Portable terminal for controlling hearing aid and method therefor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung-Soo KIM, Ik-Soo KIM
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Abstract
A method for controlling a hearing aid using a portable terminal is provided. The method includes taking a photo, generating a control signal to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid according to an analysis of a surrounding condition based on the photo, and transmitting the control signal to the hearing aid.
Claims34
A method for controlling a hearing aid using a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- taking a photo;
- generating a control signal to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid according to an analysis of a surrounding condition based on the photo;
- and
- transmitting the control signal to the hearing aid.
A portable terminal for controlling a hearing aid, the portable terminal comprising:
- a camera configured to take a photo;
- a controller configured to analyze a surrounding condition based on the photo and to generate a control signal to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid according to the analysis result;
- and
- a transceiver configured to transmit the control signal to the hearing aid.
A method of changing a hearing mode in a hearing aid, the method comprising:
- receiving a control signal to control the hearing mode of the hearing aid from a portable terminal;
- extracting a hearing mode according to an analysis of the control signal;
- and
- changing the hearing mode of the hearing aid to the extracted hearing mode.
A hearing aid comprising:
- a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit to a portable terminal at least one hearing mode that the hearing aid offers, and to receive from the portable terminal a control signal to change a hearing mode of the hearing aid to another hearing mode;
- and
- a controller configured to extract a hearing mode from the control signal and to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid to be changed to the hearing mode extracted from the control signal.
A method for changing a hearing mode in a hearing aid, the method comprising:
- taking a photo;
- determining a surrounding condition from the photo;
- controlling the hearing mode of the hearing aid according to the determined surrounding condition;
- and
- outputting a sound in the hearing mode.
A hearing aid comprising:
- a photo shoot unit configured to take a photo;
- a controller configured to control a hearing mode of the hearing aid by determining a surrounding condition from the photo;
- and
- an output unit configured to output a sound in the hearing mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.