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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Stafa, CH;
Inventors:
Nadim El Guindi, Zurich, CH;
Nina Stumpf, Mannedorf, CH;
Hilmar Meier, Zurich, CH;
Hans-Ueli Roeck, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Assignee:
SONOVA AG, Stäfa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/305 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 25/407 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing aid, including an inertial sensor for detecting movement of the hearing aid, and a power mode controller connected to the inertial sensor through a threshold comparison unit and adapted to switch the hearing aid off or into a low power mode if the threshold comparison unit detects that a characteristic of a signal including information on the movement detected by the inertial sensor is below a certain threshold. Also, a method for controlling a power mode of a hearing aid.