The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:

Phonak Ag;

Inventors:

Stefan Launer, Zurich, CH;

Nail Cadalli, Ankara, TR;

Silvia Allegro-Baumann, Unterageri, CH;

Assignee:

SONOVA AG, Staefa, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/556 (2013.01); H04R 25/552 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hearing device is proposed comprising at least one microphone (), at least one analog-to-digital converter (), a signal processing unit (), a communication unit () for establishing and/or maintaining a communication link to a second hearing device, and a detection unit () for determining a communication link quality. The at least one microphone () is operationally connected to the signal processing unit () via the at least one analog-to-digital converter (), and the communication unit () is operationally connected to the signal processing unit (). By providing said detection unit (), which is operationally connected to the communication unit (), together with a processing scheme selectable in the signal processing unit () in accordance to a determined communication link quality, a binaural hearing system with two hearing devices is for able to adjust its mode in line with the communication link quality, and therewith its capacity.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…