WO1998054928A3 - Hearing instrument with head activated switch - Google Patents

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WO1998054928A3
WO1998054928A3 PCT/CA1998/000517 CA9800517W WO9854928A3 WO 1998054928 A3 WO1998054928 A3 WO 1998054928A3 CA 9800517 W CA9800517 W CA 9800517W WO 9854928 A3 WO9854928 A3 WO 9854928A3
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hearing instrument
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Eugene Alexandrescu
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Eugene Alexandrescu
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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
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing
    • 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
    • H04R2225/41—Detection or adaptation of hearing aid parameters or programs to listening situation, e.g. pub, forest

Abstract

A hearing instrument has at least one input transducer having an input for receiving ambient signals and an output for generating a first electrical signal corresponding to the ambient signals, a programmable signal processor having at least one input for receiving and processing the electrical signal to produce a second electrical signal, a switch to switch the processor from one program to another, an output transducer having an input connected to the output of the signal processor and an output for generating an audio signal corresponding to the second electrical signal. The hearing instrument is further provided with a movement activated switch, operatively connected to the processor, including a sensor and a computer. The sensor senses head movements of the user. The computer compares the movements and validates only those which are specific to the hearing instrument. In use, a user moves his or her head in predetermined patterns. The sensor relays these movements to the computer which compares all of the movements and responds only to those specific to the hearing instrument. Once the movements have been validated and correspond to a predetermined function, the computer sends a fourth electrical signal to the signal processor to perform the function corresponding to the predetermined pattern, such as switching between one program and another, or to switch between one input transducer and another. A method for switching between one program and another or between one input transducer and another is also disclosed. The invention allows a user to take full advantage of programmable hearing instruments.
PCT/CA1998/000517 1997-05-27 1998-05-27 Hearing instrument with head activated switch WO1998054928A2 (en)

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DE3211853A1 (en) * 1981-06-23 1982-12-30 B & B Bologna de Basaglia Rubens e Bollina Ezio S.n.c., Bologna Device for remote optical display of the liquid level measured in containers or of the gas pressure, particularly in the case of liquefied petroleum gas or methane systems in motor vehicles
EP0171961A1 (en) * 1984-07-30 1986-02-19 Optima Systems, Inc. Capacitive displacement sensor
GB2192457A (en) * 1986-07-11 1988-01-13 Texas Instruments Ltd Seismic motion sensing device
DE3942279A1 (en) * 1989-01-04 1990-07-05 Amrad Res & Dev ELECTRONIC LOCATION INDICATOR
JPH05275951A (en) * 1992-03-25 1993-10-22 Nippon Hoso Kyokai <Nhk> Method and device for automatic fitting of hearing level
EP0712261A1 (en) * 1994-11-10 1996-05-15 Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH Programmable hearing aid

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