Cochlear Implant Fitting Software Licensing Heuristics
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of regulatory variations across geographic regions necessitates the creation, testing, and management of multiple versions of cochlear implant fitting software, which is burdensome and expensive, and requires each version to undergo a regulatory approval process.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing cochlear implant fitting software that maintains data for a software package with multiple features and independent licensing heuristics, allowing selective enabling or disabling of features based on specific licensing conditions, enabling a single software package to be used across different regions with controlled access to features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple versions of cochlear implant fitting software are created to comply with different geographic regulations, then regulatory compliance is achieved, but software management complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The software is segmented into modular components where regulatory-specific features can be independently enabled or disabled through licensing heuristics. This allows a single codebase to be divided into compliant segments for different regions without requiring separate software versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The licensing system dynamically enables or disables specific software features based on the geographic region and regulatory requirements. Instead of static versioning, the software adapts its functionality in real-time through licensing heuristics that evaluate regional compliance rules.
2Reliability
If multiple versions of cochlear implant fitting software are created for different geographic regions, then regional regulatory requirements are met, but the burden of creating, testing, debugging, and releasing multiple versions increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal software package is designed to serve multiple geographic regions with different regulatory requirements. The software incorporates multiple licensing heuristics that can be activated based on the target region, eliminating the need to create separate software versions for each region.
Solution Approach 2:
The software uses configurable parameters and licensing heuristics that can be changed to adapt to different regional regulations. Instead of creating new software versions, the existing software's behavior is modified through parameter adjustments and licensing configurations.
3Reliability
If each version of cochlear implant fitting software undergoes a regulatory approval process, then regulatory compliance is ensured, but the release and management process becomes more expensive and burdensome
Solution Approach 1:
The licensing heuristics are pre-configured with regulatory rules for different regions before software deployment. This preliminary configuration allows the software to automatically comply with regional regulations without requiring separate approval processes for each version, as the compliance logic is built-in advance.
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary system includes 1) a storage facility configured to maintain data representative of a cochlear implant fitting software package comprising a plurality of cochlear implant fitting features and maintain data representative of a plurality of independent licensing heuristics corresponding to the plurality of cochlear implant fitting features, wherein each independent licensing heuristic within the plurality of independent licensing heuristics corresponds to a different cochlear implant fitting feature within the plurality of cochlear implant fitting features, and 2) a feature control facility configured to selectively enable or disable each cochlear implant fitting feature in accordance with the corresponding independent licensing heuristic. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.