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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sidney A. Higgins, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Alan Fabry, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing assistance system and method are described herein. The system includes a first ear-worn device, a second ear-worn device, and a case. The system is configured to detect a vibration sequence at an IMU and decide whether to pair wireless communication devices of the first and second ear-worn devices based on the vibration sequence detected at the IMU.