公开(公告)号：US20180132046A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15864039

申请日：2018-01-08

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Soren Erik WESTERMANN ,  Svend Vitting ANDERSEN ,  Anders WESTERGAARD ,  Niels Erik Boelskift MARETTI

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04L63/083 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A hearing aid service system includes an Internet enabled personal communication device and one or more hearing aids provided with respective transceivers for establishing a wireless connection, whereby the personal communication device becomes a gateway for the hearing aids to a remote server. Each hearing aid includes a processor controlling the operation of the hearing aid, and a memory containing program code for at least one add-on program for the operation of the hearing aid. The server manages user accounts for a plurality of hearing aid users, including managing subscription status for the add-on program. The server creates a subscription status change event for the account upon change of the subscription status for the at least one add-on program and sends a status change instruction to the hearing aids for enabling or disabling one or more of the add-on programs by using the communication device as gateway.

公开(公告)号：US20170318457A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15528420

申请日：2014-11-20

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Soren Erik WESTERMANN ,  Svend Vitting ANDERSEN ,  Anders WESTERGAARD ,  Niels Erik Boelskift MARETTI

IPC: H04W12/02 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F19/00

CPC classification number: H04W12/02 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06F21/6263 ,  G16H10/60 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L63/0272 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L2209/80 ,  H04L2209/88 ,  H04R25/55

Abstract: A data system for managing the settings for configuring a hearing aid includes a hearing aid (10, 11) and a remote server (25). The hearing aid (10, 11) has a processor (121). a first memory segment (110-112) for storing said configuration settings, a transceiver (122) adapted for establishing a wireless connection to an Internet enabled personal communication device (13), and a second memory segment (114) for storing at least one security element. The remote server (25) is adapted to set up a secure session with said hearing aid via said personal communication device (13) acting as a gateway. The processor (121) allows said remote server (25) to edit said settings for configuring the hearing aid (10, 11) stored said first memory segment (110-112) during a secure session set up under control of said at least one security element stored in the second. memory segment (114).

公开(公告)号：US20170257713A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15600173

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Soren Erik WESTERMANN ,  Svend Vitting ANDERSEN ,  Anders WESTERGAARD ,  Niels Erik Boelskift MARETTI

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A system for providing a network connection for a computer device (21) to at least one hearing aid (1) having a gateway to the Internet (16), comprises a user account server (25) accessible over the Internet, and providing a user account database (26), each user account includes a unique identity for an associated hearing aid; a control server (19) providing a hearing aid connection register (19a) including said unique identity of hearing aids associated with current connection information; and a network connection handling element (43) adapted for detecting the presence of a wireless connection between said at least one hearing aid (1) and said gateway, and for uploading current connection information to said control server (19). The control server (19) is adapted for updating the connection information in the hearing aid connection register (19a) when receiving communicated connection information, and for providing the current connection information to a computer device (21) upon request. The computer device (21) is adapted for establishing a direct connection to the at least one hearing aid (1) based on the current connection information requested from said control server (19). The invention also provides a method for providing a network connection to a hearing aid, a computer-readable storage medium and a hearing aid.