Global Patent Index - EP 2712211 B1

EP 2712211 B1 20150916 - Hearing aid for providing phone signals

Title (en)

Hearing aid for providing phone signals

Title (de)

Hörgerät zum Wiedergeben von Telefonsignalen

Title (fr)

Prothèse auditive pour reproduire des signaux téléphoniques

Publication

EP 2712211 B1 20150916 (EN)

Application

EP 12185952 A 20120925

Priority

EP 12185952 A 20120925

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2712211A1] A hearing system includes a first hearing aid, the first hearing aid comprising: a first microphone for converting sound into electrical signals; a processor communicatively coupled to the first microphone, wherein the processor is configured to provide an output based on the electrical signals from the first microphone; a first speaker communicatively coupled to the processor, and is configured to provide an acoustic signal based on the output provided by the processor; and a first communication device configured to receive a control signal transmitted from a second hearing aid in response to a reception or detection of a signal associated with a phone by the second hearing aid; wherein the first hearing aid is configured to reduce a gain of the first hearing aid to a non-zero value in response to the control signal received from the second hearing aid.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 25/552 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2225/53 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2712211 A1 20140326; EP 2712211 B1 20150916; DK 2712211 T3 20151207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12185952 A 20120925; DK 12185952 T 20120925