US 8,654,999 B2
System and method of progressive hearing device adjustmentGeneral
US 8,654,999 B2
System and method of progressive hearing device adjustment
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Duc Nguyen
Art Unit:
2651 Videophones and Telephonic Communications; Audio Signals; Digital Audio Data Processing; Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression
Agent:
Inventors:
Harold S. Mindlin; David Matthew Landry
Assignee:
Priority:
04/13/10
Filed:
04/12/11
Granted:
02/18/14
Expiration:
02/03/31
Abstract
A hearing aid includes a microphone to convert sound into an electrical signal and a processor coupled to the microphone. The processor is configured to apply a selected one of a sequence of incremental hearing corrections to the electrical signal to produce a modulated output signal to at least partially compensate for a hearing impairment of a user. The hearing aid further includes a speaker coupled to the processor and configured to convert the modulated output signal into an audible sound.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04R2225/55H04R