Patent · US Expired

Embedded internet for hearing aids

US7286673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

15Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Joerg Bindner · Weisendorf, DE
Wolfram Meyer · Baiersdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2003
Grant date	Oct 23, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/55
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hearing aid has an embedded Internet interface so that the hearing aid can automatically communicate error diagnosis data to a hearing aid acoustician via the Internet so that the hearing aid user need not visit the hearing aid acoustician and so that acoustician can initiate appropriate maintenance, training or repair measures. An appertaining method is also provided.

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