Systems and methods for remotely tuning hearing devices
AssigneesUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Cochlear Limited
InventorsLee S. Krause, Rahul Shrivastav, Bonny Banerjee, Alice E. Holmes
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Abstract
A method of tuning a hearing device includes sending a test signal to a model of a hearing device that may be remote from the actual hearing device being tuned. The test signal is encoded by the model and sent to the hearing device being tuned. The user of that hearing device sends a response signal based at least in part on the encoded test signal. This response is received and compared to the original test signal. Thereafter, an operational parameter is sent to the hearing device based on the comparison.
Claims26
A system for tuning a hearing device, the system comprising:
- a first transmitter for sending a test signal to a model of the hearing device;
- an encoder for encoding the test signal using the model of the hearing device, wherein the model identifies a type of the hearing device being tested;
- a processor for setting a parameter of the model, wherein the parameter is based at least on a measured response;
- a second transmitter for sending the encoded test signal to the hearing device associated with a user;
- a receiver for receiving a user response, wherein the user response is provided in response to the encoded signal;
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- a comparison module for comparing the user response to the test signal.
A method of tuning a hearing device, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a test signal to a model of the hearing device;
- encoding the test signal using the model of the hearing device, wherein the model identifies a type of the hearing device being tested;
- sending the encoded test signal to the hearing device associated with a user;
- receiving a user response to the encoded test signal;
- comparing the user response with the test signal;
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- sending at least one operational parameter to the hearing device based at least on the comparison.
An article of manufacture comprising computer-readable program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for tuning a hearing device, the method comprising:
- sending a test signal to a model of the hearing device;
- encoding the test signal using the model of the hearing device, wherein the model identifies a type of the hearing device being tested;
- sending the encoded test signal to the hearing device associated with a user;
- receiving a user response to the encoded test signal;
- comparing the user response with the test signal;
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- sending at least one operational parameter to the hearing device based at least on the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.