TWM563122U - Hearing assistance device - Google Patents

Abstract

A hearing aid device includes a host and a hearing aid earphone, the host can receive the sound and convert it into a digital audio signal, and then transmit it through a first Bluetooth module; a second Bluetooth module of the hearing aid earphone and the After the first Bluetooth module completes the pairing and establishes the connection, the digital audio signal can be received and converted into a sound output to a speaker; and the second Bluetooth module is paired with a Bluetooth module of a mobile phone, and received When an incoming call notification message is sent from the Bluetooth module, the Bluetooth module can be connected to receive an incoming call voice signal sent by the Bluetooth module, and the incoming call voice signal is converted into a sound output to the speaker, and The sound received by the second receiving unit of the hearing aid is converted into a digital audio signal and transmitted to the Bluetooth module.

Description

Hearing aid

The present invention relates to a device for improving hearing, and more particularly to a hearing aid device.

There is a hearing aid or a hearing aid provided by a user who needs to improve hearing. The auxiliary hearing device mainly has a headset and a host that are carried on at least one ear of the user, and the host and the earphone are connected by wires, and the host is connected to the earphone. a microphone (microphone) is used to receive the external sound, and then the host converts the sound into a digital audio signal for signal processing, such as increasing the amplitude, reducing the noise, enhancing the sound focus, etc., and then converting the sound into a sound through the wire output to the load. Headphones on the user's ear. In addition, the hearing aid is worn directly on the ear, usually a single ear, and the usual BTE (behind the ear), in-ear type (JTE, in the ear), ear canal type and mini ear canal type ( ITC, in the canal, minicanal, also known as the in-ear type (CIC, completely in the canal), the hearing aid itself includes a radio microphone, an audio processor, a connecting tube and an eardrum, and the eardrum is inserted into the ear canal of the wearer. The sound is sent to the ear mold via the connecting tube to let the wearer hear the sound.

In addition, the traditional hearing aid is not easy for the user to answer the incoming call, so the hearing aid manufacturer separately develops an auxiliary device or a Bluetooth-type hearing aid to allow the wearer to answer the mobile phone call, if not by an auxiliary device or without a Bluetooth-type hearing aid. Directly placing the phone or mobile phone close to the hearing aid microphone on the ear is prone to whistling and the user needs an adaptation period to use the phone and mobile phone normally. In addition, if you want to use the auxiliary device to connect with the mobile phone, the host of the auxiliary device must have the Bluetooth function, and when the mobile phone calls, you usually have to press the switch button on the host to answer the incoming call.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hearing aid device that automatically establishes a connection with a mobile phone to transmit a call content when a mobile phone calls an incoming call, and automatically returns to the mobile phone after the mobile phone ends the call. Receive the sound of the outside world.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a hearing aid device capable of short-range wireless communication with a mobile phone having a Bluetooth module, and the hearing assistance device includes: a host including a processor and electrically connected to the processor a first radio unit and a first Bluetooth module, the first radio unit receives the sound and is converted into a digital audio signal by the processor, and then transmitted through the first Bluetooth module; a hearing aid earphone includes a first a second Bluetooth module and a second radio unit and a speaker electrically connected to the second Bluetooth module; wherein the second Bluetooth module is paired with the first Bluetooth module and the connection is established, the second Bluetooth The module can receive the digital audio signal transmitted by the first Bluetooth module and convert the sound into a sound output. After the second Bluetooth module is paired with the Bluetooth module of the mobile phone, the second Bluetooth module Receiving an incoming call notification message from the Bluetooth module, the second Bluetooth module disconnects from the first Bluetooth module and establishes a connection with the Bluetooth module to receive the mobile power An incoming call voice signal transmitted through the Bluetooth module, and converting the incoming call voice signal into a sound output to the speaker, and the second Bluetooth module converts the sound received by the second sound receiving unit into a digital audio signal and transmits the sound Give the Bluetooth module.

In some implementations of the present invention, the hearing aid further includes an input interface electrically connected to the second Bluetooth module, and the second Bluetooth module receives the incoming notification message from the Bluetooth module. After establishing a connection with the Bluetooth module, when determining that the input interface sends an answering command, the second Bluetooth module sends an answering telephone command to the bluetooth module, so that the mobile phone answers the incoming call.

In some implementations of the present invention, after the first Bluetooth module is disconnected from the second Bluetooth module, the first Bluetooth module continuously broadcasts a call message to call the second Bluetooth module, and the action After the call ends, the second Bluetooth module disconnects the Bluetooth module from the end of the call message, and responds to the call message to establish a connection with the first Bluetooth module. Line to receive the digital audio signal from the host.

In some implementations of the present invention, the second Bluetooth module includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals and a Bluetooth chip, and the Bluetooth chip can adjust the sound band and volume output to the Lat according to a setting information provided by the host. .

In some implementations of the present invention, the hearing aid device further includes another hearing aid headset, including a third Bluetooth module and a third radio unit and a speaker electrically connected to the third Bluetooth module, and After the second Bluetooth module and the third Bluetooth module are paired with the first Bluetooth module and connected, the second Bluetooth module and the third Bluetooth module can simultaneously receive the first Bluetooth mode. The digital audio signal transmitted by the group is output to each of the speakers.

