EP1720378B1 - Hearing aid remote control as a network component and corresponding use - Google Patents

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EP1720378B1
EP1720378B1 EP06113300A EP06113300A EP1720378B1 EP 1720378 B1 EP1720378 B1 EP 1720378B1 EP 06113300 A EP06113300 A EP 06113300A EP 06113300 A EP06113300 A EP 06113300A EP 1720378 B1 EP1720378 B1 EP 1720378B1
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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid system with a hearing aid and a hearing aid remote control or relay station, which has a data interface for the transmission of data from / to a data network. Moreover, the present invention relates to a corresponding use of a hearing device remote control.
  • the publication WO 2004/049631 A1 shows a communication system and in particular a communication system according to the ZigBee short-range standard.
  • a wireless network is established.
  • the network components can be lamp switches, lights, thermostats, DVD players, remote controls, and televisions.
  • the mobile communication device such as a mobile phone, has a display that displays information regarding the devices to be remotely controlled. For example, device status information and available options are displayed on the screen.
  • a hearing aid with additional device for better perception of quiet sounds and sounds known.
  • a pilot signal recognition device which converts pilot signals characteristic of certain signal sources into acoustically perceptible identification signals.
  • a doorbell system can be provided with a small additional device in the form of a pilot signal transmitter, which emits a specific pilot signal when the doorbell is actuated.
  • the pilot signal is analyzed and identified and finally converted to a particular beep that can be perceived by the user.
  • the pilot signal recognition device can also be integrated as an additional component in the hearing aid.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to support the transmission of information between components of a network and a hearing aid.
  • this object is achieved according to claim 1 by a hearing aid system with a hearing device and a hearing device remote control or a relay station, which can be inductively coupled in particular to the hearing device and which has a data interface for transmitting data from / to a data network, wherein the data network is a ZigBee device. network especially for household appliances.
  • the remote control has the function of a mediator between the network and the respective hearing aids, so that the full participation of the hearing aids is made possible on the network.
  • the network may be a home or home network, but may also be any other local or mobile wireless network. Such a network can be used for a car, public facilities and buildings, airports, train cars, railway stations, etc.
  • the data interface of the hearing aid remote control or relay station according to the invention corresponds to the ZigBee standard. This not only determines the transmission format but also the data transmission rate.
  • the term "low-grade" used in this document is to be understood to mean that the data transmission rate is determined essentially according to the ZigBee standard.
  • an acoustic signal can be triggered due to a receipt of predetermined data in the hearing aid remote control. This makes it easy to use the hearing aid to signal states in the home network.
  • a use of a hearing device remote control for controlling one or more household appliances of a low-speed home network and / or for receiving data from the home appliance or devices via the low-speed home network is also proposed according to claim 7.
  • the modules for connection to the home network are housed in the remote control or relay station and can thus be operated from a battery or a rechargeable battery, which is significantly more powerful than conventional hearing aid batteries.
  • the additional functionalities regarding the home network connection can therefore be very save space and power with existing remote controlled hearing aid systems can be realized.
  • Another advantage of the hearing aid system according to the invention or the use according to the invention of a hearing device remote control is that the user z. B. in the functional area of the home network (Smart Home Systems) is free to move and only the remote control must carry with him.
  • the events to be reported in the home network can be flexibly specified by the user.
  • the data interface preferably ensures a bidirectional connection to the low-rate network or home network. As a result, not only a query option, but also a control option is given by the remote control.
  • the hearing aid remote control has a display device for optically controlling a status of the household appliance or appliances.
  • a multiplicity of status information can be reproduced by means of a display.
  • the hearing aid remote control can have special control elements for controlling the household appliance or appliances.
  • standard applications for controlling household appliances for the hearing aid wearer can be made more comfortable.
  • the hearing device remote control can also have a data processing device with which a definable number of states of the household appliances in the home network can be checked when leaving a house.
  • a data processing device with which a definable number of states of the household appliances in the home network can be checked when leaving a house.
  • the type and / or the sound of the acoustic signal depending on the source of the received Data vary.
  • home network signaling relating to a washing machine or open windows can readily be distinguished acoustically.
  • a home network HN is symbolized in the figure by a washing machine W, a lamp L and a radiator H with a thermostat. These devices can communicate with each other via the home network HN.
  • the home network for example, is a ZigBee-standard network, a proprietary home network, or a hearing-impaired special-purpose solution, always using low-rate data transmission on the order of or below the ZigBee standard.
  • a hearing device remote control FB with mono- or bidirectional data connection to hearing aids HG1 and HG2 is also integrated into the home network HN.
  • the hearing aids HG1 and HG2 are not components of the home network themselves and communicate with each other or with the remote control FB by means of conventional transmission technology. Since the remote control FB is a full participant of the home network with transmitting and receiving functionality, are in them appropriate Standard components of the respective home network system integrated.
  • the remote control FB can respond to corresponding processes as part of the home network HN and trigger a corresponding acoustic signal for user alarm via a wireless, digital connection to the hearing aid HG1, HG2.
  • the type and sound of this signal can be adapted to the character of the respective source L, W, H.
  • a doorbell or a telephone that are part of a home network can communicate with the hearing aid remote control FB. An incoming telephone conversation or the operation of the doorbell can thus be detected by the remote control FB and triggers a command in the hearing aid, which is acoustically reported by a specific signal tone in the hearing aid.
  • a user-definable set of states is checked. For example, it checks if the heater, faucets, hotplate and lights are off. In the case of an unwanted condition, it can be displayed on the remote control FB if it has a corresponding display element.
  • the state or states can also be communicated automatically to the hearing device wearer via a signal tone. If the remote control FB additionally has control elements, then the individual devices of the home network HN can be controlled and controlled accordingly. It is also possible to provide a voice control instead of controls for key control. For this purpose, the microphone and transmission technology of the hearing system is used as an operator interface. Regardless of the type of control, the remote control thus receives additional functionality, namely, in addition to the control of the hearing system and the control of the building services.
  • a relay station with the hearing aids on the one hand and with the building services on the other hand be connected.
  • the relay station can be exploited by the home network, for example, for inductive transmission of audio signals in the hearing aid but also for triggering specific beeps in the hearing aid.
  • status information about the home network can be displayed at this relay station.

