EP1389035A3 - Wireless programmable hearing aid - Google Patents

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EP1389035A3
EP1389035A3 EP03017093A EP03017093A EP1389035A3 EP 1389035 A3 EP1389035 A3 EP 1389035A3 EP 03017093 A EP03017093 A EP 03017093A EP 03017093 A EP03017093 A EP 03017093A EP 1389035 A3 EP1389035 A3 EP 1389035A3
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hearing aid
programmable hearing
wireless programmable
coil
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Torsten Dr. Niederdränk
Gottfried Rückerl
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Sivantos GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/273—Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q7/00—Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
    • 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
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/51—Aspects of antennas or their circuitry in or for hearing aids

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  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
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  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Near-Field Transmission Systems (AREA)

Abstract

Ein Hörhilfsgerät (18), das beispielsweise drahtlos von einer externen Sende- und/oder Empfangseinheit (7) programmiert werden kann, umfasst einen Chip (31), in den eine Spule in Form einer Spulenstruktur (29) zum Austausch von elektromagnetischen Signalen integriert ist. Der Vorteil der Erfindung liegt im stark verringerten Raumbedarf durch die Integration beispielsweise der als Antenne genutzten Spulenstruktur (29).

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A hearing aid device (18), which can be programmed, for example, wirelessly by an external transmitting and / or receiving unit (7), comprises a chip (31) into which a coil in the form of a coil structure (29) for the exchange of electromagnetic signals is integrated , The advantage of the invention lies in the greatly reduced space requirement through the integration of, for example, the coil structure (29) used as antenna.
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EP03017093A 2002-08-08 2003-07-28 Wireless programmable hearing aid Withdrawn EP1389035A3 (en)

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DE10236469 2002-08-08
DE10236469A DE10236469B3 (en) 2002-08-08 2002-08-08 Wirelessly programmable hearing aid

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