Protected sharing of data saved in a hearing device

    公开(公告)号:US20220114246A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17463067

    申请日:2021-08-31

    Applicant: SONOVA AG

    Abstract: A method for a protected sharing of data saved in a hearing system, which comprises at least a hearing device used by a hearing device user, with a third party device is presented. The method comprises: storing a definition of a first trusted party and of a second trusted party in the hearing system; providing a sharing request for the data to be shared to a device of the first trusted party and to a device of the second trusted party; generating a first sharing approval by the device of the first trusted party and a second sharing approval by the device of the second trusted party; and sharing the data with the third party device upon generation of the first and the second sharing approval.

    Selectively collecting and storing sensor data of a hearing system

    公开(公告)号:US11457320B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US17207870

    申请日:2021-03-22

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: A method for collecting and storing sensor data (56, 64) of a hearing system (10) comprises: receiving the sensor data (56, 64) of at least one sensor (20, 32, 34) of a hearing device (12) of the hearing system (10), wherein the hearing device (12) is worn by a user; detecting a situation (72) of interest by classifying at least a part of the sensor data (56, 64) with a classifier (61) implemented in the hearing system (10); collecting the sensor data (56, 64), when the hearing system (10) is in a situation (72) of interest; and sending the collected sensor data (76) to a storage system (54) in data communication with the hearing system (10).

    Distributing software among hearing devices

    公开(公告)号:US11102333B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16798751

    申请日:2020-02-24

    Applicant: SONOVA AG

    Abstract: A hearing system comprising a hearing device and a connected device, wherein the hearing device comprises a microphone; a processor for processing a signal from the microphone; an output device for outputting the processed signal to an ear of the user; a memory for storing program code modules to be processed by the processor; and a transceiver for exchanging data with the connected device. In the memory of the hearing device a first set of program code modules and in the memory of the connected device a second set of program code modules different from the first set is stored. A program code module of the second set of program code modules is transferred from the connected device to the hearing device upon request from the hearing device or the connected device.

    Hearing devices with activity scheduling for an artifact-free user experience

    公开(公告)号:US10681459B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US16259686

    申请日:2019-01-28

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: Systems and methods for hearing devices with artifact mitigation. Some embodiments schedule, reschedule, or trigger, activities of a hearing device at points in time in order to achieve an artifact-free (or artifact-reduced) user experience. For example, some embodiments provide a method for scheduling reconfigurations of a hearing device to reduce an impact of resulting artifacts on a user experience. The method can include detecting a reconfiguration of operating characteristics (e.g., hardware or software) of a hearing device that will produce an artifact. Then, a masking event can be identified that can disguise the artifact produced by the reconfiguration of the operating characteristics. For example, the masking event can be an audio event from an audio signal received from a source external to the hearing device or a system notification generated by the hearing device. The reconfiguration can be scheduled or triggered so that the artifact is produced during the masking event.

    Body-Worn Personal Device with Pairing Control

    公开(公告)号:US20190110140A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US16086614

    申请日:2016-04-07

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: There is provided a personal device to be worn at the body of a user, comprising: an interface (20) for wireless data exchange with an external device (11, 39); at least one sensor (28, 42, 44, 46) for sensing a parameter indicative of the proximity of the personal device to the user; a use detection unit (40) for determining, by regularly analyzing signals received from the sensor(s), whether the personal device is presently worn by the user or not; and a control unit (38) for controlling operation of the personal device in a pairing disable mode as long as the use detection unit determines that the personal device is worn by the user and in a pairing enable mode as long as the use detection unit determines that the personal device is not worn by the user, wherein in the pairing disable mode the requirements for acceptance, by the personal device, of a pairing request received from an external device via the interface are more strict than in the pairing enable mode.

    DISTRIBUTING SOFTWARE AMONG HEARING DEVICES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200274949A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16798751

    申请日:2020-02-24

    Applicant: SONOVA AG

    Abstract: A hearing system comprising a hearing device and a connected device, wherein the hearing device comprises a microphone; a processor for processing a signal from the microphone; an output device for outputting the processed signal to an ear of the user; a memory for storing program code modules to be processed by the processor; and a transceiver for exchanging data with the connected device. In the memory of the hearing device a first set of program code modules and in the memory of the connected device a second set of program code modules different from the first set is stored. A program code module of the second set of program code modules is transferred from the connected device to the hearing device upon request from the hearing device or the connected device.

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