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The hearing device control unit has a data interface to transfer data between the hearing device (HG1,HG2) and data network which is a low-rated network e.g. low-rated home network. The data interface has bidirectional connection to the low-rated network and a display device and operating elements controls the components in the low-rated network. An independent claim is included for hearing device system.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Hörgerätesystem mit einem Hörgerät und einer Hörgerätefernbedienung oder Relaisstation, die eine Datenschnittstelle zur Übertragung von Daten von/zu einem Datennetzwerk aufweist. Darüber hinaus betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung eine entsprechende Verwendung einer Hörgerätefernbedienung.The present invention relates to a hearing aid system with a hearing aid and a hearing aid remote control or relay station, which has a data interface for the transmission of data from / to a data network. Moreover, the present invention relates to a corresponding use of a hearing device remote control.

Bislang bekannte, technische Realisierungen von Hausnetzwerken bzw. Alarmsystemen für Schwerhörige können keine direkte Kommunikation mit üblichen Hörgerätesystemen herstellen. Bestehende Systeme nutzen entweder ein zusätzliches Gerät mit optischem Lichtsignal oder Vibrationssignal, um den Schwerhörigen über einen Vorgang im Heim- bzw. Hausnetzwerk (Türklingel, Telefon, Wecker, Babyphon und dergleichen) zu informieren. Alternative Systeme bieten auch die Möglichkeit, über ein Aufsteckmodul (MLX) oder eine Induktionsschleife die akustische Verbindung zu einem Hörgerät herzustellen. MLX-Systeme sind jedoch als zusätzliches Modul für eine breitbandige Audioübertragung ausgelegt und somit für die vorliegende Signalisierungsanwendung insbesondere hinsichtlich Stromverbrauch und Größe deutlich überdimensioniert.Previously known, technical implementations of home networks or alarm systems for the hard of hearing can not establish direct communication with conventional hearing aid systems. Existing systems use either an additional device with optical light signal or vibration signal to inform the hard of hearing about a process in the home or home network (doorbell, telephone, alarm clock, baby monitor and the like). Alternative systems also offer the possibility of establishing the acoustic connection to a hearing aid via a piggyback module (MLX) or an induction loop. However, MLX systems are designed as an additional module for a broadband audio transmission and thus significantly oversized for the present signaling application, in particular in terms of power consumption and size.

