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 signal via the communication interface during boot of the behind-the-ear unit or when the transducer module is coupled to the behind-the-ear unit;
- and
- wherein the behind-the-ear unit is configured to detect the signal asserted by the transducer module, 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 signal via the communication interface, wherein the signal is asserted during booting of the behind-the-ear unit, or when the transducer module is coupled to the behind-the-ear unit;
- detecting, by the behind-the-ear unit, the signal asserted by the transducer module;
- and
- determining, by the behind-the-ear unit, whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller or not.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.