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Hearing aid for providing phone signals

US9288584B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2012
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2225/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hearing system includes a first hearing aid, the first hearing aid comprising: a first microphone for converting sound into electrical signals; a processor communicatively coupled to the first microphone, wherein the processor is configured to provide an output based on the electrical signals from the first microphone; a first speaker communicatively coupled to the processor, and is configured to provide an acoustic signal based on the output provided by the processor; and a first communication device configured to receive a control signal transmitted from a second hearing aid in response to a reception or detection of a signal associated with a phone by the second hearing aid; wherein the first hearing aid is configured to reduce a gain of the first hearing aid to a non-zero value in response to the control signal received from the second hearing aid.

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