Hearing Device Remote Fine-Tuning via Server Computing Program
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of adjusting hearing device settings for hearing-impaired users leads to time-consuming and inefficient fine-tuning processes, requiring multiple follow-up meetings between users and hearing care professionals, and existing systems lack real-time solutions for unsatisfactory output signals.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a hearing device, an electronic device, and a server with a computing program that allows for remote fine-tuning by transmitting service requests and receiving responses based on initial fitting parameters, audiograms, and current settings, enabling immediate adjustments to hearing device settings via Bluetooth or other wireless communication technologies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hearing device settings are made flexible and comprehensive to achieve good personalized settings, then the quality of hearing compensation is improved, but the complexity of adjustment increases and requires multiple follow-up meetings
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to self-adjust hearing device settings by submitting service requests through electronic devices. The computing program automatically processes these requests and generates fine-tuning settings without requiring professional intervention for every adjustment, allowing users to service themselves while maintaining high-quality personalized settings
Solution Approach 2:
A server acts as an intermediary between the user's electronic device and the hearing device. The server receives service requests, transmits them to the computing program, and delivers fine-tuning settings back to the hearing device, simplifying the adjustment process while maintaining comprehensive settings capability
2Reliability
If multiple follow-up meetings are held to fine-tune settings, then the quality of hearing compensation is improved, but the time consumption for both user and professional increases
Solution Approach 1:
Users can submit service requests at any time through their electronic devices, and the computing program provides fine-tuning settings automatically. This eliminates the need for multiple scheduled follow-up meetings, dramatically reducing time consumption while maintaining the ability to achieve high-quality personalized settings
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes service requests through the computing program to generate fine-tuning settings before the user needs them. The server and computing program are ready to immediately process requests and provide settings, eliminating waiting time associated with scheduling and conducting follow-up meetings
3Speed
If real-time processing of service requests is implemented, then the responsiveness to unsatisfactory output signals is improved, but the computational requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that handles the computational burden of real-time processing. It receives service requests from electronic devices, forwards them to the computing program, and delivers responses back. This distributed architecture enables real-time responsiveness without concentrating all computational complexity in a single device
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the processing function across multiple components: the hearing device detects unsatisfactory signals, the electronic device transmits service requests, the server manages communication, and the computing program generates fine-tuning settings. This segmentation enables real-time processing while distributing system complexity across manageable modules
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AI summary
The system comprising a hearing device comprising a processing unit configured to receive an input signal and provide a processed output signal for compensating a hearing loss of a user; an electronic device configured to communicate with the hearing device; a server configured for communicating with the electronic device, wherein the server comprises one or more of: a plurality of initial fitting parameters, a plurality of audiograms of the user, and/or a plurality of current settings of the hearing device; a computing program in the server; wherein the electronic device is configured to transmit a service request to the server upon a detection of an unsatisfactory processed output signal; where the server transmits the required services/info to the computing program; wherein the computing program is configured to process the service request and provide a response to the service request based on required services/info; where the computing program is configured to transmit the response to the hearing device via the server and via the electronic device.