CN101203068A - 用于编程听力辅助设备的无线接口 - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明提供了一种用于与听力辅助设备无线通信的设备。根据不同实施例，该设备包括用于与编程器通信的第一接口，和用于与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的第二接口。该第二接口用于适配连接多个通信模块。每个模块用于与至少一个特定类型的听力辅助设备通信。该设备包括用于该第一接口，该第二接口和接口之间的电气连接的壳体。该壳体用于围绕佩戴在佩戴该听力辅助设备的用户的脖颈上。
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技术领域
【0001】本发明一般地涉及听力辅助设备，尤其涉及使用听力辅助设备的无线通信。
背景技术
【0002】听力辅助设备，包括用于耳朵中、耳道中、完全在耳道中，以及在耳朵后方的助听器，用于减轻个人听力不足的影响。听力不足的范围涉及从耳聋到个人对于不同频率声音的反应减弱或者不能区分同时发生的声音的听力缺失。听力辅助设备的最基本形式通常是通过放大和过滤周围环境的声音来提供听觉校正，目的在于使个人听到的声音优于未进行放大的声音。听力辅助设备是电子设备，提供信号处理功能，如降低噪音，放大，及音调控制等。在很多听力辅助设备中这些功能或其他功能可以进行可编程地变化来适应使用者的个人需要。
【0003】目前听力辅助设备的一个局限在于，在该听力辅助设备没有与一计算机建立有线通信的情况下，用户不能，并且当前设备自己也不能重新设置听力辅助设备的特性并且与一个听力辅助设备通信从而适应改变的环境，比如听力辅助设备使用的环境。随着在设备之间改进的无线通信的引入，重新进行设置或与任何一个电子设备进行通信现在成为可能。无线通信网络的引入，特别是局域网(LAN)扩展了设备制造者和使用者的可用的选项。同时，由于多个无线通信协议的存在，需要对与听力辅助设备的无线通信进行改进从而更快更容易地适应现有的和改进的无线通信协议。
【0004】因此，在本领域中需要提供一种便携设备，该设备能使用任何无线协议与听力辅助设备进行无线通信，而不用考虑用户的物理位置。
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【0005】本申请提供一种用于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线电子通信的装置。该系统提供接口，通过接口，听力辅助设备的参数可以手动或自动进行更新。例如，听力辅助设备可以随着用户环境的情况变化而更新。为了使接口能被支持无线通信的任何可用听力辅助设备使用，该系统必须易于适应支持不同无线协议。由此提供一种设备，其能够易于适应便携无线听力辅助设备通信系统的无线协议。
【0006】本发明还公开了一种与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的设备。根据不同的实施例，该设备包括用于与编程器通信的第一接口，该编程器适于与计算机进行无线通信从而对听力辅助设备进行编程。该设备还包括用于与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的第二接口。该第二接口用于连接多个通信模块。每个模块用于与至少一个特定类型的听力辅助设备进行通信。该设备还包括壳体，用于封装第一接口，第二接口，和接口之间的电气连接。该壳体适于围绕佩戴该听力辅助设备的人的颈部佩戴。
