US Patent:
20140177886, Jun 26, 2014
Inventors:
- Eden Prairie MN, US
Jeffrey Paul Solum - Shorewood MN, US
Andrea Lea Pociecha - Apple Valley MN, US
Krishna Sarbadhikari Rodemerk - Hopkins MN, US
Jay Ashwin Shah - Eden Prairie MN, US
John Edward Overland - Plymouth MN, US
John Juri Jurisoo - Hopkins MN, US
Nasser Thomas Pooladian - Roseville MN, US
Jorge F. Sanguino - Hopkins MN, US
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN
International Classification:
H04R 25/00
Abstract:
A hearing aid includes electronics, a physically manipulable member, and a receiver. The receiver is configured to output sound in a first mode at a first decibel level and in a second mode at a second decibel level higher than the first decibel level. The first mode is based on an input from a microphone. The second mode is based on the physically manipulable member not having been manipulated over a selected period of time. In various examples, wireless approaches are used to perform location identification. Examples using antennas and radio frequency identification (RFID) are provided. Various location approaches are possible using different location tones and methods for generation of such tones. Other apparatus are provided for location identification in a system with one or more hearing aids.