Method and apparatus for low power operation of binaural hearing aid
AssigneesSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)
InventorsYun Seo Ku, Jong Jin Kim, Jun Il Sohn, Jong Hee Han, Dong Wook Kim, Ji Hoon Kim
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for low power operation of a binaural hearing aid, the method including determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level, collecting an external audio signal, in response to whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level, and transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid.
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A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
- determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level;
- collecting an external audio signal, in response to determining whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level;
- and
- transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid;
- and
- transmitting, to the second hearing aid, a control signal to suspend the binaural function, in response to the audio signal not corresponding to a meaningful signal.
A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
- collecting an external audio signal;
- determining whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal, using a voice activity detector (VAD);
- transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid, in response to whether the audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal;
- and
- transmitting, to the second hearing aid, a control signal to suspend the binaural function, in response to the audio signal not corresponding to a meaningful signal.
A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
- determining whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level;
- collecting an external audio signal, in response to determining whether the residual battery exceeds the predetermined threshold level;
- determining whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal, using a voice activity detector (VAD);
- transmitting the collected audio signal to a second hearing aid, in response to determining whether the audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal;
- and
- transmitting, to the second hearing aid, a control signal to suspend the binaural function, in response to the audio signal not corresponding to a meaningful signal.
A method for low power binaural function operation of a first hearing aid, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a second hearing aid;
- determining whether the received signal corresponds to an audio signal or a control signal;
- and
- setting an operating mode corresponding to the control signal, in response to determining whether the received signal corresponds to the audio signal or the control signal,
- transmitting, to the second hearing aid, a signal to suspend the binaural function, in response to the audio signal not corresponding to a meaningful signal.
An apparatus for low power binaural function operation, the apparatus comprising:
- a residual battery quantity determiner configured to determine whether a residual battery exceeds a predetermined threshold level;
- an audio signal collector configured to collect an external audio signal;
- an audio signal determiner configured to determine whether the collected audio signal corresponds to a meaningful signal;
- and
- an audio signal transmitter configured to transmit at least one of an audio signal or a control signal to a hearing aid, wherein the control signal is configured to suspend the binaural operation in response to the audio signal not corresponding to the meaningful signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.