Hearing Accessory Audio Configuration for Stream Priority Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recent developments in wireless audio streaming for hearing devices present challenges in managing and customizing audio configurations, including visibility settings and priority rules for different audio devices.
Innovation Solution
An accessory device with an interface, processor, and memory is used to manage and update audio configurations for hearing devices, including visibility settings and priority rules, allowing users to customize audio reception and manage wireless audio streams effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wireless audio streaming is enabled in hearing devices, then audio reception capability is improved, but management and customization of audio configurations becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an accessory device as an intermediary between the user and the hearing device's audio configuration system. This intermediary device manages the complexity of audio configuration by providing a user interface and processing logic that simplifies how users interact with and customize audio settings, thereby resolving the contradiction between enhanced audio reception capability and complex configuration management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the audio configuration management system into separate components: the hearing device that handles audio reception and the accessory device that handles configuration management. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function, improving audio reception capability while offloading configuration complexity to a dedicated management interface.
2Ease of operation
If users are allowed to customize audio configurations and visibility settings, then user experience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory device enables users to independently manage and customize their own audio configurations through an intuitive interface. Users can adjust visibility settings, audio priorities, and other parameters without requiring technical assistance, thereby improving ease of operation while the system automatically handles the underlying complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory device serves as a mediator that translates user-friendly operations into detailed configuration commands for the hearing device. This intermediary layer shields users from the inherent complexity of audio configuration systems while still enabling comprehensive customization options.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple audio devices and priority rules are supported, then adaptability is improved, but difficulty of detecting and measuring configurations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory device implements feedback mechanisms that monitor and report the current audio configuration state, including which devices are connected and what priority rules are active. This feedback system makes the complex multi-device configuration transparent and easily detectable, resolving the contradiction between enhanced adaptability and increased difficulty of detecting configuration states.
Data Source
AI summary
A hearing device and an accessory device for a hearing device is disclosed, the accessory device comprising an interface, one or more processors, and a memory, the memory having an audio configuration of the hearing device stored therein, the audio configuration comprising a visibility setting indicative of the hearing device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive, via the interface, a configuration request for update of the audio configuration, the configuration request comprising an updated visibility setting; determine, in response to the configuration request, an updated audio configuration including the updated visibility setting; and transmit, via the interface, the updated audio configuration to the hearing device.