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 hearing system comprising:
a finger ring including:
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 the cartilage conduction vibration; and
a first power source portion that performs electric power supply to the first short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion; and
a hearing device main body including:
a second short-distance wireless communication portion that performs wireless communication 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 performs electric power supply to the second short-distance wireless communication portion, the microphone, and the voice signal output portion,
wherein the vibration output portion includes a piezoelectric bimorph; and
wherein the first power source portion includes a voltage step-up circuit that drives the piezoelectric bimorph.
2. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration output portion outputs the cartilage conduction vibration transmittable to an ear cartilage via a finger when the finger contacts the ear cartilage.
3. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the finger ring further includes a power-source switch that turns on/off a power source of the first power source portion; and wherein the second power source portion is remotely controlled in accordance with an on/off-state of the power-source switch that is transmitted from the first short-distance wireless communication portion via the second short-distance wireless communication portion.
4. A hearing system comprising:
a finger ring including:
a first short-distance wireless communication portion; and
a first power source portion that performs electric power supply to the first short-distance wireless communication portion; and
a mobile phone including:
a second short-distance wireless communication portion that performs wireless communication with the first short-distance wireless communication portion;
a microphone;
a voice signal output portion that outputs a voice captured by the microphone as a hearing device voice; and
a second power source portion that performs electric power supply to the microphone and the voice signal output portion,
wherein the finger ring further comprises a manual operation switch, and
wherein the first short-distance wireless communication portion outputs a signal corresponding to a call/answer operation by the manual switch to the second short-distance wireless communication portion of the mobile phone.
5. The hearing system according to claim 4 , wherein the finger ring further includes a power-source switch that turns on/off a power source of the power source portion, wherein the first short-distance wireless communication portion outputs an on/off-state of the power source switch, which is transmitted to the mobile phone via the second short-distance wireless communication.
6. A hearing system comprising:
a finger ring including:
a power-source switch that turns on/off a power source;
a first short-distance wireless communication portion that transmits an on/off-state of the power-source switch; and
a first power source portion that performs electric power supply to the first short-distance wireless communication portion; and
a hearing device main body including:
a second short-distance wireless communication portion that performs wireless communication with the first short-distance wireless communication portion;
a microphone;
a voice signal output portion that outputs a voice captured by the microphone as a hearing device voice; and
a second power source portion that performs electric power supply to the microphone and the voice signal output portion,
wherein the first 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.
7. The hearing system according to claim 6 , wherein the hearing system is for a mobile phone system.
8. A hearing system comprising:
a finger ring including:
a first short-distance wireless communication portion; and
a first power source portion that performs electric power supply to the first short-distance wireless communication portion; and
a mobile phone including:
a second short-distance wireless communication portion that performs wireless communication with the first short-distance wireless communication portion;
a microphone;
a voice signal output portion that outputs a voice captured by the microphone as a hearing device voice; and
a second power source portion that performs electric power supply to the microphone and the voice signal output portion,
wherein the finger ring further includes a control portion that receives an incoming signal via the short-distance wireless communication portion, and an incoming alert vibration portion that notifies a phone call based on the incoming signal.
9. The hearing system according to claim 8 , wherein the finger ring further includes a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, and wherein the vibration output portion doubles as the incoming alert vibration portion.
10. The hearing system according to claim 8 , wherein the finger ring further includes a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, wherein the vibration output portion includes a piezoelectric bimorph; and wherein the first power source portion includes a voltage step-up circuit that drives the piezoelectric bimorph.
11. The hearing system according to claim 8 , wherein the finger ring further includes a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, and wherein the vibration output portion includes an electromagnetic vibration portion.
12. The hearing system according to claim 8 , wherein the finger ring further includes a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, and 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.
13. The hearing system according to claim 12 , wherein the ear cartilage is of a tragus.