【0007】本发明还公开了一种用于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的便携系统。根据不同的实施例，该系统包括用于与外部源通信从而对听力辅助设备进行编程的编程器。该系统还包括与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的一种设备，其包括上部单元和下部单元。上部单元用于连接多个通信模块，每个通信模块支持与听力辅助设备通信的至少一种通信协议。下部单元具有与编程器通信的接口，用于辅助源与听力辅助设备之间的通信。该系统还包括上部单元和下部单元之间的电气连接，以及封装上部单元、下部单元和连接的壳体。该壳体适于由佩戴该听力辅助设备的人佩戴。同时，该壳体还适于对上部单元，下部单元和连接中的元件提供保护。在另一实施例中，该壳体适于与编程器，如NOAHlink设备，进行物理连接，还具有从NOAHlink设备接收能量的连接。在这个实施例中，上部单元和下部单元不包括电源。
【0008】本发明还公开了一种对听力辅助设备进行无线编程的方法。一种设备具有多个通信模块，该通信模块可移除地连接在该设备的上部单元上。该模块支持多个通信协议。该设备的下部单元与编程器通信。通过该设备上部单元的通信模块，该设备使用至少一个通信协议与听力辅助设备进行通信。这种通信有助于利用与编程器通信的外部源对听力辅助设备进行编程。
【0009】该发明内容是对本申请某些方案的概括，并不是关于本申请的唯一的全面无遗漏的表述。本申请的具体细节参照详细的说明书和附加权利要求。本发明的范围由附加权利要求及其合法等同物限定。
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【0010】不同的实施例由附图中的图例进行阐明。每个实施例是示例性的，并不是关于本申请的唯一的全面无遗漏的表述。
【0011】图1A示出了适于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的便携系统的实施例。
【0012】图1B示出了包括用于对听力辅助设备进行编程的无线附属模块(WAM)设备的系统的实施例。
【0013】图2A示出了可与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的上部单元的实施例。
【0014】图2B示出了上部单元的实施例，其示出了用于技术模块的盖子的一个实施例。
【0015】图3示出了技术模块的实施例。
【0016】图4示出了在上部单元中用于连接技术模块的标准连接器的实施例。
【0017】图5A示出了用于给便携系统充电的电池充电器的实施例。
【0018】图5B示出了带有附加充电器基座的电池充电器的实施例。
【0019】图6示出了可被用户佩戴的连接有编程器的WAM设备的实施例。
【0020】图7示出了用于WAM设备的互连线路的实施例，其示出了到编程器的接口。
【0021】图8示出了根据一个实施例对听力辅助设备进行无线编程的方法流程图。
【0022】图9示出了WAM设备与通信模块之间接口的实施例的示例性简图。
【0023】图10示出了技术模块的电路板的实施例。
【0024】图11示出了技术模块组件的实施例。
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【0025】以下关于本发明的详细描述涉及附图表达的主题，通过图示，示出本主题可以实现的特定方面和具体实施例。这些实施例进行了充分详细的描述使得本领域技术人员可以实施该发明。本发明中提到“一”，“一个”，或“不同的”实施例并不一定指同一个实施例，并且这样的提法包括多个实施例。以下详细描述是示例性的因此不是穷举性的，本发明的范围由附加权利要求及其合法等同物来限定。
【0026】本发明包括用于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的便携系统。当听力辅助设备被用户佩戴时，该系统提供一种更便捷的方式来编程和/或调整参数，以定制听力辅助设备。该系统通过一个接口提供与编程器的物理连接。编程器与一个源通信，如计算机，具有一个输入，可以通过该输入来改变听力辅助设备的参数。根据一个实施例，该编程器包括NOAHlink设备。在第二接口，技术模块(即指“通信模块”)可被插入或嵌入。与听力辅助设备的无线通信在该第二接口处发起。每个模块支持至少一个通信协议用来与至少一个听力辅助设备通信。通过在第二接口插入或嵌入不同的通信模块，可以与由多种不同助听器产品生产商生产的多种不同的听力辅助设备建立无线通信。根据不同实施例，通信模块由听力辅助设备的各个生产商来提供，并且由生产商的配套软件来激活。
