Temperature sensor based ear-worn electronic device fit assessment
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsAndy S. Lin, Peter Flanagan, Michael Karl Sacha
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Abstract
An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to fit at least partially in an ear of a wearer, a power source situated in the housing, and a temperature sensor arrangement situated in or on the housing and coupled to the power source. The temperature sensor arrangement is configured to generate sensor signals in response to heat generated in the wearer's ear and a controller, situated in the housing and coupled to the power source and the temperature sensor arrangement, is configured to assess a fit of the device using the sensor signals.
Claims23
An ear-worn electronic device, comprising:
- a housing configured to fit at least partially in an ear of a wearer;
- a power source situated in the housing;
- a temperature sensor arrangement situated in or on the housing and coupled to the power source, the temperature sensor arrangement comprising one or more temperature sensors configured to generate sensor signals in response to heat generated in the wearer's ear;
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- a controller situated in the housing and coupled to the power source and the temperature sensor arrangement, the controller configured to assess a fit of the device within the wearer's ear using the sensor signals.
A method implemented by an ear-worn electronic device configured for deployment in, on or about an ear of a wearer, the method comprising:
- generating sensor signals by a temperature sensor arrangement of the device in response to heat generated in the wearer's ear;
- receiving the sensor signals by a controller;
- assessing, by the controller, a fit of the device in the wearer's ear using the sensor signals;
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- generating, by the controller, an output indicative of the device fit assessment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.