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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:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Dan Edgar, Lakeville, MN (US);
Inventor:
Dan Edgar, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present subject matter relates generally to the method and apparatus for using haptics for fitting hearing aids. The application of haptics technology to hearing aid fitting system software is provided. A graphical user interface with a touch screen for hearing aid fitting provides tactile response to a user adjusting hearing aid parameters using the touch screen. The interface provides feedback to assist the user in rapid and accurate hearing aid fitting. Other variations include using a touch pad for the tactile response.