Programmable interface for fitting hearing devices

A method to select parameters for fitting hearing devices using a programmable interface comprising:

• providing a slider on a graphical display for each of a plurality of hearing device parameters, each slider having boundaries;
• arranging the sliders on a common path on the graphical display;
• moving a slider along the common path in response to a pointer on the graphical display selecting the slider and moving along the common path;
• and
• limiting the moving of the slider along the common path to moving between the boundaries of the other sliders;
• wherein the slider for each of the plurality of parameters is movable.

A method to select parameters for fitting a hearing device using a programmable interface comprising:

• providing a first slider and a second slider on a graphical display, the first slider representing a first parameter of the hearing device, the second slider representing a second parameter for each of a plurality of hearing device parameters;
• arranging the first and second sliders along a common path on the graphical display;
• providing a lower limit stop bar and an upper limit stop bar on the graphical display, the lower limit stop bar defined by the slider for the parameter having a smallest value, the upper limit stop bar defined by the slider for the parameter having a highest value;
• moving a slider along the common path in response to moving a pointer on the graphical display directed at the slider;
• adjusting the lower limit stop bar and upper limit stop bar in response to the moving of the slider;
• and
• limiting the moving of the lower limit stop bar and the upper limit stop bar to a maximum separation, the maximum separation correlated to a predetermined limit.

A method for fitting a hearing device comprising:

• receiving values for an output related parameter and associated frequencies that define the output related parameter as a function of frequency for the hearing device;
• receiving output values and associated input values to define output as a function of input for the hearing device;
• generating on a display a three-dimensional representation of the hearing device in an auditory space defined by the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• receiving data correlated to a user of the hearing device, and generating a three-dimensional target in terms of the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• and
• presenting the three dimensional target on the same display as the three-dimensional representation of the hearing device.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a graphical interface for fitting a hearing device performing a method comprising:

• receiving values for an output related parameter and associated frequencies that define the output related parameter as a function of frequency for the hearing device;
• receiving output values and associated input values to define output as a function of input for the hearing device;
• generating on a display a three-dimensional representation of the hearing device in an auditory space defined by the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• receiving data correlated to a user of the hearing device, and generating a three-dimensional target in terms of the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• and
• presenting the three dimensional target on the same display as the three-dimensional representation of the hearing device.

A system for fitting a hearing device comprising:

• a monitor for displaying a graphical interface;
• a selection device for moving a graphical pointer displayed on the graphical interface;
• and
• a computer coupled to the monitor and the selection device, the computer programmed to:
• adjust a first slider on the graphical interface, the first slider representing a first parameter of the hearing device;
• and
• adjusting a second slider on the graphical interface, the second slider representing a second parameter of the hearing device, wherein the first slider and the second slider are adjustable in a range limited by a predetermined constraint between settings of the first and second parameter.

A system for fitting a hearing device comprising:

• a monitor for displaying a graphical interface;
• a selection device for moving a graphical pointer displayed on the graphical interface;
• and
• a computer coupled to the monitor and the selection device, the computer programmed to:
• receive values for an output related parameter and associated frequencies that define the output related parameter as a function of frequency for the hearing device;
• receive output values and associated input values to define output as a function of input for the hearing device;
• generate on a display a three-dimensional representation of the hearing device in an auditory space defined by the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• receive data correlated to a user of the hearing device, and generating a three-dimensional target in terms of the output related parameter, the frequency, and the input;
• and
• present the three dimensional target on the same display as the three-dimensional representation of the hearing device.

A graphical interface for fitting a hearing device comprising:

• one or more displays including at least one display element comprising:
• a first slider representing a first parameter of the hearing device;
• a second slider representing a second parameter of the hearing device;
• and
• an axis on which the first slider and the second slider are arranged, wherein movement of the first and second slider is constrained along the axis and limited to a boundary of the first slider contacting a boundary of the second slider.

A graphical interface for fitting a hearing device comprising:

• one or more displays including at least one display element comprising:
• a first slider representing a first parameter of the hearing device;
• a second slider representing a second parameter of the hearing device;
• an upper limit stop bar defined by a boundary of the first or second slider representing the first or second parameter having a highest value;
• a lower limit stop bar defined by a boundary of the first or second slider representing the first or second parameter having a lowest value;
• a third slider representing a difference between the first and second parameters, the third slider having boundaries defined by the upper limit stop bar and the lower limit stop bar;
• an axis on which the third slider is arranged with the first slider having a boundary contacting a boundary of the third slider parallel to the axis and the second slider having a boundary contacting a boundary of the third slider opposite the first slider and parallel to the axis, wherein movement of the first, second, and third sliders is constrained along the axis and limited to a maximum separation of the upper limit bar and lower limit bar, the maximum separation defined by a constraint relation between the first parameter and the second parameter.