WO2010046504A2 - Procédé permettant de surveiller une liaison entre un dispositif auditif et un autre dispositif ainsi qu'un système auditif - Google Patents

Procédé permettant de surveiller une liaison entre un dispositif auditif et un autre dispositif ainsi qu'un système auditif Download PDF

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WO2010046504A2
WO2010046504A2 PCT/EP2010/052281 EP2010052281W WO2010046504A2 WO 2010046504 A2 WO2010046504 A2 WO 2010046504A2 EP 2010052281 W EP2010052281 W EP 2010052281W WO 2010046504 A2 WO2010046504 A2 WO 2010046504A2
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Andi Vonlanthen
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Phonak Ag
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/30—Monitoring or testing of hearing aids, e.g. functioning, settings, battery power
    • H04R25/305—Self-monitoring or self-testing

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  • the present invention is related to a method for detecting a loss of a hearing device as well as to a hearing system.
  • Hearing devices may be provided to a user either individually or as a pair. Some hearing device reside fully within the ear canal, while other hearing devices are held behind the ears and have an extension tube for aural communication between the ear canal and the electronic circuitry contained within the hearing device. Unfortunately, hearing devices can inadvertently fall from the ear and become damaged or lost.
  • the present invention is defined by the steps of claim 1. Further embodiments as well as a hearing system are defined in further claims.
  • a method for monitoring a link between a hearing device and at least one further device comprises the steps of:
  • a loss of at least one of the hearing device and the at least one further device is indicated to the user as soon as an interruption of the link is detected.
  • the at least one further device comprises a second hearing device, the two hearing devices forming a binaural hearing device.
  • the step of indicating a loss is performed in at least one of the hearing device and the second hearing device.
  • the at least one further device comprises a relay device that is operationally connected to a mobile device via a further link.
  • the step of indicating a loss comprises at least one of the following:
  • the link is wirelessly operated. Further embodiments of the present invention comprise the steps of:
  • An interruption of the link between the hearing device and a further device may have other reasons than a loss of one of the devices.
  • a low battery status may also result in an interruption of the link.
  • a faulty diagnosis due to a low battery can be prevented by checking the battery status of the hearing device or the at least one further device as soon as an interruption occurred.
  • a hearing system that comprises
  • a hearing device - at least one further device that is operationally connectable to the hearing device via a link
  • a loss of at least one of the hearing device and the at least one further device is indicated-able to the user as soon as an interruption of the link is detected.
  • the at least one further device is a second hearing device, the two hearing devices forming a binaural hearing device.
  • the hearing system further comprises a relay device that is operationally connected to at least one of the hearing devices, the relay device being operationally connected to a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone or a personal assistant, via a further link.
  • a relay device that is operationally connected to at least one of the hearing devices, the relay device being operationally connected to a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone or a personal assistant, via a further link.
  • the means for indicating an interruption are contained in at least one of the hearing device and the at least one further device .
  • the means for indicating an interruption generate at least one of the following indication signals:
  • the link is wireless.
  • Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention comprising two hearing devices 1 and 2 that are linked together via a link 6.
  • the hearing devices 1 and 2 each comprise a microphone 3a, 3b, a signal processing unit 4a, 4b and a loudspeaker 5a, 5b, respectively.
  • the loudspeakers 5a and 5b are also called receivers in the field of hearing devices.
  • the block diagram of Fig. 1 can also be seen as a block diagram of a binaural hearing device, one hearing device 1 being inserted into the left ear of a user, the other hearing device 2 being inserted into the right ear of the user.
  • the link 6 between the hearing devices 1 and 2 is a wireless link.
  • the link 6 is a near field link, assuring a proper connection only if the distance between the hearing devices 1 and 2 is rather short, for example below 50 cm.
  • the link 6 between the hearing devices 1 and 2 is monitored in that the function of the link 6 is checked continuously or at a predefined rate. As soon as an interruption - or a higher dropout rate - of the link 6 is detected, it is concluded that one of the hearing devices 1, 2 has fallen out of the ear of the hearing device user. This is indicated to the user by generating an indication signal yet to be described.
  • the hearing device user is informed about the loss of a hearing device 1, 2 as soon as the hearing device 1, 2 has fallen out of the ear, the chances of finding it again are high. If the link 6 is based on a near field connection, the change of success is even higher because a loss can immediately be detected and indicated to the user.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a further embodiment of the present invention. It is noted that the same reference signs have been used in Fig. 2 as in Fig. 1 for the same or similar components.
  • the embodiment of Fig. 2 comprises only a single hearing device 1. Furthermore, a relay device 8 and a mobile device 9 are depicted in Fig. 2, the relay device 8 being operatively connected to the hearing device 1 via the link ⁇ as well as to the mobile device 9 via a further link 7.
  • the link 6 may again be a near field connection, as described in connection with Fig. 1.
  • the further link 7 may be based on a standard, as for example the Bluetooth standard or any WiFi standard. These standards are widely used in mobile or portable devices, as for example in mobile telephones or in personal assistants. Therefore, the term “mobile device” used throughout this description must be understood as one of these commercially available portable devices. However, the term “mobile device” may also mean a customized portable device, which has been developed only for the purpose of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 again shows a schematic block diagram of a further embodiment of the present invention. It is noted that the same reference signs have been used in Fig. 3 as in Figs. 1 and 2 for the same or similar components.
  • the embodiment depicted in Fig. 1 again shows a binaural hearing device comprising the hearing devices 1 and 2.
  • the embodiment depicted in Fig. 3 comprises a relay device 8 and a mobile device 9. Besides the further link 7 connecting the relay device 8 to the mobile device 9, the relay device 8 and the hearing devices 1 and 2 are linked together via the links 6, 6' and 6".
  • the structure shown in Fig. 3 opens up a number of monitoring schemes for monitoring the hearing devices 1 and 2:
  • both links 6' and 6" between the relay device 8 and the two hearing devices 1 and 2 are monitored. This opens up the possibility that the hearing device 1, 2 that is fallen out of the ear can be identified and appropriate action can be taken, which means that the user can be given further information as to which hearing device 1, 2 has been lost.
  • the indication of a loss of a hearing device 1, 2 can be implemented, for example, by generating a warning beep in at least one of the following devices:
  • a vibration in one or more than one of the devices is also feasible.
  • a SMS- Short Message Services
  • an interruption may also occur due to such a low battery status.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé permettant de surveiller une liaison (6; 6', 6") entre un dispositif auditif (1; 2) et au moins un autre dispositif (2; 8; 9). Le procédé comprend l'étape qui consiste à surveiller la liaison (6; 6', 6") entre le dispositif auditif (1; 2) et au moins l'autre dispositif (2; 8; 9) et l'étape qui consiste à indiquer une interruption de la liaison (6; 6', 6") à un utilisateur du dispositif auditif. Une interruption de la liaison (6; 6', 6") signifie qu'au moins l'un des dispositifs parmi le dispositif auditif (1;2) et l'autre dispositif (2; 8; 9) est perdu si l'état de la batterie pour tous les dispositifs est suffisamment élevé. L'invention concerne également un système auditif.
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