US 2004/0202333 A1 · Hearing instrument with self-diagnostics

Abstract

In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for a hearing instrument with self-diagnostics. A detection circuitry may be used to monitor the functional status of at least one transducer by measuring an energy level output of the transducer and comparing the energy level output to a pre-determined threshold level. The detection circuitry may generate an error message output if the measured energy level output of the transducer falls below the pre-determined threshold level. A memory device may be used to store the error message output generated by the detection circuitry.

Claims24

Dependent claims

In a hearing instrument including a plurality of transducers, a self-diagnostics system, comprising:

a detection circuitry operable to monitor the functional status of at least one transducer by measuring an energy level output of the transducer and comparing the energy level output to a pre-determined threshold level;
the detection circuitry being further operable to generate an error message output if the measured energy level output of the transducer falls below the pre-determined threshold level;
and
a memory device coupled to the detection circuitry and operable to store the error message output generated by the detection circuitry.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/815,050Filed 31 Mar 2004

Priority

8 Apr 2003

Published

14 Oct 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04R 25/305
Monitoring or testing of hearing aids, e.g. functioning, settings, battery power: self-monitoring or self-testing
H04R 1/1016
Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones: earpieces of the intra-aural type
H04R 25/356
Using translation techniques: amplitude, e.g. amplitude shift or compression
H04R 25/505
Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics: using digital signal processing

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Abstract

Claims24