APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SPEECH PROCESSORS AND FOR PROVIDING PRIVATE DATA INPUT VIA THE SAME - Patent 0840581

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EP 0 840 581 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/20

(21)	Application number: 96920635.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.06.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 11/ 00^{( . )}
A61N 1/ 36^{( . )}
H04R 25/ 00^{( . )}

A61F 11/ 04^{( . )}
G10L 15/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/AU1996/000403

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/001314 (16.01.1997 Gazette 1997/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

28.06.1995 WO 1995AU00380

(71)	Applicant: Cochlear Limited
	Lane Cove, NSW 2066 (AU)

(72)	Inventors:
	SINGLE, Peter Epping, NSW 2112 (AU) MACAULAY, Bruce Surrey, British Columbia V3R 0V8 (CA) DALY, Christopher, Newton Bilgola Plateau, NSW 2107 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Wharton, Peter Robert
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Inventions House Valley Court, Canal Road Bradford BD1 4SP Bradford BD1 4SP (GB)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SPEECH PROCESSORS AND FOR PROVIDING PRIVATE DATA INPUT VIA THE SAME