Pre-pairing of hearing aids
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorBjarne KLEMMENSEN
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for establishing a bond for allowing secure communication between a hearing aid and an external device. Especially, the system and method allows for establish the bond without one of the device present during the bonding process.
Claims9
A method of defining connection information between a hearing aid and an accessory using a device configured to act as the hearing aid, the method comprising:
- providing the device configured to act as the hearing aid during a pairing process,
- providing the accessory to be paired with the hearing aid,
- initiating a pairing process between the device configured to act as the hearing aid and the accessory,
- storing specific bond data from the pairing process for a secure connection between the hearing aid and the accessory in the device configured to act as the hearing aid.
A device for configuring communication between a hearing aid and an accessory, the device is configured to act as a proxy for the accessory during a pairing process, the device comprising a wireless interface configured to communicate with the accessory using a wireless protocol,
- the device further comprising a user interface wherein an operator is able to initiate a wireless pairing process between the device and the accessory while the accessory is in a pairing mode,
- the device being configured to exchange pairing information with the accessory and establish a bond between the device and the accessory, the device configured to store the bonding information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.