Global Patent Index - EP 0989775 B1

EP 0989775 B1 20040331 - Hearing aid with signal quality monitoring device

Title (en)

Hearing aid with signal quality monitoring device

Title (de)

Hörgerät mit Einrichtung zur Signalqualitätsüberwachung

Title (fr)

Prothèse auditive avec dispositif de contrôle de la qualité d'un signal

Publication

EP 0989775 B1 20040331 (DE)

Application

EP 99119254 A 19960703

Priority

  • EP 99119254 A 19960703
  • DE 29517266 U 19951031
  • EP 96110768 A 19960703
  • EP 96108958 A 19960604

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0989775A1] The hearing aid has a microphone (10) for direct sound acquisition and for generating a corresponding electrical tone signal., at least one other signal transducer (11,12) operating on a different principle for alternative generation of a tone signal and a switch (20) for outputting one of the tone signals depending on a monitoring device (25) for subsequent amplification and output via a loudspeaker (64). The monitoring device monitors all tone signals, checks them for signal quality and selects the best signal using the switch.

IPC 1-7

H04R 25/00; H04R 27/02

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 25/43 (2013.01); H04R 25/502 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0989775 A1 20000329; EP 0989775 B1 20040331; EP 0772375 A2 19970507; EP 0772375 A3 19980624

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99119254 A 19960703; EP 96110768 A 19960703