# US 2014/0155686 A1 · Data/Power Transfer Over a Communication Link > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155686 A1 - Document ID: US20140155686A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/691,203 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Cochlear Limited - Inventors: Werner Meskens - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155686A1 ## CPC - A61N 1/37252: {Details of algorithms or data aspects of communication system, e.g. handshaking, transmitting specific data or segmenting data} - A61N 1/36038: {Cochlear stimulation} - A61N 1/3727: {characterised by the modulation technique} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) ## Abstract The present application discloses systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for transferring data and/or data over a communication link. A medical device in one example includes receiver(s) configured to receive first signals, which include power signals and first stimulation data, and second signals, which include second stimulation data. Each of the first stimulation data and the second stimulation data includes data encoded according to a same data encoding protocol. The device also includes control circuitry coupled to the one or more receivers and configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode. The control circuitry is configured in the first mode to apply the power signals to provide power to the medical device and to apply the first stimulation data to a medical device recipient. Further, the control circuitry is configured in the second mode to apply the second stimulation data to the medical device recipient. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical device comprising: one or more receivers configured to receive first signals, which include power signals and first stimulation data, and second signals, which include second stimulation data, wherein each of the first stimulation data and the second stimulation data includes data encoded according to a same data encoding protocol; and control circuitry coupled to the one or more receivers and configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode, wherein the control circuitry is configured in the first mode to apply the power signals to provide power to the medical device and to apply the first stimulation data to a medical device recipient, wherein the control circuitry is configured in the second mode to apply the second stimulation data to the medical device recipient. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, further comprising a data decoder coupled to the control circuitry, wherein the data decoder is configured to process the first and second stimulation data according to a data decoding protocol that corresponds to the data encoding protocol to generate first and second stimulation signals, respectively, wherein the data decoder is further configured to apply the first and second stimulation signals to the medical device recipient through stimulation electronics. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The medical device of claim 2, wherein the data decoder is a radio frequency (RF) data decoder, the data encoding protocol is an RF data encoding protocol, and the data decoding protocol is an RF data decoding protocol. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The medical device of claim 2, further comprising stimulation electronics coupled to the control circuitry, wherein the stimulation electronics are connected to an auditory nerve stimulator or an auditory vibrator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, wherein the one or more receivers include one or more implantable coils. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, further comprising a variable gain amplifier coupled to the one or more receivers, wherein the variable gain amplifier is configured to amplify the second signals before the second stimulation data is applied to the medical device recipient. ### Claim 7 A method comprising: receiving, at a first coil of a hearing prosthesis, first radio frequency (RF) signals that include power signals and first auditory stimulation data that is encoded according to a data encoding protocol; applying, through control circuitry associated with the hearing prosthesis, the power signals to provide power to the hearing prosthesis and the first auditory stimulation data to a hearing prosthesis recipient through stimulation electronics associated with the hearing prosthesis; receiving, at a second coil of the hearing prosthesis, second RF signals that include second auditory stimulation data that is encoded according to the data encoding protocol; applying, through the control circuitry, the second auditory stimulation data to the hearing prosthesis recipient through the stimulation electronics. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising amplifying the second RF signals through a variable gain amplifier coupled to the second coil before applying the second auditory stimulation data to the hearing prosthesis recipient. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising decoding the first auditory stimulation data, according to a data decoding protocol, before applying the first auditory stimulation data to the hearing prosthesis recipient, and decoding the second auditory stimulation data, according to the data decoding protocol, before applying the second auditory stimulation data to the hearing prosthesis recipient. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising applying the power signals to charge a battery coupled to the control circuitry. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving the first RF signals and the second RF signals through a transcutaneous RF link. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving the first RF signals and the second RF signals from one or more of a headpiece coil, a behind-the-ear component, or an in-the-ear component. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the stimulation electronics are connected to an auditory nerve stimulator or an auditory vibrator. ### Claim 14 A hearing prosthesis system comprising: a first receiver configured to wirelessly receive first signals including power signals and first auditory stimulation data; a second receiver configured to wirelessly receive second signals including second auditory stimulation data, wherein the first and second auditory stimulation data are encoded by a same data encoding protocol; an amplifier coupled to the second receiver; and control circuitry coupled to the first receiver and to the amplifier, wherein the control circuitry is configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode, wherein the control circuitry is configured in the first mode to apply the power signals to provide power to the hearing prosthesis and to apply the first auditory stimulation data to a hearing prosthesis recipient through stimulation electronics coupled to the control circuitry, and wherein the control circuitry is configured in the second mode to apply the second auditory stimulation data to the hearing prosthesis recipient through the stimulation electronics. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the amplifier is a variable gain amplifier and the first and second receivers are coils. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the first and second receivers, the amplifier, and the control circuitry are enclosed in a hermetically-sealed, implantable housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising a separate component from the implantable housing, wherein the separate component includes one or more of a microphone, a sound processor, or a transmitter. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the separate component includes one or more of a headpiece coil, a behind-the-ear component, or an in-the-ear component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, further comprising stimulation electronics coupled to the control circuitry, wherein the stimulation electronics are connected to an auditory nerve stimulator or an auditory vibrator. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, further comprising battery charging circuitry coupled to the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured in the first mode to apply the power signals to the battery charging circuitry.