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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jun Il Sohn, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong Jin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong Min Choi, Seoul, KR;
Yun Seo Ku, Seoul, KR;
Jun Whon Uhm, Anyang-si, KR;
Jong Hee Han, Seoul, KR;
Dong Wook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/305 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0204 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing apparatus and method for measuring a distance between an eardrum and the hearing apparatus are provided. The hearing apparatus may include a signal output unit configured to output a first measurement signal, a signal identification unit configured to receive a second measurement signal, and a distance determination unit configured to determine the distance between the user's eardrum and the hearing apparatus.