【0027】图1A示出了适于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的便携系统的实施例。在该实施例中，该便携系统101包括：下部单元102，提供连接和开关，上部单元103，用于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信，和颈环104，用于从下部单元到上部单元引导电线。在一个实施例中，颈环包括钩形的柔韧壳体。在一个实施例中，该壳体包括一个弹性壳体。该颈环用于在助听器用户的身上放置该单元。颈环提供一定的刚性，同时能够符合不同病人的体型。在一个实施例中，颈环包括九个导体和一个屏蔽/共同体。在不同的实施例中，颈环为上部单元底板提供左通道和右通道线以进行进一步扩展。在一个实施例中，下部单元包括开关和电源管理电路以及作为活动指示器的LED。在一个可选实施例中，便携系统还包括一个电池充电器。在这里，该适于与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的便携系统被称为无线附属模块(WAM)系统。
【0028】该下部单元102包括插入编程器150的插头。该编程器的一个实施例包括一个NOAHlink设备。在一个实施例中，至少一个6针小型DIN(mini-DIN)接口连接器用来连接编程器，并且提供一个快速分离能力。在一个实施例中，编程器的附加自持力用来补充小型DIM连接器的拔出摩擦力，从而在操作中保护组件避免意外拆卸。在不同实施例中，两个6针小型DIN凹型连接器被提供在下部单元102中作为通道，允许在不从编程器上去除WAM组件的情况下，使用标准编程电缆。在上部和下部电子单元之间的电子连接由穿在颈环104的导管中的九导体屏蔽电缆来实现，颈环通过在位于颈环与下部单元连接处的起伏处弯曲使组件更适应人体解剖学原理。上部单元103包括微处理器，支持部件和一个连接器底板，用于容纳最多五个技术(或通信)模块，如文中所述。在不同实施例中，增加的技术模块数量可以在上部单元中容纳。另外，连接至电子充电器160的底部的一个支持组件165被提供，用来稳定充电器避免由WAM系统引起的额外的重量和更高的重心而倾斜。WAM组件获得在编程器接口中的电池的能量，不需要附加电源。在该描述的实施例中，该电子充电器160对编程器中的电池进行再充电。
【0029】图1B示出了包括为听力辅助设备编程的WAM设备的系统的实施例。当听力辅助设备180佩戴在用户身上进行编程时，计算机170或其他外部源用来输入编程参数。在不同实施例中，计算机170包括个人计算机如台式计算机，膝上型计算机，笔记本计算机，具有显示屏的手持计算机设备，或其他任何一个在程序控制之下并具有显示器和输入设备如鼠标或键盘的计算设备。更进一步，计算机170包括任一处理器，该处理器能够执行选择参数的指令来对听力辅助设备进行编程或调试。听力辅助设备的不同参数可以在编程和调试中进行调整，包括但不仅仅限于：频带增益，(负载和软)信道增益，输出电平，压缩率，压缩门限拐点，组信道或频带调整值，音量控制，扩展，噪声管理，反馈消除和通风管理。
【0030】计算机170使用指定的协议与编程器162进行无线通信。在一个实施例中，该编程器162包括使用标准NOAHlink协议的NOAHlink设备。该WAM设备101包括用于与编程器通信的第一接口159。在该描述的实施例中，该WAM设备101与编程器162通过接口物理连接。该WAM设备101还包括用于与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的第二接口179。该第二接口179适于连接多个通信模块179，每一个模块适于与至少一个特定类型的听力辅助设备进行通信。还包括用于第一接口，第二接口和接口之间的电气连接的壳体190。该壳体适于围绕在佩戴听力辅助设备的用户的脖颈上，并且在不同的实施例中包含弹性体。在一个实施例中，该壳体包括用于一个或多个印刷电路板组件的壳体，以包含微控制器，开关部件，电源部件，电源转换部件和附加支持部件。
