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US 2003/0223607 A1Published application
Hearing assistive apparatus having sound replay capability and spatially separated components
OwnerTrevor I. Blumenauinventor
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Hearing assistive apparatus can be implemented to include sound replay capability, the hearing assistive apparatus enabling operation in a replay mode (in which the hearing assistive apparatus replays sound that occurred prior to the current time), as well as in a current sound mode (in which the hearing assistive apparatus reproduces—and, typically, enhances—sound as the sound occurs) and/or an off mode (in which the hearing assistive apparatus does not produce sound). The hearing assistive apparatus can also, additionally or alternatively, be implemented so that part of the hearing assistive apparatus is spatially separated from another part of the hearing assistive apparatus (in particular, so that part of the hearing assistive apparatus is spatially separated from part of the hearing assistive apparatus that is ear-mounted).
A hearing assistive device, comprising:
A hearing assistive device that can acquire current sound data representing sound that occurs in the vicinity of the hearing assistive device, produce sound in accordance with sound data, accumulate replay sound data representing sound occurring during a replay time, operate in a replay mode in which the replay sound data is used in producing sound or in another mode in which the replay sound data is not used to produce sound, and enable communication between sound production apparatus adapted to be mounted on, in, or proximate to an ear of a wearer of the hearing assistive device and a part of sound data acquisition apparatus and/or sound replay apparatus that is spatially separated from the sound production apparatus.
A method for assisting hearing, comprising the steps of:
A hearing assistive device, comprising:
A hearing assistive device that can acquire current sound data representing sound that occurs in the vicinity of the hearing assistive device, produce sound in accordance with sound data, accumulate replay sound data representing sound occurring during a replay time, operate in a replay mode in which the replay sound data is used in producing sound or in another mode in which the replay sound data is not used to produce sound, and enable communication between sound production apparatus adapted to be mounted on, in, or proximate to an ear of a wearer of the hearing assistive device and user input apparatus that is spatially separated from the sound production apparatus.
A method for assisting hearing, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.