In some implementations of the present invention, the first Bluetooth module transmits the digital audio signal to the two hearing aid headphones in a broadcast manner.

The utility model has the advantages that the hearing aid earphone is paired with the host and the mobile phone respectively, and when the mobile phone is powered in the future, the hearing aid earphone automatically establishes a connection with the host to receive the digit from the host. An audio signal, and when the hearing aid detects the incoming call of the mobile phone, automatically disconnects from the host and establishes a connection with the mobile phone to transmit the incoming call content with the mobile phone through short-range wireless communication, and After the mobile phone ends the call, the hearing aid automatically disconnects from the mobile phone and establishes a connection with the host again to receive the digital audio signal from the host again.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention relates to a hearing aid device capable of short-range wireless communication with a mobile phone 1 having a processing unit 10 and a Bluetooth module 11 electrically connected to the processing unit 10 And an input interface 12, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. The hearing aid device of the present embodiment includes a host 2 and a hearing aid earphone 3 for the user to be loaded on an ear, wherein the host 2 includes a processor 21 and a first radio connected to the processor 21 The unit 22, a first Bluetooth module 23, a user interface 24, and a power source 25, such as a battery, for supplying power to the processor 21, the first radio unit 22, the first Bluetooth module 23, and the user interface 24. Or rechargeable battery. The user interface 24 includes at least one button and a display light, such as an LED, and the display is used to display whether the host 2 is powered on or not and its operating state.

The first sound unit 22, for example, a microphone, is mainly configured to receive sound from the outside and transmit the sound to the processor 21. The processor 21 converts the sound into a digital audio signal, and performs signal processing on the digital audio signal, for example, The digital audio signal is transmitted through the first Bluetooth module 23 by increasing the amplitude, reducing the noise, enhancing the sound focus, and performing the gain or attenuation of the volume for the different bands according to the setting information input by the user through the button.

The hearing aid earphone 3 includes a second Bluetooth module 31 and a second radio unit 32 electrically connected to the second Bluetooth module 31, a speaker 33, an input interface 34, such as a physical button or a touch button, and A power source 35, such as a battery or a rechargeable battery, is provided to the second Bluetooth module 31, the second radio unit 32, the lazy unit 33, and the input interface 34.

In order to transmit the digital audio signal to the hearing aid earphone 3, the host computer 2 must establish a short-distance wireless communication pipe with the hearing aid earphone 3. Therefore, when both the host 2 and the hearing aid earphone 3 are powered on, the first Bluetooth module 23 of the host 2 needs to be paired with the second Bluetooth module 31 of the hearing aid earphone 3, and then the second Bluetooth module 31 is The first Bluetooth module 23 is connected, and after the connection is successfully established, the second Bluetooth module 31 can receive the digital audio signal transmitted by the first Bluetooth module 23, and convert the digital audio signal. The sound is output to the speaker 33, so that the user who is carrying the hearing aid earphone 3 can listen to the sound through the speaker 33.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the hearing assisting device of the present embodiment may further include another hearing aid earphone 4 for the user to carry on the other ear thereof, and the components included therein are the same as the hearing aid earphone 3, that is, the help The earphone 4 has a third Bluetooth module 41 and a third sound unit 42 electrically connected to the third Bluetooth module 41, a speaker 43, an input interface 44 and a power source 45, and the second Bluetooth module 31 and the third Bluetooth module 41 need to be paired with the first Bluetooth module 23 of the host 2, and simultaneously connected with the first Bluetooth module 23, the host 2 can simultaneously transmit the digital audio signal to The hearing aids 3, 4, that is, the first Bluetooth module 23 of the host 2, broadcasts the digital audio signals to the second Bluetooth module 31 and the third Bluetooth module 41 in a broadcast manner.

Furthermore, in order to enable the hearing aid earphone 3 to perform short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 1 to transmit the incoming call content, the second Bluetooth module 31 of the hearing aid earphone 3 and the Bluetooth module 11 of the mobile phone 1 are powered on. In this case, the pairing is completed first, and then the Bluetooth module 11 continuously sends a signal for calling the second Bluetooth module 31 in a broadcast manner, and when the processing unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 determines that there is an incoming call, the processing unit 10 generates An incoming call notification message is broadcasted through the Bluetooth module 11. Therefore, when the second Bluetooth module 31 receives the incoming call notification message, it automatically disconnects from the first Bluetooth module 23 of the host 1 and actively responds to the incoming call notification message to establish a connection with the Bluetooth module 11. At this time, when the user operates the input interface 34 to generate an answering command to the second Bluetooth module 31, the second Bluetooth module 31 sends an answering call command to the mobile phone 1 through the Bluetooth module 11. The processing unit 10 makes an answer to the incoming call; or the processing unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 determines that an answering button in the input interface 12 is touched by the (user), then receives the incoming call, and then passes through the Bluetooth module 11 and the second The Bluetooth module 31 transmits the call content.