【0031】在一个实施例中，该WAM设备保持未激活直到通过NOAHlink接到装配软件的通知，允许通道编程操作。在不同实施例中，该WAM设备是编程器的一个扩展，并且具有相应的近似相同的期望生命周期。在有线编程操作中，该WAM设备电路不会不利地成为该编程器接口的负载。在不同实施例中，该WAM设备从编程器接口获得能量，不需要附加的电源。装配软件通过发现过程、屏幕上的选项或两者的某种组合来选择该WAM设备和技术模块。听力辅助设备的存在，和设备的类型和数量(单声道的或双声道的)由软件通过发现过程来决定。根据不同实施例，该WAM系统包括物理地址。WAM设备和技术模块固件可通过编程器路径被现场升级。在一个实施例中，每个技术模块都有物理地址和无线地址。WAM设备的通信范围由编址通信模块支持的无线链路的特性来决定。
【0032】图2A和图2B示出了能够与一个或多个听力辅助设备进行无线通信的上部单元203的实施例。在一个实施例中，该上部单元包括技术模块管理，用于技术模块的电连接，和技术(通信)模块205的壳体。在一个实施例中，这些技术模块205包括能够使用一个或多个无线协议进行无线通信的电部件。在不同实施例中，无线接口可以包括标准或非标准通信。标准无线接口的一些例子包括，但不仅仅限于：FM，AM，SSB，BLUETOOTHTM，IEEE802.11(无线LAN)wi-fi，802.15(WPANs)，802.16(WiMAX)，802.20和蜂窝协议，包括但不限于CDMA和GSM，ZigBee和超宽带(UWB)技术。这些协议支持射频通信，其中一些支持红外通信。无线接口的其他形式也可能被使用，比如感应，超声波，光的和其他形式。可以理解这些可使用标准包括以前和现在的标准。可预期的，在不脱离本发明的范围的基础上，这些标准的新版本和新的未来标准可被应用。在使用这些接口的不同实施例中，该听力辅助设备和编程器(AKA，外围单元，如图1A中所述的NOAHlink 150)被耦合用于从计算机接收参数以向助听器提供编程信号。
【0033】在一个实施例中，模块的大小和形状一致。在一个实施例中，模块是可移除的。在另一实施例中，模块可被便携系统的用户方便地移除。在一个实施例中，技术模块的电连接通过一标准连接器来实现，如(Molex SMT)，具有在底板PCB上的CradleConTM I/O插座(零件编号51283-1416)，用于路由至微处理器和变压器。在不同实施例中，技术模块的电气连接通过任何电气连接实现。任何现在已知的或以后发现的电气连接都考虑在本申请的范围之内。
【0034】在图2A示出的实施例中，五个技术模块被示出。在该实施例中，这五个技术模块使得便携系统使用至少五种通信协议进行无线通信。在一个实施例中，该技术模块通过一个点击盖子210覆盖。点击盖子允许访问技术模块，同时保护技术模块在使用和存储时避免液体和灰尘。图2B示出了用于技术模块的盖子210的一个实施例。通过使用可移除或可替换技术(通信)模块，该WAM设备可用来为多种制品，模块和产品的听力辅助设备进行编程。
【0035】图3一般地示出了技术(通信)模块305的实施例。在不同实施例中，该技术模块是独立的，并独立于便携系统的其余部分。在这个实施例中，该技术模块为矩形形状，具有圆形顶端，该技术模块的尺寸为22mm*9mm*9mm。技术模块的其他细节在图10和图11中示出。图10示出了技术模块的电路板的实施例。在第一侧，电路板的1010侧，能够实现与听力辅助设备通信的电路包括混合电路1012，天线1014和微调器(trimmer)1016。在第二侧，电路板的1050侧，其他部件包括晶体1052和锥体1054。图11示出了技术模块的组件的实施例。在所述实施例中，印刷电路板1105位于塑料壳体1110的第一和第二部分之间。
