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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Robert E. Hilpisch, Savage, MN (US);
Rob Duchscher, Rosemount, MN (US);
Mark Seel, Roseville, MN (US);
Peter Soren Kirk Hansen, Klampenborg, DK;
Robert E. Hilpisch, Savage, MN (US);
Rob Duchscher, Rosemount, MN (US);
Mark Seel, Roseville, MN (US);
Peter Soren Kirk Hansen, Klampenborg, DK;
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication protocol. One aspect of the present subject matter relates to a method performed by a hearing instrument for a user. According to various embodiments, local sound is converted into a processed acoustic signal for the user of the hearing instrument, and wireless communications within a wireless network that includes the hearing instrument is controlled using a wireless communications protocol. The wireless communications protocol includes a transmission protocol module, a link protocol module, an extended protocol module, a data protocol module, and an audio protocol module. The transmission protocol module is adapted to control transceiver operations to provide half duplex communication over a single wireless communication channel, and the link protocol module is adapted to implement a packet transmission process to account for frame collisions on the channel. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.