Universal Hearing Aid Controller via Removable SD Radio Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hearing aids lack a simple, secure, and flexible wireless control solution that can work across different manufacturers and data carrier frequencies, requiring separate proprietary remote control devices for each brand.
Innovation Solution
A mobile user device is configured as a wireless controller for hearing aids using a removable communication module with a radio interface and antenna controller, which can be securely configured to communicate with various hearing aids by storing and retrieving settings from a user account, allowing for interchangeable use across different devices and manufacturers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If proprietary wireless interfaces with manufacturer-specific carrier frequencies and protocol stacks are used, then hearing aid control functionality is achieved, but device compatibility and user convenience deteriorate due to the need for separate remote control devices for each manufacturer
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile user device is designed to function as a universal wireless controller for hearing aids from different manufacturers. The device can establish wireless data links with hearing aids using different carrier frequencies (e.g., 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz) and supports multiple protocol stacks, allowing a single device to replace multiple manufacturer-specific remote controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless interface parameters of the mobile user device are made configurable to match different hearing aid specifications. The device can change its operating carrier frequency and protocol stack based on the detected hearing aid type, enabling compatibility across multiple manufacturers while maintaining reliable control functionality.
2Reliability
If manufacturer-specific remote control devices are provided, then control functionality is reliable, but device complexity and cost increase due to requiring separate devices for each hearing aid brand
Solution Approach 1:
The functionality of multiple manufacturer-specific remote control devices is merged into a single mobile user device. By integrating support for multiple wireless protocols and frequencies, the invention combines what would otherwise require separate devices into one universal controller, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile user device serves multiple functions across different hearing aid ecosystems. Instead of requiring dedicated remote controls for each manufacturer, the universal device can control hearing aids from multiple brands, eliminating the need for users to maintain multiple specialized devices.
3Use of energy by moving object
If low-energy wireless links with carrier frequencies between 0.1 and 500 MHz are used, then energy consumption is reduced, but communication range and data transmission capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication parameters are made adaptable based on operational requirements. The system can switch between low-energy frequencies (0.1-500 MHz) for normal operation and higher frequencies (2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz) when enhanced data transmission capability is needed, allowing dynamic optimization of the energy-performance tradeoff.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for configuring a mobile user device as a remote controller for a hearing aid, said mobile user device, comprising a removable secure digital (SD) card, comprising a radio interface and an antenna controller for configuring said radio interface for wireless communication with said hearing aid; and, a computer-readable memory for storing a software application for remotely controlling said hearing aid via said communication module; said method comprising: requesting a communication module identifier, from said communication module; sending a request for hearing aid setting information associated with said hearing aid to a server, said request comprising said communication module identifier; receiving at least part of said hearing aid setting information if said server determines on the basis of said communication module identifier that access to said hearing aid setting information by said mobile user device is allowed; and, configuring the radio interface of said communication module on the basis of said hearing aid setting information.