【0036】技术模块可以通过位于模块顶端的标准连接器连接至包括在上部单元中的用于技术模块的电气连接。图4示出了这样一个标准连接器400的示例，CradleConTM I/O插座(零件编号501091-1470)。技术模块405被示出位于标准连接器400上。在不同实施例中，技术模块插入WAM设备的底板组件PCB以提供厂商特定的无线能力。在一个实施例中，技术模块包括封装在塑料壳体中的小的印刷电路板和连接器，天线和支持部分。
【0037】图5A和5B示出了便携系统的附加组件。图5A示出了用于给便携系统充电的电池充电器500的实施例。在这个实施例中，附接有NOAHlink设备550的下部单元502立式装配到电池充电器500。在这个实施例中，电池充电器包括附加脚515以防止便携系统滑落。图5B示出了具有一个附加充电器基座稳定器520的电池充电器500的实施例。在一个实施例中，该稳定器520包括两个附加支持组件521和一个支持钩522，为置于充电器上的组合组件提供支持。稳定器允许组件直立于该充电器上，使得组件的重量不会导致其倾斜。
【0038】图6示出了一个由用户660佩戴的连接编程器650的WAM设备601的实施例。该设备包括连接至编程器650的下部单元602和一个上部单元603，上部单元603容纳适于与佩戴于用户耳部690中的听力辅助设备680进行通信的可更换技术模块。该设备还包括一个柔韧颈环部分604，具有上部单元和下部单元之间的导管和电气连接。
【0039】图7图示了用于WAN设备701的互连线路，示出了与编程器750的接口。该编程器的一个实施例包括NOAHlink设备，但是本领域技术人员可以理解该接口可适于任何现有或未来的编程器。在一个实施例中，该WAM设备的上部单元703包括底板组件印刷电路板(PCB)710，其允许不同的技术模块的插入以及与颈环部分704中的导管和连接器电缆的接口。这些电缆连接该上部单元和在该下部单元702中的第二印刷电路板712。下部单元702包括与编程器750的接口。根据一个实施例，该接口包括两个6针小型DIN连接器，其中凸连接器714位于下部单元上，以及凹连接器位于该编程器上。根据不同实施例，该下部单元702还包括用于6针小型DIM凹连接器的通道，在不从编程器上去除WAM组件的情况下，允许用于与听力辅助设备进行有线通信的标准编程电缆的使用。
【0040】图9示出了WAM设备与通信(或技术)模块之间接口的实施例的示意图。图中示出电路900提供接口910用于至多五个技术模块，和一个至WAM组件920的下部的连接。控制器930控制WAM和技术模块之间的通信。在一个实施例中，与技术模块的通信通过标准I2C线路发生，标准I2C线路从下部单元以与用于有线编程相同的方式被提供。装配系统能够提供能量给下部单元连接器。在一个实施例中，模拟音频线路用来发起无线编程而不是有线编程。在一个实施例中，每个技术模块具有独立的1.3V电源，并保持电源关闭直到被包括在下部单元中的微控制器寻址。2.5V也是可用的，但是被切换1.3V电源所选通。在一个实施例中，当各个模块不被寻址时，右部I2C线路切断，以避免与活动单元的干扰。左部I2C线路不切换并且需要选通。在不同实施例中，每个插槽另外装配有专用技术模块检测线路。在一个实施例中，技术模块使用Molex SMT CradleCon I/O标准连接器系统。在模块上的连接器引脚包括但不仅仅限于：电源引脚，接地引脚，I2C时钟和数据左和右引脚，Tx/Rx活动指示，和模块检测。技术模块操作环境包括使用模拟音频线路从有线切换至无线编程。装配软件发起技术模块的寻址，当不使用时模块完全切断和断连，从而在一个时间只使用一个技术模块。
软件执行实施例
