Method for activating a hearing device
View Patent ↗A hearing device is activated by operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device, by operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase and by operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase. Thereby, the hearing device user can examine a correct functioning of the hearing device before its insertion into the ear. In addition, the hearing device can thereafter be inserted without that a feedback signal is generated.
1. A method to activate a hearing device, comprising the steps of
operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase,
estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
triggering a transition from the first to the second phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating the currently active phase.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second phase has a fixed length.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of triggering a transition from the second the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of triggering a beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.
8. A method to activate a hearing device, the method comprising the steps of
operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase, and
terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating the currently active phase.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second phase has a fixed length.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
triggering a transition from the second to the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of adjusting a length of the second phase as a function of an inner state of the hearing device.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of triggering the beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.
15. A method to activate a hearing device, the method comprising the steps of
operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase,
estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
triggering a transition from the second to the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first phase has a fixed length.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating a currently active phase.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein a transition from the first to the second phase is triggered by a user interaction.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of triggering a transition from the first to the second phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
22. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of adjusting a length of the first phase as a function of an inner state of the hearing device.
23. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of triggering a beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.
24. A hearing device comprising
a microphone,
a signal processing unit, and
a receiver, the microphone being operatively connected to the receiver via the signal processing unit, the hearing device further comprises:
means for operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
means for operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
means for operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase,
means for estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
means for triggering a transition from the first to the second phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
25. The hearing device of claim 24 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating the currently active phase.
26. The hearing device of claim 24 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
27. The hearing device of claim 24 , wherein the second phase has a fixed length.
28. The hearing device of claim 24 , further comprising means for terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
29. The hearing device of claim 24 , further comprising means for triggering a transition from the second to the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
30. The hearing device of claim 24 , further comprising means for triggering the beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.
31. A hearing device comprising
a microphone,
a signal processing unit, and
a receiver, the microphone being operatively connected to the receiver via the signal processing unit, the hearing device further comprises:
means for operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
means for operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
means for operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase, and
means for terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
32. The hearing device of claim 31 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating the currently active phase.
33. The hearing device of claim 31 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
34. The hearing device of claim 31 , wherein the second phase has a fixed length.
35. The hearing device of claim 31 , further comprising:
means for estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
means for triggering a transition from the second to the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
36. The hearing device of claim 31 , further comprising means for adjusting a length of the second phase as a function of an inner state of the hearing device.
37. The hearing device of claim 31 , further comprising means for triggering a beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.
38. A hearing device comprising
a microphone,
a signal processing unit, and
a receiver, the microphone being operatively connected to the receiver via the signal processing unit, the hearing device further comprises:
means for operating the hearing device in an operating mode in a first phase after supplying energy to internal circuitry of the hearing device,
means for operating the hearing device in a reduced operating mode in a second phase,
means for operating the hearing device in a selectable operating mode in a third phase, and
means for estimating a feedback transfer function of the hearing device, and
means for triggering a transition from the second to the third phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
39. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating a currently active phase.
40. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for generating a signal indicating a configuration in the third phase.
41. The hearing device of claim 38 , wherein the first phase has a fixed length.
42. The hearing device of claim 38 , wherein a transition from the first to the second phase is capable of being triggered by a user interaction.
43. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for triggering a transition from the first to the second phase as a result of the estimated feedback transfer function.
44. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for terminating the first phase as soon as a feedback signal has been detected during a preset length.
45. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for adjusting a length of the first phase as a function of an inner state of the hearing device.
46. The hearing device of claim 38 , further comprising means for triggering a beginning of the first phase by inserting a battery into the hearing device.