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US 7,072,480 B2Granted
Hearing aid system with a hearing aid and an external processor unit
AssigneeSiemens Audiologische Technik GmbH
InventorUwe Rass
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Abstract
A hearing aid system has a hearing aid and an external processor unit, where the external processor unit is permanently allocated to a specific hearing environment. The external processor unit is fashioned for remaining in the respective hearing environment long-term, and the signal processing of an acoustic input signal in the external processor unit is also specifically adapted to the respective hearing environment. There is preferably a wireless signal transmission between the hearing aid and the external processor unit.
Claims14
A hearing aid system, comprising:
- a hearing aid, comprising:
- at least one input transducer;
- a first signal processing unit configured to receive a signal from the at least one input transducer;
- an output transducer configured to receive a processed signal from the first signal processing unit and convert the signal into audible sound waves;
- and
- a reception unit;
- the hearing aid system further comprising:
- an external processor unit that is permanently allocated to a specific hearing environment, and is configured to process a received signal, thereby producing an external unit processed signal, adapted to the specific hearing environment, the external processing unit comprising:
- at least one second input transducer configured to receive the received signal for processing by the external processing unit;
- a second signal processing unit connected to the at least one second input transducer;
- and
- a transmission unit configured to send the external unit processed signal to the reception unit of the hearing aid so that the reception unit can output the processed signal to the output transducer.
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A method for operating a hearing aid, comprising:
- providing an input transducer, a first signal processing unit, an output transducer and a reception device;
- permanently providing an external processor unit with an input transducer, a second signal processing unit and a transmission device in a specific hearing environment of a hearing aid user;
- adapting a signal processor in the external processor unit to the hearing environment;
- receiving and processing an input signal with the external processor unit, thereby producing a processed signal;
- sending the processed signal to the hearing aid as a transmitted signal;
- receiving the transmitted signal with the hearing aid;
- and
- outputting an output signal based on the transmitted signal via the output transducer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.