Aus der Patentschrift DE 103 45 173 B3 ist eine modulare Fernbedienung für Hörhilfegeräte bekannt. Diese Fernbedienung kann Mittel zur Datenübertragung zwischen der Fernbedienung und einem weiteren, von dem Hörhilfegerät verschiedenen Gerät aufweisen. Beispielsweise kann so durch die Fernbedienung eine Verbindung zwischen dem Hörhilfegerät und einem Datennetz, z. B. Bluetooth oder Wireless LAN, geschaffen werden.From the patent DE 103 45 173 B3 is a modular remote control for hearing aids known. This remote control can have means for data transmission between the remote control and another, different from the hearing aid device. For example, by the remote control, a connection between the hearing aid and a data network, for. B. Bluetooth or wireless LAN, are created.

Die Druckschrift WO 2004/049631 A1 zeigt ein Kommunikationssystem und insbesondere ein Kommunikationssystem nach dem ZigBee-Standard für kurze Reichweiten. Mit einzelnen Komponenten, die mit ZigBee-Funkmodulen ausgestattet sind, wird ein drahtloses Netzwerk aufgebaut. Bei einem Heimnetzwerk können die Netzwerkkomponenten Lampenschalter, Lampen, Thermostate, DVD-Player, Fernbedienungen und Fernsehgeräte sein.The publication WO 2004/049631 A1 shows a communication system and in particular a communication system according to the ZigBee short-range standard. With individual components, equipped with ZigBee wireless modules, a wireless network is established. For a home network, the network components can be lamp switches, lights, thermostats, DVD players, remote controls, and televisions.

Auch in der Druckschrift US 2005/0071879 A1 ist ein allgemeines mobiles Kommunikationsgerät beschrieben. Das mobile Kommunikationsgerät, beispielsweise ein mobiles Telefon, besitzt eine Anzeige, die Information bezüglich der fernzusteuernden Geräte wiedergibt. Beispielsweise werden Statusinformationen der Geräte und verfügbare Optionen auf der Anzeige dargestellt.Also in the publication US 2005/0071879 A1 a general mobile communication device is described. The mobile communication device, such as a mobile phone, has a display that displays information regarding the devices to be remotely controlled. For example, device status information and available options are displayed on the screen.

Des Weiteren ist aus der Druckschrift EP 0 772 375 A2 ein Hörgerät mit Zusatzgerät zur besseren Wahrnehmung leiser Geräusche und Töne bekannt. Es wird eine Pilotsignalerkennungseinrichtung vorgeschlagen, die für bestimmte Signalquellen charakteristische Pilotsignale in akustisch wahrnehmbare I-dentifikationssignale umwandelt. Beispielsweise kann eine Hausklingelanlage mit einer kleinen Zusatzeinrichtung in Form eines Pilotsignalsenders versehen werden, der bei Betätigung der Türklingel ein bestimmtes Pilotsignal aussendet. In dem Zusatzgerät wird das Pilotsignal analysiert und identifiziert und schließlich in einen bestimmten Piepton umgewandelt, der vom Nutzer wahrgenommen werden kann. Die Pilotsignalerkennungseinrichtung kann auch als zusätzliches Bauteil in das Hörgerät integriert werden.Furthermore, from the document EP 0 772 375 A2 a hearing aid with additional device for better perception of quiet sounds and sounds known. A pilot signal recognition device is proposed which converts pilot signals characteristic of certain signal sources into acoustically perceptible identification signals. For example, a doorbell system can be provided with a small additional device in the form of a pilot signal transmitter, which emits a specific pilot signal when the doorbell is actuated. In the attachment, the pilot signal is analyzed and identified and finally converted to a particular beep that can be perceived by the user. The pilot signal recognition device can also be integrated as an additional component in the hearing aid.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht somit darin, die Übermittlung von Informationen zwischen Komponenten eines Netzwerks und einem Hörgerät zu unterstützen.The object of the present invention is therefore to support the transmission of information between components of a network and a hearing aid.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gemäß Patentanspruch 1 gelöst durch ein Hörgerätesystem mit einem Hörgerät und einer Hörgerätefernbedienung oder eine Relaisstation, die induktiv insbesondere mit dem Hörgerät koppelbar ist und die eine Datenschnittstelle zur Übertragung von Daten von/zu einem Datennetz aufweist, wobei das Datennetz ein ZigBee-Netzwerk insbesondere für Haushaltsgeräte ist. Damit besitzt die Fernbedienung die Funktion eines Mittlers zwischen dem Netzwerk und den jeweiligen Hörgeräten, so dass die vollwertige Teilnahme der Hörgeräte an dem Netzwerk ermöglicht wird. Bei dem Netzwerk kann es sich um ein Haus- bzw. Heimnetzwerk, aber auch um ein beliebiges anderes lokales oder mobiles Funknetz handeln. Ein derartiges Netzwerk kann für ein Kfz, öffentliche Anlagen und Gebäude, Flughäfen, Bahnwaggons, Bahnhöfe etc. eingesetzt werden.According to the invention, this object is achieved according to claim 1 by a hearing aid system with a hearing device and a hearing device remote control or a relay station, which can be inductively coupled in particular to the hearing device and which has a data interface for transmitting data from / to a data network, wherein the data network is a ZigBee device. network especially for household appliances. Thus, the remote control has the function of a mediator between the network and the respective hearing aids, so that the full participation of the hearing aids is made possible on the network. The network may be a home or home network, but may also be any other local or mobile wireless network. Such a network can be used for a car, public facilities and buildings, airports, train cars, railway stations, etc.

