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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Fan Wu, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Fan Wu, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Samuel L. Thomasson, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Zounds Hearing, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A remote control unit includes an RF transceiver that complies with a Bluetooth® standard and an RF transmitter that does not comply with the Bluetooth® standard, whereby the remote control unit serves as a wireless gateway between Bluetooth® compliant devices and the hearing aid. The hearing aid can further include a transmitter and the remote control unit can further include a receiver, neither of which comply with the Bluetooth® standard. The transmitters operate in the ISM band at low power, minimizing power dissipation within a hearing aid.