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US 2014/0371815 A1Published application
Sound Processor Accessory
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorOliver Ridler
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Abstract
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to a sound processor accessory configured to be mechanically and electrically connected to a sound processor of an auditory prosthesis. The sound processor accessory comprises first and second sound input elements that are each configured to independently provide electrical signals representing sound signals to the sound processor via a shared connection.
Claims29
A sound processor accessory, comprising:
- first and second sound input elements;
- and
- a shared connection configured to electrically connect the first and second sound input elements to sound processing components of a sound processor such that first and second sound input elements independently provide electrical signals to the sound processing components.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first three-wire device;
- a second three-wire device;
- and
- a three-wire connection configured to selectably enable one or the other of the first and second three-wire devices for operation with connected sound processing components of a sound processor.
1 more element
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first set of one or more devices;
- a second set of one or more devices;
- and
- a circuit connecting both of the first and second sets of one or more devices to components of a sound processor such that the first and second sets of one or more devices are alternatively operable.
1 more element
An auditory prosthesis, comprising:
- a sound processor;
- a separate sound processor accessory connected to the sound processor and comprising one or more telecoils,
- wherein the one or more telecoils are the only telecoils present in the auditory prosthesis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.