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US 2014/0177885 A1Published application
Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Paul Solum
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Abstract
The present subject matter relates to the wireless stereo reception of first and second audio information by wireless hearing communication devices. One type of device which may employ the present subject matter is a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Various forms and protocols of signal transmission are employed in varying embodiments. The present subject matter includes various communication modes such as eavesdropping modes and relaying modes.
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A method or a wearer having a first ear and a second ear, comprising:
- receiving wireless communications from a remote source using a first hearing communication device, the wireless communications including first stereo channel audio information and second stereo channel audio information, wherein the first hearing communications device is configured to provide the first stereo channel audio information to the first ear;
- encoding the second stereo channel audio information using the first hearing communication device to prepare for transmission to the second hearing communication device;
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- wirelessly transmitting the second stereo channel audio information from the first hearing communication device to a second hearing communication device, the second hearing communication configured to provide the second stereo channel audio information to the second ear,
- wherein the second hearing communication device is configured to receive signals without an electrical connection to the first hearing communication device.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving wireless communications from a remote source in a first mode using a first hearing communication device, the wireless communications including first stereo channel audio information and second stereo channel audio information, wherein the first hearing communications device is configured to provide the first stereo channel audio information to a first ear of a wearer;
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- wirelessly eavesdropping on the wireless communication in a second mode using a second communication device to obtain the second stereo channel audio information, the second hearing communication device configured to provide the second stereo channel audio information to a second ear of the wearer,
- wherein the second hearing communication device is configured to receive signals without an electrical connection to the first hearing communication device, and wherein the first mode is different from the second mode.
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