Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080258871 | PORTABLE AUDIO-CAPABLE DEVICE SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR HEARING SYSTEMS, PLAYING MESSAGES - A method includes the step of providing a user of a portable audio-capable device system, such as a hearing system, with a benefit as a reward for the user's consent to accept that said portable audio-capable device system plays messages, in particular audible messages. In particular, the benefit includes providing at no cost, or providing a deduction in payments for, at least one of: a device of said portable audio-capable device system; an accessory for said portable audio-capable device system; a functionality for said portable audio-capable device system; and goods or services contributing to operating costs of said portable audio-capable device system. Accordingly, the user accepts that he is confronted with specific audible messages, and in return, he is provided with a benefit, in particular with a financial benefit. Accordingly, the user can be sponsored, e.g., by the manufacturer of said portable audio-capable device system. | 10-23-2008 |
20100020989 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method to operate a hearing device and a hearing device are disclosed comprising a plurality of source units (S | 01-28-2010 |
20100067711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A HEARING DEVICE WITH A CUSTOMIZED FEATURE SET - The method for manufacturing a hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes the steps of a) providing a set of software members, b) selecting a subset of said set, and c) creating an image of said subset, which is executable in said at least one processor. This allows to select from a large set of software members only those, which are suitable for a specific user. The system for manufacturing a hearing device in dependence of individual preferences of a user of said hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes a selecting tool allowing to select a subset of software members from a set of software members, and a build tool for creating an image of said subset of software members, wherein said image is executable in said at least one processor. | 03-18-2010 |
20100080398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEARING DEVICE FITTING - The method for manufacturing an adjusted hearing device ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100092017 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The hearing system ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100104122 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE OF HEARING DEVICES - A method for establishing a performance characteristic of a hearing device ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100150384 | PROVIDING HEARING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The invention suggests to use a home entertainment system ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100205447 | METHOD OF INDIVIDUALLY FITTING A HEARING DEVICE OR HEARING AID - The present invention provides a method of providing parameters for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices by collecting and storing fitting parameters during a fitting process by a local fitting computer; generating an individual encryption key related to the hearing device; sending the stored fitting parameters encrypted with the encryption key to a remote database; storing the encryption key in the memory of the hearing device; reading out the encryption key from the hearing device; reading out data from the remote database using the encryption. Thus, the privacy of the individual fitting data of a hearing device is secured. | 08-12-2010 |
20100310103 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the step of determining feedback thresholds in an order of precedence, wherein the order of precedence being defined according to a degree of importance that the feedback threshold is determined in a particular frequency band or at a particular frequency, respectively. | 12-09-2010 |
20100322448 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM AND ARRANGEMENT - The method for operating a hearing device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110015466 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE - There is provided a partially implantable hearing device for a user, comprising a microphone assembly ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110026746 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the steps of determining a quality index for a measured feedback threshold, and considering a measured feedback threshold as final if the quality index meets minimum predefined requirements. | 02-03-2011 |
20110158444 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A hearing instrument having an audio signal processing unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
20130142345 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130188813 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An at least partially implantable hearing assistance system, having an audio signal source, an audio signal processing unit for processing audio signals from the audio signal source, an implantable output transducer for stimulating a user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, a hermetically sealed gas-filled chamber forming part of said output transducer or forming part of an microphone as said audio signal source, a barometric pressure sensor for sensing the presently prevailing atmospheric pressure, and a correction signal unit for generating a correction signal as a predetermined function of the sensed atmospheric pressure, wherein said correction signal is adapted to be used by a pressure compensation element of the system for adjusting the system gain in a manner so as to compensate for the impact of deviations of the atmospheric pressure from a reference value on the compliance of said gas-filled chamber. | 07-25-2013 |
20130343582 | AT LEAST PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONE - There is provided an at least partially implantable device for picking up sound impinging onto a skin area of a person, comprising means for generating an audio signal corresponding to the change in time of the distance between a position of the device and the outer surface of the skin area, wherein the device position is adjacent to the skin area. | 12-26-2013 |
20140341382 | METHOD FOR MONITORING USAGE OF A HEARING DEVICE - Monitoring usage of a hearing device includes: c) checking whether a message has been received within a time period (dt) shorter than a pre-defined time period (Dt) via a long-distance communication network in a remote device; and d) generating usage status data dependent on the result of the checking addressed in step c). The usage status data are indicative of the usage of the hearing device, indicating “use” if the time period (dt) is smaller than or equal to the pre-defined time period (Dt) and indicating “non-use” if the time period (dt) is larger than the pre-defined time period (Dt). The message includes identification data for identifying the hearing device or a user of said hearing device. The remote device is located remote from the hearing device and connected to the long-distance communication network. The time period (dt) starts from a start event. | 11-20-2014 |