【0041】为了实施WAM设备对编程器(如在以下实施例中的NOAHlink设备)和技术模块(其可实现与听力辅助设备的无线通信)的接口功能，一个或多个控制器由软件进行编程。在一个实施例中，软件提供由下列操作概要总结的功能。第一，装配软件为NOAHlink右连接器提供能量。微控制器随后启动该系统，运行发现过程来确定哪些技术模块存在于上部单元中，并等待音频线路上的指令。装配软件在右音频线路上向上部单元发送一个激活音频流。对应地，该微控制器禁用在下部单元(连接至NOAHlink)中的左通道和右通道，将左和右I2C线路从NOAHlink路由至上部单元总线，于是NOAHlink可以与上部单元的技术模块直接通信。该微控制器减少自身的时钟速率以节约能量，并且等待活动指示线路上的信号。之后装配软件可以在任意I2C总线上与技术模块通信。技术模块根据微控制器的要求使用活动指示线路来激活LED。在会话的最后，装配软件通过对NOAHlink连接器断电或经由I2C指示WAM处理器来停止WAM，以使能左和右通道。
【0042】在一个实施例中，技术模块的I2C地址不会冲突，并且地址被协调。在一个实施例中，支持100kbps的最小I2C数据率，在加电之后，模块重新启动并且在0.5秒内处于空闲模式。在一个实施例中，不用对编程器使用附加电源。根据不同实施例，在一给定时间激活一个技术模块。在一个实施例中，用于技术模块的最大电流消耗接近10mA，并且静止电流接近1mA。在不同实施例中，一个模块的电流消耗最大值为15mA。根据不同实施例，技术模块由听力辅助模块的各个厂商提供，并且由厂商的装配软件激活。
【0043】在不同实施例中，软件包括一个软件开发工具包(SDK)和固件。在一个实施例中，SDK包括.NET组件，用于通过用于技术模块发现和插槽控制的NOAHlink服务，与技术模块进行基于I2C的通信。在一个实施例中，SDK使用NOAHlink内核和himsa.com部件。在不同实施例中，固件部件运行在设备上部单元中的微控制器上，并用于技术模块和插槽发现，包括启用插槽和禁用插槽，并收集和显示插槽的活动和统计量。
【0044】无线附属模块(WAM)设备的SDK包括软件部件，装配软件(用于使听力辅助设备适应用户的软件)包括所述软件部件，以便允许控制WAM设备中的编程器(例如NOAHlink)听力工具连接器旁路机制，同时对各个技术模块进行电源的检测和供应。根据不同实施例，由技术模块供应商提供的软件部分随后控制与一个或几个特定WAM技术模块的通信。在一个实施例中，使用与特定技术模块相关的I2C地址通过I2C与特定技术模块通信。如上所述，每个技术模块的地址是唯一的。WAM模块中的处理器执行发现和维护当前安装至(或插入)WAM设备中的技术模块的一个表。WAM微控制器直接访问连接器检测线路，并且当NOAHlink连接器上的电源启动时能够开始发现过程。在不同实施例中，当不使用时，切断和断连模块，在给定时间只有一个技术模块处于启动状态。在一个实施例中，WAM设备允许技术模块的热插拔(通电时进行插拔)。在一个实施例中，用于WAM系统的固件运行在上部单元的微控制器中。固件还用于技术模块和插槽发现，启用和禁用插槽，并收集和显示插槽活动和统计量。
【0045】根据不同实施例，WAM系统软件提供附加操作。根据一个实施例，提供一“装配应用要求”的操作，其中装配应用软件(例如在远程计算机中)接入至WAM软件开发工具包(SDK)，启动NOAHlink，下载NOAHlink固件，通过右NOAHlink连接器启动WAM设备的电源，并发起WAM启动操作。通过WAM SDK发送音频音调来触发旁路，WAM处理器禁用通道。装配应用命令WAM处理器启动具有特定I2C地址的插槽。WAM处理器在相关列表里搜索地址，如果找到地址，则启用插槽并返回一个肯定结果。另外，如果任何地址被未关联的插槽占用，该WAM处理器使用所有有效I2C地址执行1字节I2C读取。如果技术模块响应任一地址，该地址与列表里的插槽相关，该插槽被启用，并且返回一个肯定结果。另外，如果所有地址都未证实，就返回一个否定结果。这提供模块的热插拔。
