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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Guiseppina Biundo Lotito, Neuchatel, CH;
Evert Dijkstra, Fontaines, CH;
Hans Mulder, Wunnewil, CH;
Rainer Platz, Colombier, CH;
Guiseppina Biundo Lotito, Neuchatel, CH;
Evert Dijkstra, Fontaines, CH;
Hans Mulder, Wunnewil, CH;
Rainer Platz, Colombier, CH;
Phonak AG, , CH;
Abstract
A method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising capturing audio signals by an internal microphone arrangement and supplying the captured audio signals a central signal processing unit; estimating whether a certain type of external audio signal supply device is connected to the audio signal processing unit in order to supply external audio signals to the central signal processing unit, and selecting an audio signal processing scheme according to the estimated type of external audio signal supply device; processing, the captured audio signals and the external audio signals according to the selected audio signal processing scheme; transmitting the processed audio signals to stimulating means worn at or in at least one of the user's ears via a wireless audio link; and stimulating the user's hearing by said stimulating means according to the processed audio signals.