Direction indicative hearing apparatus and method
AssigneeUmm Al-Qura University
InventorMohamed Siraj Mohamed Bekri
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Abstract
A directional indicative hearing apparatus comprises or consists of a pair of hearing aids and an eyeglass frame having a bridge and a pair of temples for positioning the eyeglasses and hearing apparatus on an individual's head. The microphones are disposed in or on the temples together with a pair of vibrators and batteries for indicating whether the sound emanates from the right, the left or behind an individual. In addition, the apparatus includes a pair of LEDs for indicating if the sound is emanating from the right, the left or in front of the individual.
Claims8
A directional indicative hearing apparatus comprising a pair of hearing aids each of which includes a microphone, and an eyeglass frame including a pair of temples for engaging the sides of an individual's head and wherein one of said hearing aids is disposed in or on each of said head engaging temples, a pair of vibrators with one of said vibrators displayed in or on each of said temples and a pair of LEDs disposed on a rear surface of said eyeglass frame with one of said LEDs on a left side of said frame and a second of said LEDs disposed on the right side of said frame, and a central processing unit (CPU) disposed between and operatively connected to each of said hearing aids, each of said vibrators, each of said LEDs and a direction indicator for sensing the direction of a sound emanation and wherein said CPU activates the vibrator and LED in or on the right temple when the sound emanates from the right, activates the left vibrator when the sound emanates from the individual's left and activates both vibrators when the sound emanates from behind the individual and illuminates both LEDs when the sound emanates from in front of the individual.
A directional indicative hearing apparatus consisting of a pair of hearing aids each of which includes a microphone, and an eyeglass frame including a pair of temples for engaging the sides of an individual's head and wherein one of said hearing aids is disposed in or on each of said head engaging temples, a pair of vibrators with one of said vibrators displayed in or on each of said temples and a pair of LEDs disposed on a rear surface of said eyeglass frame with one of said LEDs on a left side of said frame and a second of said LEDs disposed on the right side of said frame, and a central processing unit (CPU) disposed between and operatively connected to each of said hearing aids, each of said vibrators, each of said LEDs and a direction indicator for sensing the direction of a sound emanation and wherein said CPU activates the vibrator and LED in or on the right temple when the sound emanates from the right, activates the left vibrator when the sound emanates from the individual's left and activates both vibrators when the sound emanates from behind the individual and illuminates both LEDs when the sound emanates from in front of the individual.
A directional indicative hearing apparatus consisting of a pair of hearing aids each of which includes a microphone, and an eyeglass frame including a pair of temples for engaging the sides of an individual's head and wherein one of said hearing aids is disposed in or on each of said head engaging temples, a pair of vibrators with one of said vibrators displayed in or on each of said temples and a pair of LEDs disposed on a rear surface of said eyeglass frame with one of said LEDs on a left side of said frame and a second of said LEDs disposed on the right side of said frame, and a central processing unit (CPU) disposed between and operatively connected to each of said hearing aids, each of said vibrators, each of said LEDs and a direction indicator for sensing the direction of a sound emanation and wherein said CPU activates the vibrator and LED in or on the right temple when the sound emanates from the right, activates the left vibrator when the sound emanates from the individual's left and activates both vibrators when the sound emanates from behind the individual and illuminates both LEDs when the sound emanates from in front of the individual;
- and which includes four microphones with two microphones in or on each of said temples with one microphone in a forward part of the temple and said second microphone in a rear portion of the temple behind the ear of the individual.
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