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US 9,565,500 · App. 14/640,638 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Apparatus and method for canceling feedback in hearing aid

Inventors: Jung-Soo Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Yang-Wook Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R25/45H04R25/554
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Patent No.
US 9,565,500
App. No.
14/640,638
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting, by the electronic device, a control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of a hearing aid, to the hearing aid, and transmitting a reception signal from a counterpart electronic device to the hearing aid.

Claims (96)

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the electronic device, a control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of a hearing aid, to the hearing aid;

transmitting a reception signal provided from a counterpart electronic device to the hearing aid;

checking if the electronic device provides an event service with the counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device; and

transmitting the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid if the electronic device provides the event service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the reception signal to the hearing aid comprises transmitting the reception signal provided from the counterpart electronic device to the hearing aid using a short-range communication method.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the reception signal to the hearing aid comprises transmitting the reception signal provided from the counterpart electronic device to the hearing aid using a bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol communication method deforming one or more of a data transmission interval and a data transmission duration.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

collecting a sound signal through a microphone of the electronic device; and

transmitting at least a portion of the sound signal collected through the microphone of the electronic device to the hearing aid.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the transmitting of the at least the portion of the sound signal to the hearing aid comprises:

separating the sound signal collected through the microphone of the electronic device into a surrounding sound and a user voice; and

transmitting the surrounding sound to the hearing aid.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, if an event with the counterpart electronic device has ended, transmitting the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, if the control signal for controlling the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid is transmitted to the hearing aid, inactivating a speaker of the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the control signal for controlling the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid comprises, if a telephony event with the counterpart electronic device takes place, transmitting the control signal for controlling the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the reception signal to the hearing aid comprises:

checking if a danger situation is sensed based on a sound signal received from a microphone of the electronic device; and

transmitting, if the danger situation is sensed, a danger signal to the hearing aid.

10. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the electronic device, a control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of a hearing aid, to the hearing aid;

transmitting a sound signal collected through a microphone of the electronic device, to the hearing aid;

checking if the electronic device provides a telephony service with a counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device; and

if the electronic device provides the telephony service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device, transmitting the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising, before the transmitting of the control signal to the hearing aid:

collecting electronic tag information of the hearing aid; and

communicating with the hearing aid based on the electronic tag information.

12. A method of operating a hearing aid, the method comprising:

controlling, by the hearing aid, a microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid based on a control signal provided from an electronic device;

amplifying a sound signal provided from the electronic device;

outputting the amplified sound signal to a speaker of the hearing aid; and

receiving, from the electronic device, a control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid,

wherein the electronic device is configured to:

check if the electronic device provides a telephony service with a counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device, and

transmit the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid if the electronic device provides the telephony service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the controlling of the microphone sensitivity comprises controlling the microphone sensitivity such that a microphone of the hearing aid is inactivated, based on the control signal provided from the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

checking a state of an event with the electronic device;

restoring, if the event with the electronic device has ended or has been paused, the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid;

amplifying a sound signal collected through the microphone of the hearing aid; and

outputting the amplified sound signal through the speaker of the hearing aid.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

restoring, if the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid is received from the electronic device, the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid;

amplifying a sound signal collected through the microphone of the hearing aid; and

outputting the amplified sound signal through the speaker of the hearing aid.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit a control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of a hearing aid, to the hearing aid through the transceiver,

transmit a reception signal provided from a counterpart electronic device to the hearing aid through the transceiver,

check if the electronic device provides an event service with the counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device, and

if the electronic device provides the event service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device, transmit a control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with the hearing aid using a short-range communication method.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with the hearing aid using a bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol communication method deforming one or more of a data transmission interval and a data transmission duration.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit at least a portion of a sound signal collected through the microphone of the electronic device to the hearing aid through the transceiver.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

separate the sound signal collected through the microphone of the electronic device into a surrounding sound and a user voice; and

transmit the surrounding sound to the hearing aid through the transceiver.

21. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, if an event with the counterpart electronic device has ended, the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid through the transceiver.

22. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, if the control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid is transmitted to the hearing aid, the at least one processor is further configured to inactivate a speaker of the electronic device.

23. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, if a telephony event with the counterpart electronic device takes place, the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the control signal for controlling the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid through the transceiver.

24. An electronic device comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit a control signal for controlling a microphone sensitivity of a hearing aid to the hearing aid through the transceiver,

transmit a sound signal collected through a microphone of the electronic device, to the hearing aid,

check if the electronic device provides a telephony service with a counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device, and

if the electronic device provides the telephony service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device, transmit a control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid.

25. The electronic device of claim 24 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:

collect electronic tag information of the hearing aid; and

communicate with the hearing aid based on the electronic tag information.

26. A hearing aid apparatus comprising:

at least one microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

control a microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid based on a control signal provided from an electronic device,

amplify a sound signal provided from the electronic device through the transceiver,

output the amplified sound signal to a speaker of the hearing aid, and

receive, from the electronic device, a control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid,

wherein the electronic device is configured to:

check if the electronic device provides a telephony service with a counterpart electronic device using a peripheral device, and

transmit the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid to the hearing aid if the electronic device provides the telephony service with the counterpart electronic device using the peripheral device.

27. The hearing aid apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the microphone sensitivity such that the at least one microphone of the hearing aid is inactivated, based on the control signal provided from the electronic device.

28. The hearing aid apparatus of claim 26 , wherein, if an event with the electronic device has ended or has been paused, the at least one processor is further configured to:

restore the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid;

amplify a sound signal collected through the at least one microphone of the hearing aid; and

output the amplified sound signal through the speaker of the hearing aid.

29. The hearing aid apparatus of claim 26 , wherein, if the control signal for restoring the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid is received from the electronic device through the transceiver, the at least one processor is further configured to:

restore the microphone sensitivity of the hearing aid;

amplify a sound signal collected through the at least one microphone of the hearing aid; and

output the amplified sound signal through the speaker of the hearing aid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2015
From: KIM, JUNG-SOO; KIM, YANG-WOOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0027390 · Mar 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150256947A1 · Sep 10, 2015