Hearing device for binaural supply and method for its operation
US9942669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/03
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A binaural hearing device has first and second hearing aids and a control device. Each hearing aid has a communication unit, an audio receiver and an earphone. The communication units are configured for reciprocal data transmission by inductive coupling. The audio receivers receive and process stereophonic audio data. The control device switches one of the hearing aids to an inactive audio reception state and the other to an active audio reception state, swaps the audio reception states of the hearing aids within an operating period based on a signal strength of the audio signal of one hearing aid at a time, and drives the hearing aid with the active audio reception state to transmit audio data to the hearing aid with the inactive audio reception state via the communication units.
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