Die Datenschnittstelle der erfindungsgemäßen Hörgerätefernbedienung oder Relaisstation entspricht dem ZigBee-Standard. Hierdurch ist nicht nur das Übertragungsformat, sondern auch die Datenübertragungsrate festgelegt. Im Übrigen ist der in diesem Dokument verwendete Begriff "niederratig" so zu verstehen, dass die Datenübertragungsrate im Wesentlichen nach dem ZigBee-Standard festgelegt wird.The data interface of the hearing aid remote control or relay station according to the invention corresponds to the ZigBee standard. This not only determines the transmission format but also the data transmission rate. Incidentally, the term "low-grade" used in this document is to be understood to mean that the data transmission rate is determined essentially according to the ZigBee standard.

Bei dem Hörgerät ist aufgrund eines Empfangs vorgegebener Daten in der Hörgerätefernbedienung ein akustisches Signal auslösbar sein. Damit lässt sich das Hörgerät komfortabel zur Signalisierung von Zuständen im Heimnetzwerk verwenden.In the hearing aid, an acoustic signal can be triggered due to a receipt of predetermined data in the hearing aid remote control. This makes it easy to use the hearing aid to signal states in the home network.

Entsprechend der vorliegenden Erfindung wird auch gemäß Patentanspruch 7 eine Verwendung einer Hörgerätefernbedienung zur Steuerung eines oder mehrerer Haushaltsgeräte eines niederratigen Heimnetzwerks und/oder zum Empfangen von Daten von dem oder den Haushaltsgeräten über das niederratige Heimnetzwerk vorgeschlagen.According to the present invention, a use of a hearing device remote control for controlling one or more household appliances of a low-speed home network and / or for receiving data from the home appliance or devices via the low-speed home network is also proposed according to claim 7.

Im Gegensatz zu bestehenden Lösungen sind für die erfindungsgemäße Lösung keine aufwendigen Zusatzmodule für die Hörgeräte notwendig. Die Baugruppen zur Ankopplung an das Heimnetzwerk werden in der Fernbedienung oder Relaisstation untergebracht und können damit aus einer Batterie oder einem Akku betrieben werden, die deutlich leistungsfähiger ist als übliche Hörgerätebatterien. Die zusätzlichen Funktionalitäten hinsichtlich der Heimnetzwerkankopplung können daher sehr platz- und stromsparend mit bestehenden fernsteuerbaren Hörgerätesystemen realisiert werden.In contrast to existing solutions, no expensive additional modules for the hearing aids are necessary for the solution according to the invention. The modules for connection to the home network are housed in the remote control or relay station and can thus be operated from a battery or a rechargeable battery, which is significantly more powerful than conventional hearing aid batteries. The additional functionalities regarding the home network connection can therefore be very save space and power with existing remote controlled hearing aid systems can be realized.

