Bone conduction device with a movement sensor
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsKristian Åsnes, Patrik Wilhelm Strömsten, Marcus Andersson, Christian M. Peclat
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Abstract
A bone conduction device including a coupling configurable to form a coupling with a bone, a transducer module configurable to vibrate in accordance with one or more operational characteristics of the device; and a sensor module configurable to adjust the one or more operational characteristics in response to one or more of a reorientation of a portion of the device and a movement of the portion relative to the coupling.
Claims29
A bone conduction device comprising:
- a coupling configured to couple the device to a bone;
- a transducer module configured to vibrate in accordance with one or more operational characteristics of the device;
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- a sensor module configured to adjust the one or more operational characteristics to thereby adjust an output of the transducer in response to one or more of:
- a reorientation of a first portion of the device relative to the bone;
- and a movement of the first portion relative to the coupling.
A method of operating a bone conduction device comprising a sensor, a coupling and a transducer, the method comprising:
- vibrating a bone, via the coupling, in accordance with one or more operational characteristics of the device;
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- adjusting the one or more operational characteristics of the device to thereby adjust an output of the transducer in response to at least one of:
- a reorientation of a first portion of the device relative to the bone, and a movement of the first portion relative to the coupling.
A bone conduction hearing device, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a coupling configured to couple the device to a bone of a person;
- a transducer configured to transmit vibrational force to the bone to cause a sound perception by the person;
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- a sensor configured to sense a movement of the outer housing relative to the bone of the person, wherein the device is configured to change at least one operational characteristic of the transducer to alter the sound perception of the person in response to the sensed movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.