That is, the processing unit 10 of the mobile phone 1 transmits a caller voice signal transmitted via the mobile phone network to the second Bluetooth module 31 of the hearing aid earphone 3 via the Bluetooth module 11, and via the second Bluetooth module. 31 converting the incoming call voice signal into a voice output to the mobile phone 33; and a voice (generated by the user) received by the second sound receiving unit 32 of the hearing aid earphone 3 is converted into a digital audio via the second Bluetooth module 31. After the signal is transmitted, it is received by the Bluetooth module 11 of the mobile phone 1 and transmitted to the processing unit 10, and then transmitted by the processing unit 10 to the other party of the incoming call through the mobile phone network, thereby performing a two-party call. Moreover, the second Bluetooth module 31 includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals and a Bluetooth chip, and the Bluetooth chip can perform signal processing on the incoming voice signal according to a setting information provided by the host 2 to adjust the output to the mobile phone. 33 sound band and volume to meet the needs of users.

After the host 2 and the hearing aid earphone 3 are disconnected, the first Bluetooth module 23 of the host 2 continuously broadcasts and sends a call message to the second Bluetooth module 31. After the mobile phone 1 ends the call, the Bluetooth module 11 transmits an end call message to the second Bluetooth module 31, and the second Bluetooth module 31 is disconnected from the Bluetooth module 11 after receiving the end call message. The line, and the call back message, is re-established with the first Bluetooth module 23, so that the hearing aid earphone 3 can receive the digital audio signal from the host 1 again.

In summary, the present invention is paired with the host 2 and the mobile phone 1 by the hearing aid earphone 3, and when the mobile phone 1 is powered in the future, the hearing aid earphone 3 automatically establishes a connection with the host 2 to receive the host 2 from the host 2. a digital audio signal, and when the hearing aid earphone 3 detects the incoming call of the mobile phone 1, it automatically disconnects from the host 2 and establishes a connection with the mobile phone 1 to transmit the incoming call content with the mobile phone 1 through short-range wireless communication. And after the mobile phone 1 ends the call, the hearing aid earphone 3 automatically disconnects from the mobile phone 1 and establishes a connection with the host 2 again, thereby achieving the efficacy and purpose of the novel claim.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention. When the scope of the novel implementation cannot be limited thereto, all simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present hearing aid device including a host and a hearing aid earphone and a circuit block diagram thereof; FIG. 2 shows that this embodiment further includes another hearing aid earphone and its circuit block diagram.

Claims (6)

A hearing aid device capable of short-range wireless communication with a mobile phone having a Bluetooth module, and the hearing assistance device comprises: a host comprising a processor and a first electrical connection with the processor a sound receiving unit and a first Bluetooth module, the first sound receiving unit receives the sound and is converted into a digital audio signal by the processor, and then transmitted through the first bluetooth module; a hearing aid earphone includes a second bluetooth module And a second radio unit and a speaker electrically connected to the second Bluetooth module; wherein the second Bluetooth module is paired with the first Bluetooth module and connected, the second Bluetooth module can receive The digital audio signal transmitted by the first Bluetooth module is converted into a sound output to the speaker; after the second Bluetooth module is paired with the Bluetooth module of the mobile phone, the second Bluetooth module receives the When an incoming call notification message is sent by the Bluetooth module, the second Bluetooth module is disconnected from the first Bluetooth module and connected to the Bluetooth module to receive the a voice signal transmitted by the mobile phone through the Bluetooth module, and converting the incoming voice signal into a sound output to the speaker, and the second Bluetooth module converts the sound received by the second sound unit into a digital audio signal Then transferred to the Bluetooth module. The hearing aid device of claim 1, wherein the hearing aid further comprises an input interface electrically connected to the second Bluetooth module, and the second Bluetooth module receives the incoming call notification from the Bluetooth module After the message is connected with the Bluetooth module, when it is determined that the input interface sends an answering command, the second Bluetooth module sends an answering telephone command to the bluetooth module, so that the mobile phone answers the incoming call. The hearing aid device of claim 2, wherein the first Bluetooth module continuously broadcasts a call message to call the second Bluetooth module after the first Bluetooth module is disconnected from the second Bluetooth module, and After the mobile phone ends the call, when the second Bluetooth module receives an end call message from the Bluetooth module, the Bluetooth module is disconnected, and the call message is returned to the first Bluetooth module again. A connection is established to receive the digital audio signal from the host. The hearing aid device of claim 1, wherein the second Bluetooth module comprises an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals and a Bluetooth chip, and the Bluetooth chip can adjust the output to the sound band of the Lama according to a setting information provided by the host. And volume. The hearing aid device of claim 1, further comprising another hearing aid headset, comprising a third Bluetooth module and a third radio unit and a speaker electrically connected to the third Bluetooth module, and the second After the Bluetooth module and the third Bluetooth module are paired with the first Bluetooth module and connected, the second Bluetooth module and the third Bluetooth module can simultaneously receive the first Bluetooth module. The digital audio signal is output to each of the speakers. The hearing aid device of claim 5, wherein the first Bluetooth module transmits the digital audio signal in a broadcast manner.