HEARING DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE SPEAKER UNIT

The present disclosure relates to detachable speaker units for hearing aid devices, and the hearing aid devices having detachable speaker units. The detachable speaker unit have at least an output transducer for providing a signal perceivable as sound to a user. The detachable speaker unit includes a memory unit storing information relating to characteristics of the output capabilities of the detachable speaker unit, such as transfer function of output transducer and/or transfer function of the entire, or parts of, assembly. 1. A hearing aid device comprising:a hearing aid device housing to be arranged behind the ear of a user, the hearing aid device including an input transducer, a signal processor adapted to process signal from the input transducer to compensate for the user's hearing loss, a hearing device connector, and a connector part having a set of contact pins for contacting the hearing device connector,', 'a connecting element having an electrically conductive member, the connecting element connected to the connector part,', 'a speaker unit housing configured to be positioned at least partly in the ear canal of the user, an output transducer included in the speaker unit housing, the output transducer being configured to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal from the signal processor, the speaker unit housing being connected to the connecting element,', 'a memory unit arranged in the connector part, the memory unit configured to store data relating to the acoustic properties of the output transducer and/or speaker unit housing., 'a detachable speaker unit comprising'}2. The hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein the detachable speaker unit further comprises a speaker unit input transducer.3. The hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory unit is configured to provide the stored data to the hearing device upon receiving an interrogation signal from the hearing device.4. The hearing aid device according to claim ...

Programmable hearing device and method of programming a hearing device

The invention relates to a hearing device that comprises a data interface for receiving data and a memory unit for storing data. The memory unit comprises a non-static section and a static section. The static section comprises a unique key that is unique for the specific hearing device. The hearing device further comprises a verifier that is configured to process the unique key and a second key contained in first type data received via the data interface in order to determine whether the second key needs a verification criterion with respect to the unique key. The verifier is further configured to discard received first type data in the non-static section of the memory unit if the second key contained in received data does not meet the verification criterion with respect to the unique key stored in the static section of the memory unit.

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.

THE-EAR HEARING AID DEVICE, A HEARING AID, AND AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER

An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume. 1. An in-the-ear hearing aid device , comprisingat least one electro-acoustic transducer,an elastic dome, andat least one sensor or at least one active electronic component,wherein said at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume, wherein said transducer sound active part comprises at least one of a membrane, a diaphragm, an electromagnetic mechanism, and a sound vibrating unit, and said transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part, and whereinat least a portion of said at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component is arranged on an inner side of said elastic dome.2. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of said capsule forms an exterior housing of said in-the-ear hearing aid device defining an outer contour of said in-the-ear hearing aid device.3. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one sensor is arranged on an inner side of said elastic dome and said at least one active electronic component is provided within said capsule and said transducer air volume.4. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein said capsule includes a receiver outlet of the in-the-ear hearing aid device ...

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.

Wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communication unit

A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH MULTIPLE EXTERNAL DEVICES VIA A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT

The disclosure presents a method and a wireless communication device configured to use a first communication protocol for performing a first communication event and a second communication protocol for performing a second communication event, comprising; a first processing unit may be configured to perform the first communication event within a first communication window by the use of the first communication protocol; a second processing unit may be configured to perform the second communication event within a second communication window by the use of the second communication protocol; a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna may be configured to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly, and the wireless communication unit is further connected to the second processing unit, the second processing unit may be configured to perform the second communication event of the packet via the wireless communication unit, and the wireless communication unit is further connected to the first processing unit configured to perform the first communication event of the packet via the wireless communication unit. Additionally, the second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may be configured to transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or when the wireless communication unit receives a packet, respectively, and the first processing unit is configured to arrange the first communication window (or the first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or the second communication event) based on the event signal so that the interference between the first communication window and the second communication window is minimized when the first processing unit and the second processing unit performs the first communication event and the second communication event, respectively. 2. A wireless communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication ...

IN-THE-EAR HEARING AID DEVICE, A HEARING AID, AND AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER

An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume. 2. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of said capsule forms an exterior housing of said in-the-ear hearing aid device defining an outer contour of said in-the-ear hearing aid device.3. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 1 , wherein said capsule forms a housing of said at least one electro-acoustic transducer.4. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 3 , wherein said capsule includes a receiver outlet of the in-the-ear hearing aid device claim 3 , wherein a passage through said receiver outlet is in fluid-connection with an outlet opening in said housing of said at least one electro-acoustic transducer claim 3 , wherein said outlet opening is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part.5. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 3 , wherein said capsule includes a connection tube of the in-the-ear hearing aid device claim 3 , wherein a passage through said connection tube is in fluid-connection with an opening in said housing of said at least one electro-acoustic transducer claim 3 , wherein said opening is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part.6. The in-the-ear hearing aid device according to claim 5 , wherein said passage through said connection tube is in fluid-connection with an opening in a housing of a behind-the-ear hearing aid device.7. The in-the-ear ...

