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US 12,223,240 B2Granted
Device and method for earpiece design
AssigneeGN Hearing A/S
InventorVidya Krull
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Abstract
A method of predictive design of an earpiece for a user, includes: obtaining 3D scan data of an ear; obtaining a model earpiece with an earpiece configuration based on an analysis of the 3D scan data; determining coupling data indicative of a coupling of the model earpiece; evaluating the earpiece configuration based on the coupling data; and providing a personalized earpiece based on an output of the evaluation.
Claims20
A method of predictive design of an earpiece for a user, the method comprising:
- electronically obtaining 3D scan data of an ear;
- electronically obtaining a model earpiece with an earpiece configuration based on the 3D scan data;
- electronically determining coupling data by an electronic device, wherein the coupling data is determined prior to providing an initial earpiece to the user;
- evaluating the earpiece configuration based on the coupling data and one or more criteria, at least one of the one or more criteria indicates a probability of comfort, wherein the coupling data comprises a force parameter, a pressure parameter, a contact surface area parameter, or any combination of two or more of the foregoing;
- provisioning personalized earpiece information after the act of evaluating is performed;
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- outputting the personalized earpiece information to enable a manufacturer or a technician to make the earpiece based on the personalized earpiece information, such that the earpiece is personalized for the user.
4 more elements
An electronic device comprising one or more processors, memory, and an interface, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- electronically obtain 3D scan data of an ear;
- electronically obtain a model earpiece with an earpiece configuration based on the 3D scan data;
- electronically determine coupling data by the electronic device, wherein the electronic device is configured to determine the coupling data prior to providing an initial earpiece to a user;
- evaluate the earpiece configuration based on the coupling data and one or more criteria, at least one of the one or more criteria indicates a probability of comfort, wherein the coupling data comprises a force parameter, a pressure parameter, a contact surface area parameter, or any combination of two or more of the foregoing;
- provision personalized earpiece information after the earpiece configuration is evaluated;
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- output the personalized earpiece information to enable a manufacturer or a technician to make an earpiece based on the personalized earpiece information, such that the earpiece is personalized for the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.