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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:
Jul. 04, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin and Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ; H04R / ; G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381 68 ; 34082568 ; 34082569 ; 381 682 ; 381 684 ;
Abstract
A hearing aid with wireless remote control of at least one of its controllable functions. The microphone of the hearing aird is used as a receiving element for the control signals. Energy (such as ultrasound) which the hearing aid microphone can transform into electrical signals which are separated from the other signals in a remote control part and caused to act upon the control members is used as a control signal transmission medium. Equipping a hearing aid with a remote control according to the invention is suited in particular for miniature hearing aids and for hearing aids insertable into the ear canal.