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US 12,725,703 B2Granted
Control systems and methods for remote audiologists
AssigneeGlobalmed Holdings, LLC
InventorsMet Castillo, David Bosen, Mateusz Urbanek
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating an auditory exam of a patient can comprise auditorily coupling an audiologist device in a remote location to test headphones and virtual health practitioner headphones through a test device. The systems and methods can include switching, via an A/B switch device, between the examination mode and a pre-examination mode and vice versa.
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A test system for use by a virtual-health practitioner (“VHP”), the test system comprising:
- a hearing test device including one or more test headphones, the one or more test headphones operably coupled to a controller of the hearing test device, the hearing test device configured to facilitate a hearing test of a patient;
- a VHP speaker and VHP headphones;
- a VHP device configured to facilitate a virtual-health visit and comprising a controller;
- and
- an A/B switch auditorily coupled to the VHP speaker, the hearing test device, and the VHP device, the A/B switch configured to switch the test system from a pre-examination mode to an examination mode,
- wherein, during operation of the test system, the VHP device is configured to communicate with the audiologist through a VHP microphone regardless of an operating mode of the test system,
- wherein switching from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode comprises placing the controller of the hearing test device in operable communication with the controller of the VHP device through the A/B switch,
- wherein, in response to transitioning from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode, the A/B switch switches an audio output signal from the VHP speaker to the one or more test headphones and the VHP headphones,
- wherein, when in the examination mode, the controller of the VHP device commands the controller of the hearing test device to conduct the hearing test of the patient, and
- wherein an audio output of the A/B switch is auditorily coupled to the one or more test headphones and the VHP headphones through the hearing test device so that spoken audio from an audiologist microphone is transmitted to the patient and the VHP through the one or more test headphones and the VHP headphones.
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A method for conducting a remote hearing test, the method comprising:
- switching, by an A/B switch, a hearing test system from a pre-examination mode to an examination mode,
- wherein in response to the switching the hearing test system from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode, a remote microphone is auditorily coupled to test headphones of the hearing test system, the hearing test system disposed in a local location,
- wherein, during operation of the test system, a virtual-health practitioner (“VHP”) device is configured to communicate with the audiologist through a VHP microphone regardless of an operating mode of the test system,
- wherein switching from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode comprises placing a controller of the hearing test device in operable communication with a controller of the VHP device through the A/B switch,
- wherein, in response to transitioning from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode, the A/B switch switches an audio output signal from a VHP speaker to the test headphones and VHP headphones,
- wherein, when in the examination mode, the controller of the VHP device commands the controller of the hearing test device to conduct the remote hearing test of the patient, and
- wherein an audio output of the A/B switch is auditorily coupled to the test headphones and the VHP headphones through the hearing test device so that spoken audio from an audiologist microphone is transmitted to the patient and the VHP through the test headphones and the VHP headphones;
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- initiating, by one or more processors, a hearing test, wherein in response to initiating the hearing test, a set of tones are output through the test headphones.
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An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- switching, by the one or more processors, a hearing test system from a pre-examination mode to an examination mode,
- wherein in response to the switching the hearing test system from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode, a remote microphone is auditorily coupled to test headphones of the hearing test system, the hearing test system disposed in a local location,
- wherein, during operation of the test system, a virtual-health practitioner (“VHP”) device is configured to communicate with the audiologist through a VHP microphone regardless of an operating mode of the test system,
- wherein switching from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode comprises placing a controller of the hearing test device in operable communication with a controller of the VHP device through the A/B switch,
- wherein, in response to transitioning from the pre-examination mode to the examination mode, the A/B switch switches an audio output signal from a VHP speaker to the test headphones and VHP headphones,
- wherein, when in the examination mode, the controller of the VHP device commands the controller of the hearing test device to conduct the remote hearing test of the patient, and
- wherein an audio output of the A/B switch is auditorily coupled to the test headphones and the VHP headphones through the hearing test device so that spoken audio from an audiologist microphone is transmitted to the patient and the VHP through the test headphones and the VHP headphones;
- and
- initiating, by the one or more processors, a hearing test, wherein in response to initiating the hearing test, a set of tones are output through the test headphones.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.