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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2009
Guillermo A. Calle, Moorpark, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Guillermo A. Calle, Moorpark, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary method of adjusting one or more perceived attributes of an audio signal includes mapping each of the plurality of perceived attributes to one or more control parameters governing an operation of an implantable cochlear stimulator, receiving data representative of an input command to adjust one or more of the perceived attributes, adjusting at least one of the one or more control parameters in response to the received input command and in accordance with the mapping of the perceived attributes to the one or more control parameters, and directing the implantable cochlear stimulator to apply electrical stimulation to one or more stimulation sites within the patient in accordance with the at least one adjusted control parameter. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.