Ein weiterer Vorteil des erfindungsgemäßen Hörgerätesystems bzw. der erfindungsgemäßen Verwendung einer Hörgerätefernbedienung besteht darin, dass der Nutzer z. B. im Funktionsbereich des Heimnetzwerks (Smart Home Systems) frei beweglich ist und lediglich die Fernbedienung mit sich führen muss. Außerdem können die zu meldenden Ereignisse im Heimnetzwerk durch den Benutzer flexibel vorgegeben werden.Another advantage of the hearing aid system according to the invention or the use according to the invention of a hearing device remote control is that the user z. B. in the functional area of the home network (Smart Home Systems) is free to move and only the remote control must carry with him. In addition, the events to be reported in the home network can be flexibly specified by the user.

Vorzugsweise gewährleistet die Datenschnittstelle eine bidirektionale Verbindung zu dem niederratigen Netzwerk bzw. Heimnetzwerk. Dadurch ist nicht nur eine Abfragemöglichkeit, sondern auch eine Steuermöglichkeit durch die Fernbedienung gegeben.The data interface preferably ensures a bidirectional connection to the low-rate network or home network. As a result, not only a query option, but also a control option is given by the remote control.

Entsprechend einer weiteren Ausführungsform besitzt die Hörhilfefernbedienung eine Anzeigeeinrichtung zur optischen Kontrolle eines Status des oder der Haushaltsgeräte. Insbesondere kann durch ein Display eine Vielzahl an Statusinformationen wiedergegeben werden.According to a further embodiment, the hearing aid remote control has a display device for optically controlling a status of the household appliance or appliances. In particular, a multiplicity of status information can be reproduced by means of a display.

Des Weiteren kann die Hörgerätefernbedienung über spezielle Bedienelemente zur Steuerung des oder der Haushaltsgeräte verfügen. Damit können Standardanwendungen zur Steuerung von Haushaltsgeräten für den Hörgeräteträger komfortabler gestaltet werden.Furthermore, the hearing aid remote control can have special control elements for controlling the household appliance or appliances. Thus, standard applications for controlling household appliances for the hearing aid wearer can be made more comfortable.

Die Hörgerätefernbedienung kann ferner eine Datenverarbeitungseinrichtung aufweisen, mit der beim Verlassen eines Hauses eine vorgebbare Anzahl an Zuständen der Haushaltsgeräte in dem Heimnetzwerk überprüfbar ist. Damit braucht der Hörgeräteträger kein zusätzliches Gerät für die Überprüfung der Haushaltsgeräte zu verwenden.The hearing device remote control can also have a data processing device with which a definable number of states of the household appliances in the home network can be checked when leaving a house. Thus, the hearing aid wearer does not need to use an additional device for checking the household appliances.

Günstigerweise lässt sich die Art und/oder der Klang des akustischen Signals in Abhängigkeit der Quelle der empfangenen Daten variieren. Somit können beispielsweise Signalisierungen des Heimnetzwerks betreffend eine Waschmaschine oder offene Fenster ohne Weiteres akustisch unterschieden werden.Conveniently, the type and / or the sound of the acoustic signal depending on the source of the received Data vary. Thus, for example, home network signaling relating to a washing machine or open windows can readily be distinguished acoustically.

Die vorliegende Erfindung wird nun anhand der beigefügten Zeichnung näher erläutert, die eine Prinzipskizze einer in ein Heimnetzwerk eingebundenen Hörgerätefernbedienung darstellt.The present invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows a schematic diagram of a hearing aid remote control integrated in a home network.

