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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Robert J. Fretz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventor:
Robert J. Fretz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
IntriCon Corporation, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hearing aid switch utilizes pressure/sound clues from a filtered input signal to enable actuation initiated by a user by a signature hand movement relative to a wearer's ear. The preferred signature hand movement involves patting on the ear meatus at least one time to generate a compression wave commonly thought of as a soft 'clap' or 'pop'. A digital signal processor analyzes the signal looking for a negative pulse, a positive pulse, and dissipation of the hand generated signal.