Cloud Hearing Aid Management for Remote Fitting Adjustments
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost of hearing aids due to traditional marketing methods and the need for in-person adjustments of hearing aid parameters, which are not optimized for individual environmental needs, leads to dissatisfaction and inefficiency in hearing aid usage.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based hearing aid management system that includes user and management servers, utilizing neural networks and audiometry data to remotely recommend and adjust hearing aid parameters based on individual hearing profiles and environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional physical store marketing methods are used, then hearing aid sales can be conducted with face-to-face service, but the costs of renting physical stores and manpower are high, resulting in high hearing aid prices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical store environment through an online platform, where hearing aid fitting and adjustment services are replicated digitally. The system captures and processes audio data from users remotely, generating audiograms and prescribing hearing aid parameters without requiring physical presence, thus copying the essential function of physical stores while eliminating their high operational costs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical store operations (renting premises, employing staff, in-person consultations) with an automated electronic system. The online platform uses algorithms to process audiometry data, generate hearing prescriptions, and adjust hearing aid parameters remotely, substituting human expertise and physical infrastructure with computational processes
2Ease of operation
If hearing aid parameters are adjusted in physical stores, then initial fitting can be performed, but users cannot receive timely adjustments for different environments after leaving the store
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adaptability by enabling real-time remote adjustment of hearing aid parameters based on the user's current environment. The system continuously receives audio data from the user's surroundings, processes it to determine optimal hearing parameters, and automatically adjusts the hearing aid settings accordingly, making the system adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback loop where the user's environmental audio data is continuously collected, processed to generate hearing prescriptions, and used to adjust hearing aid parameters in real-time. This closed-loop system ensures that the hearing aids are continuously optimized for the user's current listening environment without requiring manual intervention
3Ease of operation
If multiple physical stores are maintained for adjustments, then users can access fitting staff, but the number of stores and costs must be continuously increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal online platform that consolidates multiple functions previously requiring separate physical locations. The same platform handles initial hearing assessments, ongoing adjustments, and environmental adaptations for all users, eliminating the need for multiple specialized physical stores while maintaining comprehensive service capabilities
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AI summary
A cloud-based hearing aid management system and a method thereof is provided. The system includes a user device configured to output audiometry information and generate an audiogram based on a user's input indicating that if the audiometry information can be heard. The user device transmits the audiogram to a management server, such that the audiogram is converted into a hearing parameter, and hearing-loss characteristic value are extracted from the audiogram. The management server incorporates the hearing-loss characteristic value into a hearing aid recommendation table to generate corresponding hearing aid recommendation information. The present invention can recommend a hearing aid suitable for the user by operating a remote computer. In addition, the fitting staff adjusts the sound producing parameters of the hearing aid according to the user's requirement, which provides a convenient new consumption method.