Die nachfolgend näher geschilderten Ausführungsbeispiele stellen bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der vorliegenden Erfindung dar.The embodiments described in more detail below represent preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Ein Heimnetzwerk HN ist in der Figur durch eine Waschmaschine W, eine Lampe L und einen Heizkörper H mit Thermostat symbolisiert. Diese Geräte können über das Heimnetzwerk HN beliebig untereinander kommunizieren. Bei dem Heimnetzwerk handelt es sich beispielsweise um ein Netzwerk nach dem ZigBee-Standard, um ein proprietäres Hausnetzwerk oder um eine Hörgeschädigtenspeziallösung, wobei stets eine niederratige Datenübertragung in der Größenordnung des ZigBee-Standards oder darunter verwendet wird.A home network HN is symbolized in the figure by a washing machine W, a lamp L and a radiator H with a thermostat. These devices can communicate with each other via the home network HN. The home network, for example, is a ZigBee-standard network, a proprietary home network, or a hearing-impaired special-purpose solution, always using low-rate data transmission on the order of or below the ZigBee standard.

In das Heimnetzwerk HN ist nun erfindungsgemäß auch eine Hörgerätefernbedienung FB mit mono- oder bidirektionaler Datenverbindung zu Hörgeräten HG1 und HG2 integriert. Die Hörgeräte HG1 und HG2 sind nicht selbst Komponenten des Heimnetzwerks und kommunizieren untereinander bzw. mit der Fernbedienung FB mittels üblicher Übertragungstechnik. Da die Fernbedienung FB vollwertiger Teilnehmer des Hausnetzwerks mit Sende- und Empfangsfunktionalität ist, sind in sie entsprechende Standardkomponenten des jeweiligen Hausnetzwerk-Systems integriert.According to the invention, a hearing device remote control FB with mono- or bidirectional data connection to hearing aids HG1 and HG2 is also integrated into the home network HN. The hearing aids HG1 and HG2 are not components of the home network themselves and communicate with each other or with the remote control FB by means of conventional transmission technology. Since the remote control FB is a full participant of the home network with transmitting and receiving functionality, are in them appropriate Standard components of the respective home network system integrated.

Die Fernbedienung FB kann als Teil des Hausnetzwerks HN auf entsprechende Vorgänge reagieren und beispielsweise über eine drahtlose, digitale Verbindung zum Hörgerät HG1, HG2 ein entsprechendes akustisches Signal zur Benutzeralarmierung auslösen. Art und Klang dieses Signals können dem Charakter der jeweiligen Quelle L, W, H angepasst werden. So können beispielsweise eine Türklingel oder ein Telefon, die Teil eines Heimnetzwerks sind, mit der Hörgerätefernbedienung FB kommunizieren. Ein ankommendes Telefongespräch oder die Betätigung der Türklingel kann somit von der Fernbedienung FB detektiert werden und löst ein Kommando im Hörgerät aus, welches durch einen jeweils spezifischen Signalton im Hörgerät akustisch gemeldet wird.The remote control FB can respond to corresponding processes as part of the home network HN and trigger a corresponding acoustic signal for user alarm via a wireless, digital connection to the hearing aid HG1, HG2. The type and sound of this signal can be adapted to the character of the respective source L, W, H. For example, a doorbell or a telephone that are part of a home network can communicate with the hearing aid remote control FB. An incoming telephone conversation or the operation of the doorbell can thus be detected by the remote control FB and triggers a command in the hearing aid, which is acoustically reported by a specific signal tone in the hearing aid.

Bei einer weiteren Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Hörgerätesystems wird bei Verlassen des Hauses mit bestehendem Heimnetzwerk HN eine vom Benutzer vorgebbare Menge von Zuständen überprüft. So wird beispielsweise überprüft, ob die Heizung, die Wasserhähne, die Herdplatte und das Licht ausgeschaltet sind. Im Falle eines ungewünschten Zustands kann dieser auf der Fernbedienung FB angezeigt werden, sofern sie über ein entsprechendes Anzeigeelement verfügt. Zusätzlich können der oder die Zustände auch automatisch über einen Signalton dem Hörgeräteträger akustisch mitgeteilt werden. Verfügt dann die Fernbedienung FB zusätzlich über Bedienelemente, so können die einzelnen Geräte des Hausnetzwerks HN entsprechend gesteuert und kontrolliert werden. Dabei ist es auch möglich, anstelle von Bedienelementen zur Tastensteuerung eine Sprachsteuerung vorzusehen. Hierzu wird die Mikrofon- und Übertragungstechnik des Hörsystems als Bedienerschnittstelle verwendet. Unabhängig von dem Steuerungstyp erhält die Fernbedienung somit eine zusätzliche Funktionalität, nämlich neben der Steuerung des Hörsystems auch die Steuerung der Haustechnik.In a further embodiment of the hearing aid system according to the invention, when the home network HN leaves the home, a user-definable set of states is checked. For example, it checks if the heater, faucets, hotplate and lights are off. In the case of an unwanted condition, it can be displayed on the remote control FB if it has a corresponding display element. In addition, the state or states can also be communicated automatically to the hearing device wearer via a signal tone. If the remote control FB additionally has control elements, then the individual devices of the home network HN can be controlled and controlled accordingly. It is also possible to provide a voice control instead of controls for key control. For this purpose, the microphone and transmission technology of the hearing system is used as an operator interface. Regardless of the type of control, the remote control thus receives additional functionality, namely, in addition to the control of the hearing system and the control of the building services.

