Prosthesis functionality control and data presentation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11917375-B2
Application number	US-202016800170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

A portable body carried device, including a mobile computer having a display, wherein the portable body carried device is configured to receive data from a hearing prosthesis, such as a cochlear implant, and present an interface display on the display from among a plurality of different interface displays based on the received data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a medical device including a stimulation device configured to be attached to a recipient and configured to stimulate the recipient based on input; and
a remote device including an output system, the remote device being configured to communicate with the medical device, wherein
the system is configured to analyze data relating to the medical device,
the system is configured to provide an interface output from the output system from among a plurality of different interface outputs based on the analysis, thereby prioritizing the provided interface output without a user of the remote device having to prompt that interface output, and
the data relating to the medical device is at least one of:
data indicative of a type of data that is being inputted into the medical device;
data indicative of a source of data that is being inputted into the medical device;
data indicative of content of data that is being inputted into the medical device;
data indicative of a magnitude of a feature of data that is being inputted into the medical device;
data indicative of how the medical device is being used;
data indicative of how the medical device is currently configured; or
data indicative of an ambient environment of the medical device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device is configured to automatically prioritize a first interface output superseding a prior interface output based on the data.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the interface output is an interface audio message; and
the system is configured to provide the interface audio message from among a plurality of different interface audio messages based on the analysis.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the interface output is an interface audio message;
the medical device is a hearing prosthesis;
the system is configured to provide the interface audio message from among a plurality of different interface audio messages based on the analysis;
the remote device is configured to automatically prioritize a first interface audio message superseding a prior interface audio message based on the data;
the stimulation of the recipient is stimulation that evokes a hearing percept; and
the remote device is configured to automatically provide a second interface audio message superseding a prior interface audio message based on the data, the second interface audio message requesting adjustment input from the recipient regarding whether to adjust a hearing prosthesis adaptive functionality control, wherein the remote device is configured to receive the adjustment input from the recipient via the user interface adjusting an adaptive functionality of the hearing prosthesis, and the remote device is configured to output a signal to the hearing prosthesis instructing the hearing prosthesis to adjust the adaptive functionality based on the adjustment input.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is a hearing prosthesis and the stimulation of the recipient is stimulation that evokes a hearing percept and the remote device is configured to automatically present a first interface via the output system superseding a prior interface presented via the output system based on the data, the first interface having a hearing prosthesis volume control, wherein the remote device is configured to receive adjustment input from the recipient via the output system adjusting the volume of the hearing prosthesis, and the remote device is configured to output a signal to the hearing prosthesis instructing the hearing prosthesis to adjust the volume based on the adjustment input.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the remote device is configured to automatically prioritize a first interface audio message superseding a prior interface audio message based on the data.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the remote device is configured to automatically present a second interface via the output system superseding a prior interface presented via the output system based on the data, the second interface having a hearing prosthesis adaptive functionality control, wherein the remote device is configured to receive the adjustment input from the recipient via the output system adjusting an adaptive functionality of the hearing prosthesis, and the remote device is configured to output a signal to the hearing prosthesis instructing the hearing prosthesis to adjust the adaptive functionality based on the adjustment input.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
the medical device is a hearing prosthesis;
the interface output is an interface audio message;
the system is configured to provide the interface audio message from among a plurality of different interface audio messages based on the analysis;
the stimulation of the recipient is stimulation that evokes a hearing percept; and
the first interface audio message is a message indicating the current volume setting of the hearing prosthesis, wherein the remote device is configured to receive adjustment input from the recipient via a user interface adjusting the volume of the hearing prosthesis, and the remote device is configured to output a signal to the hearing prosthesis instructing the hearing prosthesis to adjust the volume based on the adjustment input.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the medical device is configured to analyze the data; and
the remote device is configured to present an interface display via the output system from among a plurality of different interface displays based on a signal pertaining to the analyzed data received from the medical device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein:
the remote device is also configured to analyze the data; and
the remote device is configured to present an interface display via the output system from among a plurality of different interface displays based on the analyzed data analyzed by the remote device.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the medical device is a hearing prosthesis;
the stimulation of the recipient is stimulation that evokes a hearing percept;
the hearing prosthesis is a multimode hearing prosthesis;
the data is data indicative of the hearing prosthesis being utilized in one or more modes; and
the system is configured to automatically prioritize interface displays via the output system from among a plurality of different interface displays based on the received data.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the multimode hearing prosthesis includes a first sub-system corresponding to a cochlear implant and a second sub-system configured to evoke a hearing percept based on a different principle of operation from that of the cochlear implant;
the system is configured to automatically present a first interface display via the output system prioritizing a set of controls for one of the first sub-system or the second sub-system upon an automatic determination by the system that the hybrid hearing prosthesis is being utilized in a first mode; and
the system is configured to automatically present a second interface display via the output system prioritizing a set of controls for the other of the first sub-system or the second sub-system upon an automatic determination by the system that the hybrid hearing prosthesis is being utilized in a second mode different from the first mode.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the interface output is an interface audio message;
the system is configured to provide the interface audio message from among a plurality of different interface audio messages based on the analysis;
the medical device is a hearing prosthesis;
the stimulation of the recipient evokes a hearing percept; and

Assignees

• Cochlear Ltd

Inventors

• Popovac Ivana
• RODRIGUES Victor Manuel
• Verma Rishubh
• Oplinger Kenneth
• Frieding Jan Patrick
• Schindhelm Adam

Classifications

• H04R25/558 Primary

  Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H03G1/02

  Remote control of amplification, tone or bandwidth (combined with remote tuning or selection of resonant circuits H03J) · CPC title

• H04M1/6066

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• H04M1/72454

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title