Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hearing assistance device incorporating virtual audio interface for therapy guidance
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Application No.: US15589298Application Date: 2017-05-08
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Publication No.: US11559252B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Justin R. Burwinkel , Carlos Renato Nakagawa , Jason Galster
- Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Pauly, DeVries Smith & Deffner LLC
- Main IPC: G09B21/00
- IPC: G09B21/00 ; A61B5/00 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/16 ; H04R5/033 ; H04S7/00 ; A61B5/11 ; A61B3/113 ; H04R25/00 ; A63B71/06

Abstract:
A hearing assistance device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a processor configured to generate a sequence of audio cues that audibly guide the wearer through a series of actions involving the wearer's head and neck in accordance with a predetermined corrective or therapeutic maneuver. A speaker is configured to play back the sequence of audio cues for reception by the wearer. One or more sensors are configured to sense movement of the head during each of the actions. The processor is configured to determine if head movement for an action associated with each audio cue has been correctly executed by the wearer, and produce an output indicative of successful or unsuccessful execution of the actions by the wearer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180317837A1 HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE INCORPORATING VIRTUAL AUDIO INTERFACE FOR THERAPY GUIDANCE Public/Granted day:2018-11-08
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