Hearing instrument using receivers with different performance characteristics

The invention regards a hearing aid comprising a receiver and a signal processing device, wherein the signal processing device is electrically coupled to a connection socket operable to detachably connect the receiver to the socket and whereby the signal processing device further comprise a detector operable to detect a characteristics of the receiver which is connected to the signal processing device through the connection socket. The present invention addresses the problem of identification of individual receiver properties as well as of identifying different types of receivers.

In-the-ear hearing aid device, a hearing aid, and an electro-acoustic transducer

An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.

In-the-ear hearing aid device, a hearing aid, and an electro-acoustic transducer

An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.

Apparatus and method to trace high performance multi-issue processors

A system and method for program counter and data tracing in a multi-issue processor is disclosed. Instructions are traced in program sequence order. In one embodiment instructions are traced in graduation order from a reorder buffer. The tracing mechanism of the present invention enables increased visibility into the hardware and software state of the processor core.

External trace synchronization via periodic sampling

A system and method for program counter and data tracing is disclosed. The tracing mechanism of the present invention enables increased visibility into the hardware and software state of the processor core.

External trace synchronization via periodic sampling

A method for tracing a multi-tasking embedded pipelined processor includes executing compiled code including trace controls. Tracing is initiated when the execution of the compiled code is initiated. Tracing is stopped when execution of the compiled code is completed. A trace record is formed during tracing. The trace record includes a processor mode indication, application space identity value and an instruction architecture set mode indication.

Configurable co-processor interface

A configurable coprocessor interface between a central processing unit (CPU) and a coprocessor is provided. The coprocessor interface has an instruction transfer signal group for transferring different instruction types from the CPU to the coprocessor, sequentially or in parallel, a busy signal group, for allowing the coprocessor to signal the CPU that it cannot receive a transfer of one or more of the different instruction types, and an instruction order signal group for indicating to the coprocessor a relative execution order for multiple instructions that are transferred in parallel. In addition, the coprocessor interface includes separate data transfer signal groups for data being transferred from the CPU to the coprocessor, and for data being transferred from the coprocessor to the CPU, along with a data order signal group for indicating a relative order of data (if transferred out-of-order). The interface further includes signal designations which allow for multiple issue groups between the CPU and one or more coprocessors.

Wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communication unit

A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.

A wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communicaiton unit

The disclosure presents a method and a wireless communication device configured to use a first communication protocol for performing a first communication event and a second communication protocol for performing a second communication event, comprising; a first processing unit may be configured to perform the first communication event within a first communication window by the use of the first communication protocol; a second processing unit may be configured to perform the second communication event within a second communication window by the use of the second communication protocol; a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna may be configured to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly, and the wireless communication unit is further connected to the second processing unit, the second processing unit may be configured to perform the second communication event of the packet via the wireless communication unit, and the wireless communication unit is further connected to the first processing unit configured to perform the first communication event of the packet via the wireless communication unit. Additionally, the second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may be configured to transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or when the wireless communication unit receives a packet, respectively, and the first processing unit is configured to arrange the first communication window (or the first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or the second communication event) based on the event signal so that the interference between the first communication window and the second communication window is minimized when the first processing unit and the second processing unit performs the first communication event and the second communication event, respectively.

Configurable co-processor interface

A configurable coprocessor interface between a central processing unit (CPU) and a coprocessor is provided. The coprocessor interface has an instruction transfer signal group for transferring different instruction types from the CPU to the coprocessor, sequentially or in parallel, a busy signal group, for allowing the coprocessor to signal the CPU that it cannot receive a transfer of one or more of the different instruction types, and an instruction order signal group for indicating to the coprocessor a relative execution order for multiple instructions that are transferred in parallel. In addition, the coprocessor interface includes separate data transfer signal groups for data being transferred from the CPU to the coprocessor, and for data being transferred from the coprocessor to the CPU, along with a data order signal group for indicating a relative order of data (if transferred out-of-order). The interface further includes signal designations which allow for multiple issue groups between the CPU and one or more coprocessors.

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.

Wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communication unit

A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.

Noise reduction method and system

Noise reduction method and system

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.

Noise reduction method and system

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing noise induced in one or more components in a hearing aid. The present disclosure provides methods for reducing noise induced in telecoils.