Global Patent Index - EP 1304905 B1

EP 1304905 B1 20130313 - A hearing aid and a method of operating a hearing aid

Title (en)

A hearing aid and a method of operating a hearing aid

Title (de)

Hörgerät und Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Hörgeräts

Title (fr)

Prothèse auditive et procédé de commande d'une prothèse auditive

Publication

EP 1304905 B1 20130313 (EN)

Application

EP 02079246 A 20021009

Priority

DK PA200101504 A 20011012

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1304905A2] A hearing aid comprising a housing with a connector enabling an external device to be connected thereto. The connector includes a set of closely spaced electrical terminals operatively connected to one or more internal hearing aid components. The hearing aid also comprises detecting means adapted for determining whether an external device is connected or unconnected to the hearing aid, and the hearing aid is adapted for keeping the set of closely spaced electrical terminals at a substantially equal electrical potential during at least a part of the time periods wherein an external device is unconnected. The invention also relates to a hearing aid implemented method of operating a hearing aid and a program comprising code adapted for operating a hearing aid.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04R 25/556 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1304905 A2 20030423; EP 1304905 A3 20080813; EP 1304905 B1 20130313; DK 1304905 T3 20130506

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02079246 A 20021009; DK 02079246 T 20021009