【0046】根据一个实施例，提供“WAM启动”操作，该WAM SDK启动右NOAHlink连接器的电源，WAM处理器启动，并启用所有插槽的电源，等待大约500毫秒使所有模块启动。该WAM处理器重复核实所有合法I2C地址，对每个地址执行一个1字节I2C读取。如果读取被确认，则该地址被添加至合法地址列表中。在这个实施例中，对于每个占用插槽N，此处N＝1至5，插槽N对于在合法地址列表中的每个未关联的地址是禁用的。一个0字节I2C读取尝试该未关联地址。如果该读取是NACK，将该地址与插槽N关联。该步骤还检测是否多于一个插槽被分配给同一I2C地址。根据一个实施例，提供“检测线路进入‘非占用’”操作，其中WAM处理器禁用进入“非占用”的插槽的电源，并清除被“非占用”插槽引用的表条目。在一个实施例中，提供“检测线路进入‘占用’”操作。在该操作中，WAM处理器将插槽使用的地址的表条目标记为“未关联”。如果应用尝试通信则保持电源切断来使得通信失败。
【0047】根据一个实施例，执行某些确定的过程。根据其他实施例，执行其它的过程。在一个实施例中，该WAM处理器直到启动操作结束后才检查音频旁路线路。这能防止与NOAHlink设备的I2C总线冲突，因为NOAHlink不具有多用户支持。无论何时WAM启动，则进行这个发现过程，即使只使用有线通信。当应用实际上第一次打开模块时，WAM SDK会询问WAM处理器来确认这个地址仍然有效。这允许当技术模块A被技术模块B代替时进行检测，B具有与A不同的I2C地址。但是，当模块A被一个物理不同但是技术相同的具有相同的I2C地址的模块代替时，并不进行检测。软件配置值有可能丢失，当模块被去除时，插槽检测线路的使用允许WAM处理器对插槽断电。该WAM处理器需要被重置以再次启动该发现过程。在这种情况下，热插拔对于装配应用来说不是透明的。
与听力辅助设备进行无线通信的方法
【0048】图8示出了根据一个实施例对听力辅助设备进行无线编程的方法的流程图。该方法的一个实施例包括步骤805，提供一个设备，具有多个通信模块，通信模块可插拔地连接于设备的上部单元。模块支持多个通信协议。该方法还包括步骤810，使用设备的下部单元与编程器进行通信。该方法还包括步骤815，使用至少一种通信协议利用该设备上部单元的通信模块与听力辅助设备进行无线通信。该通信协助从与编程器通信的外部源来编程该听力辅助设备。
【0049】根据不同实施例，该方法还包括提供用于容纳上部单元和下部单元之间的电气连接的一柔韧导管。在一个实施例中，提供一颈环，该颈环适于被使用听力辅助设备的用户佩戴。在一个实施例中，提供的设备包括可再充电的电源。该方法可进一步包括，使用一个具有被设计为防止系统倾斜的基座支持构件的再充电台座，在不从系统去除电源的情况下，对可再充电电源进行再充电。在一个实施例中，该编程器包括NOAHlink设备，该NOAHlink物理连接于该设备的下部单元。
【0050】在一个实施例中，每个模块支持至少一种通信协议，用于与至少一个听力辅助设备通信。通过在上部单元设置不同的通信模块，将建立与由多个不同助听器产品制造商生产的多个不同听力辅助设备的无线通信。
【0051】该公开的WAM系统需要一个通用的用于听力辅助设备的编程平台。通过提供一与编程器的物理和电气连接，并提供多个专有技术模块(和其协议)的使用，该WAM系统提供一标准无线接口，使得用电缆编程是无缝的，通用的，和透明的。其允许通过使用不同模块来使用多种无线技术，并且因此能够容易地适应未来的更新和其它的无线协议。
【0052】可以理解本领域技术人员，在阅读和理解本申请的基础上，将意识到在不脱离本发明教导的情况下，各种命令，信息或连接是可能的。
【0053】另外，本领域技术人员易于理解，在此公开和描述的该系统可以通过使用软件，硬件，固件和其组合来得以实现。同样地，术语“系统”指的是包括软件实现，硬件实现，固件实现，和软件与硬件与固件实现。
【0054】尽管在此阐明和描述了特定的实施例，但是本领域普通技术人员应明白在不脱离本发明范围的情况下其他实施例也可实现。
【0055】本申请要求申请日为2006年9月18日序列号为60/845565的U.S.专利申请作为优先权，因此引用其全文作为参考。
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1.一种设备，包括：
