WO2006122836A3 - System for binaural hearing assistance - Google Patents

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WO2006122836A3
WO2006122836A3 PCT/EP2006/008370 EP2006008370W WO2006122836A3 WO 2006122836 A3 WO2006122836 A3 WO 2006122836A3 EP 2006008370 W EP2006008370 W EP 2006008370W WO 2006122836 A3 WO2006122836 A3 WO 2006122836A3
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ear unit
user
antenna
right ear
left ear
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PCT/EP2006/008370
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Francois Marquis
Stefan Haenggi
Herbert Baechler
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Phonak Ag
Francois Marquis
Stefan Haenggi
Herbert Baechler
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Priority to PCT/EP2006/008370 priority Critical patent/WO2006122836A2/en
Priority to EP06777074A priority patent/EP2064917A2/en
Publication of WO2006122836A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006122836A2/en
Publication of WO2006122836A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006122836A3/en

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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
    • 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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/552—Binaural
    • 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
    • H04R2225/51—Aspects of antennas or their circuitry in or for hearing aids
    • 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
    • H04R2225/55—Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
    • 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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/558—Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for providing binaural hearing assistance to a user, comprising a left ear unit (10, 10A) to be worn at or in the user's left ear, a right ear unit (10, 10B) to be worn at or in the user's right ear, each of the left ear unit and the right ear unit comprising means (18) for stimulating the user's hearing and an inductive antenna (22) for enabling bidirectional communication between the left ear unit and the right ear unit via an inductive link, which antenna has an axial symmetry axis which is oriented substantially vertically and which is substantially parallel to the antenna of the other one of the left ear unit and right ear unit, the system further comprising at least one device (26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F) to be worn by the user which comprises an inductive antenna (28) for enabling communication between the device and at least one of the left ear unit and the right ear unit via an inductive link, which antenna has an axial symmetry axis which is oriented substantially vertically and which is substantially parallel to the antennas of the left ear unit and right ear unit.
PCT/EP2006/008370 2006-08-25 2006-08-25 System for binaural hearing assistance WO2006122836A2 (en)

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PCT/EP2006/008370 WO2006122836A2 (en) 2006-08-25 2006-08-25 System for binaural hearing assistance
EP06777074A EP2064917A2 (en) 2006-08-25 2006-08-25 System for binaural hearing assistance

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