公开(公告)号：US20240073630A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17894796

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Charlotte Vercammen ,  Harald Krueger ,  Stefan Launer

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R2225/41

Abstract: An exemplary hearing system includes a hearing device, a memory storing instructions and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising: accessing operating service tier data that associates a first operating service tier with a first set of hearing device functions and a second operating service tier with a second set of hearing device functions; detecting, while the hearing device operates in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions associated with the first operating service tier, a satisfaction of a condition associated with the second operating service tier; and directing, based on the detecting the satisfaction of the condition, the hearing device to switch from operating in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions to operating in accordance with the second set of hearing device functions.

公开(公告)号：US20200260176A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16637785

申请日：2017-08-24

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Christian Baltensperger ,  Stefan Launer

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: A charger for a hearing device that provides a user with control of insertion and/or ejection of the hearing device into or out of the charger. A user may use a user control to move the hearing device in the charger from a position where the hearing device can be charged by the charger and a removal position where the user may easily, manually remove the hearing device from the charger.

公开(公告)号：US12170870B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-17

申请号：US17894796

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Charlotte Vercammen ,  Harald Krueger ,  Stefan Launer

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: An exemplary hearing system includes a hearing device, a memory storing instructions and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising: accessing operating service tier data that associates a first operating service tier with a first set of hearing device functions and a second operating service tier with a second set of hearing device functions; detecting, while the hearing device operates in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions associated with the first operating service tier, a satisfaction of a condition associated with the second operating service tier; and directing, based on the detecting the satisfaction of the condition, the hearing device to switch from operating in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions to operating in accordance with the second set of hearing device functions.

公开(公告)号：US10652671B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US16060483

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Hilmar Meier ,  Reto Kurmann ,  Nadim El Guindi ,  Thomas Wessel ,  Stefan Launer

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F21/12 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F40/58 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained.

公开(公告)号：US20180359574A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16060483

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Hilmar Meier ,  Reto Kurmann ,  Nadim EL Guindi ,  Thomas Wessel ,  Stefan Launer

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F21/12 ,  G06K9/62

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  G06F17/289 ,  G06F21/121 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/70

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained.