Hearing device with peripheral identification units

Details Hearing device with peripheral identification units Hearing device with peripheral identification units

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2614)

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Hearing aids, electrical

Programming interface circuitry

C381S312000, C381S323000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09610284

ABSTRACT:
Hearing aid fitted with a central processing unit (1) having peripherals (3E,3A) connected to its input and output. Each peripheral includes an identification unit (5) having an output connected to a first input of a comparator (9). A second input of the comparator is connected to a read-only identification memory (11) containing identification features of the peripherals. An output of the comparator drives a configuration memory (15). As a result, the hearing aid self identifies its current configuration based on the identification of the peripherals.

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