ear unit is also configured to determine whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller.
A method performed by a hearing device assembly that includes a behind-the-ear unit and an in-the-ear transducer module, the behind-the-ear unit and the transducer module being configured to electronically communicate via a communication interface connecting the behind-the-ear unit and the transducer module, the method comprising:
- asserting, by the transducer module, a first signal on the communication interface, wherein the first signal is asserted during booting of the behind-the-ear unit, or when the transducer module is hot plugged to the behind-the-ear unit;
- detecting, by the behind-the-ear unit, the first signal asserted by the transducer module;
- supplying power, by the behind-the-ear unit, to the transducer module following the detection of the first signal;
- and
- determining, by the behind-the-ear unit, whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller or not.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.