Anstelle der Fernbedienung kann auch eine Relaisstation mit den Hörgeräten einerseits und mit der Haustechnik andererseits verbunden sein. So lässt sich die Relaisstation beispielsweise zur induktiven Übertragung von Audiosignalen in das Hörgerät aber auch zur Auslösung spezifischer Signaltöne im Hörgerät ausgelöst durch das Heimnetzwerk ausnutzen. Darüber hinaus können an dieser Relaisstation auch Statusinformationen über das Heimnetzwerk angezeigt werden.Instead of the remote control, a relay station with the hearing aids on the one hand and with the building services on the other hand be connected. Thus, the relay station can be exploited by the home network, for example, for inductive transmission of audio signals in the hearing aid but also for triggering specific beeps in the hearing aid. In addition, status information about the home network can be displayed at this relay station.

Mit der Fernbedienung als Mittler zwischen dem Netzwerk und dem Hörgerät ist es somit möglich für Hörgeräteträger die Bedienung und Überwachung von Haushaltsgeräten und Anlagen komfortabler zu gestalten und die Übermittlung von Informationen von Komponenten des Funknetzwerks an die Hörgeräte zu unterstützen. With the remote control as a mediator between the network and the hearing aid, it is thus possible for hearing aid wearers to make the operation and monitoring of household appliances and systems more comfortable and to support the transmission of information from components of the radio network to the hearing aids.

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  1. Hearing device system having
    - a hearing device and
    - a hearing device remote control unit (FB) or relay station, which - in particular - may be linked inductively to the hearing device and which comprises a data interface for the transmission of data from/to a data network,
    characterised in that
    - the data network is a Zigbee network (HN),
    - the data interface corresponds to the Zigbee standard and
    - an acoustic signal can be triggered as a result of the receipt of predetermined data in the hearing device remote control unit (FB) or the relay station in the hearing device (HG1, HG2).
  2. Hearing device system according to claim 1, in which the data interface guarantees a bidirectional connection to the Zigbee home network (HN).
  3. Hearing device system according to one of the preceding claims, which has a display device for visually controlling a status of the component or components in the network.
  4. Hearing device system according to one of claims 2 and 3, which has special operating elements for controlling one or more components in the network.
  5. Hearing device system according to one of claims 2 to 4, which has a data processing device, with which a predefinable number of domestic appliance statuses in the home network (HN) may be checked when the user leaves the house.
  6. Hearing device system according to one of the preceding claims,
    with the type and/or sound of the acoustic signal being variable depending on the source of the incoming data.
  7. Use of a hearing device remote control unit (FB) or of a relay station, which may be linked inductively to a hearing device (HG1, HG2),
    - in order to control one or more components of a Zigbee network (HN) and/or
    - in order to receive data from one or more components via the Zigbee network (HN), whereby
    - data and/or commands are transferred via the relay station or remote control unit, which functions as the intermediary between the hearing device (HG1, HG2) and the network (HN)
    - an acoustic signal is triggered in the assigned hearing device (HG1, HG2) as a result of a receipt of predetermined data in the hearing device remote control unit (FB) or the relay station.
  8. Use according to claim 7, whereby a predefinable number of domestic appliance statuses in a home network (HN) may be checked when the user leaves the house, using the hearing device remote control unit (FB).
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