Hearing system and finger ring for the hearing system
View Patent ↗The hearing system comprises a finger ring and a hearing device body. The finger ring includes: a first short-distance wireless communication portion; a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the first short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs it; and a first power source portion that supplies power to the first short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion. The talk device body includes: a second short-distance wireless communication portion that communicates with the first short-distance wireless communication portion; a microphone; a voice signal output portion that makes the second short-distance wireless communication portion output the voice signal according to a voice captured by the microphone; and a second power source portion that supplies power to the second short-distance wireless communication portion, the microphone, and the voice signal output portion.
1. A finger ring used for a hearing system, comprising:
a short-distance wireless communication portion;
a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs the cartilage conduction vibration;
a power source portion that performs electric power supply to the short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion; and
a power-source switch that turns on/off a power source of the power source portion, wherein the short-distance wireless communication portion outputs an on/off-state of the power source portion to outside;
wherein the power-source switch includes a self-holding function that holds the on state for a predetermined self-time span; and
wherein count operation during the self-holding time span is reset at each turning on operation of the power source portion and restarted.
2. A finger ring used for a hearing system, comprising:
a short-distance wireless communication portion;
a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs the cartilage conduction vibration; and
a power source portion that performs electric power supply to the short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion,
wherein the vibration output portion includes a piezoelectric bimorph; and
wherein the power source portion includes a voltage step-up circuit that drives the piezoelectric bimorph.
3. The finger ring according to claim 2 , wherein the vibration output portion includes an electromagnetic vibration portion.
4. The finger ring according to claim 2 , wherein the hearing system is a hearing aid system.
5. The finger ring according to claim 2 , further comprising a microphone.
6. A finger ring used for a mobile phone system as a hearing system, comprising:
a short-distance wireless communication portion;
a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs the cartilage conduction vibration;
a power source portion that performs electric power supply to the short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion;
a control portion that receives an incoming signal via the short-distance wireless communication portion to make the power source portion start the electric power supply; and
an incoming alert vibration portion that notifies a phone call based on the incoming signal.
7. The finger ring according to claim 6 , wherein the vibration output portion doubles as the incoming alert vibration portion.
8. A finger ring used for a mobile phone system as a hearing system, comprising:
a short-distance wireless communication portion;
a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs the cartilage conduction vibration;
a power source portion that performs electric power supply to the short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion; and
a manual operation switch, wherein the short-distance wireless communication portion outputs a signal corresponding to a call/answer operation by the manual switch to the mobile phone.
9. A finger ring used for a mobile phone system as a hearing system, comprising:
a short-distance wireless communication portion;
a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs the cartilage conduction vibration; and
a power source portion that performs electric power supply to the short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion,
wherein the vibration output portion includes a piezoelectric bimorph; and
wherein the power source portion includes a voltage step-up circuit that drives the piezoelectric bimorph.
10. The finger ring according to claim 8 , wherein the vibration output portion includes an electromagnetic vibration portion.
11. The finger ring according to claim 8 , wherein the vibration output portion outputs the cartilage conduction vibration that is transmittable to an ear cartilage via a finger when the finger contacts the ear cartilage.
12. The finger ring according to claim 11 , wherein the ear cartilage is of a tragus.