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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sonova AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/602 (2013.01); H02J 7/0073 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 2007/005 (2013.01); H04R 2225/31 (2013.01); H04R 2225/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method for charging a rechargeable battery () of a hearing aid (). The proposed method comprises detecting a power supply () being connected to the hearing aid (), estimating a state of charge of the battery (), selecting one of at least a normal and a fast charging mode in dependence of the estimated state of charge, and charging the battery () according to the selected charging mode. Moreover, the present invention provides a hearing aid () including a battery charging unit () and adapted to support the proposed method.