第一接口，用于与编程器通信，所述编程器适于与计算机进行无线通信，以便对听力辅助设备进行编程；
第二接口，用于与所述听力辅助设备进行无线通信，所述第二接口适于连接多个通信模块，每个所述模块适于与至少一个特定类型的听力辅助设备进行通信；和
壳体，用于所述第一接口、所述第二接口以及接口之间的电气连接，所述壳体适于围绕佩戴在佩戴所述听力辅助设备的人的脖颈上。
2.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中所述编程器是NOAHlink设备。
3.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中，所述通信模块适于与所述听力辅助设备进行无线通信，以便对所述听力辅助设备进行编程。
4.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中，所述壳体包括用于覆盖所述第二接口的可移除的盖子。
5.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中，所述第二接口包括微控制器，适于当与所述听力辅助设备进行通信时寻址所述通信模块。
6.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中，所述第二接口适于连接至多五个不同的通信模块。
7.如权利要求1所述的设备，其中，所述第二接口通过I2C通信线路与所述通信模块进行通信。
8.一种系统，包括：
编程器，用于与外部源通信，以便对听力辅助设备进行编程；和
用于与所述听力辅助设备进行无线通信的设备，包括：
上部单元，适于连接多个通信模块，每个通信模块支持至少一个用于与所述听力辅助设备进行通信的通信协议；
下部单元，具有用于与所述编程器通信的接口，以协助所述源与所述听力辅助设备之间的通信；
所述上部单元与下部单元之间的电气连接；和
壳体，适于由佩戴所述听力辅助设备的人佩戴，所述壳体封装所述上部单元，下部单元和连接。
9.如权利要求8所述的系统，其中，所述电源是可再充电的。
10.如权利要求9所述的系统，其中，所述可再充电电源适于使用具有设计为防止系统倾斜的基座支持构件的再充电台座，在不从系统移除电源的情况下进行再充电。
11.如权利要求8所述的系统，其中，所述编程器是NOAHlink设备，并且其中所述下部单元包括6针小型DIN连接器来连接至所述NOAHlink设备。
12.如权利要求8所述的系统，其中，所述下部单元包括通道6针小型DIN连接器，所述连接器适于提供到所述听力辅助设备的有线连接。
13.如权利要求8所述的系统，其中，所述上部单元适于可移除地连接至少五个通信模块。
14.如权利要求13所述的系统，其中，所述通信模块在不对系统断电的情况下，可被连接或被移除。
15.一种方法，包括：
提供一种设备，具有多个可移除地连接到所述设备的上部单元的多个通信模块，所述模块支持多个通信协议；
使用所述设备的下部单元与编程器进行通信；和
使用至少一种通信协议，利用所述设备的上部单元中的通信模块与听力辅助设备进行无线通信，以便协助从与编程器通信的外部源对所述听力辅助设备进行编程。
16.如权利要求15所述的方法，还包括：
提供用于容纳所述上部单元和下部单元之间的电气连接的柔韧导管。
17.如权利要求16所述的方法，其中提供柔韧连接包括提供适于被所述听力辅助设备的使用者佩戴的颈环。
18.如权利要求15所述的方法，其中提供所述设备包括提供可再充电电源。
19.如权利要求18所述的方法，还包括：
在不从系统移除电源的情况下，使用具有设计为防止系统倾斜的基座支持构件的再充电台座，对所述可再充电电源进行再充电。
20.如权利要求15所述的方法，其中与编程器的通信包括与NOAHlink设备的通信。
21.如权利要求20所述的方法，其中使用所述设备的下部单元与NOAHlink的通信包括将所述设备的所述下部单元物理连接至所述NOAHlink。
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