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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jeffrey Paul Solum, Greenwood, MN (US);
Yoshi Kasahara, Chaska, MN (US);
Christopher D. Young, Shorewood, MN (US);
Gregory John Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
Preetham Varghese, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A portable case for storing hearing assistance devices is described that includes at least one retention structure configured to retain at least part of a hearing assistance device, one or more communication units configured to exchange information between the portable case and one or more external devices, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to: detect when the at least one retention structure shares an electrical connection with the at least part of the hearing assistance device that is retained by the at least one retention structure; and responsive to receiving data, from the hearing assistance device, via the electrical connection, while the at least part of the hearing assistance device is retained by the at least one retention structure, cause the one or more communication units to communicate with exchange the information data between the portable case and the one or more external devices.