Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Oticon A/s

Rob Duchscher

Mark Anthony Seel

Robert E Hilpisch

Peter Soren Kirk Hansen

Jeffrey Paul Solum

David A Preves

Thomas A Victorian

Randy L Magstadt

The present subject matter provides a system for wireless communications between one or more wireless audio devices and other electronics for providing a rich set of streaming audio, control, programming and enhanced hearing functions.

Communication system for wireless audio devices

Systems and methods are provided to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication protocol. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method performed by a hearing instrument for a user. According to various embodiments, local sound is converted into a processed acoustic signal for the user of the hearing instrument, and wireless communications within a wireless network that includes the hearing instrument is controlled using a wireless communications protocol. The wireless communications protocol includes a transmission protocol module, a link protocol module, an extended protocol module, a data protocol module, and an audio protocol module. The transmission protocol module is adapted to control transceiver operations to provide half duplex communication over a single wireless communication channel, and the link protocol module is adapted to implement a packet transmission process to account for frame collisions on the channel. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.

Wireless communications protocol

Wireless communication protocol

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Rosemount, MN, United States of America

Rob Duchscher