Systems for providing power to a hearing assistance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9100764-B2
Application number	US-68936207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2007
Priority date	Mar 21, 2007
Publication date	Aug 4, 2015
Grant date	Aug 4, 2015

Abstract

Disclosed herein, among other things, is an apparatus for connection to a hearing assistance device having a DAI compatible interface compatible with direct audio input (DAI) signals. According to an embodiment, the apparatus includes a connector to connect to the DAI-compatible interface. The connector includes audio and ground connections compatible with the DAI-compatible interface. The connector further includes a power connection adapted to provide power to the hearing assistance device. The apparatus also includes a power source electrically connected to the connector. The power source is adapted to charge one or more energy storing devices, such as batteries, within the hearing assistance device, according to various embodiments. In an embodiment, the power source is adapted to supplement power provided to the hearing assistance device by the one or more energy storing devices within the device.

First claim

We claim:

1. An apparatus for connection to a hearing assistance device having a DAI compatible interface compatible with direct audio input (DAI) signals, comprising:
a connector to connect to the DAI-compatible interface, the connector including audio and ground connections compatible with the DAI-compatible interface and a power connection adapted to provide power to the hearing assistance device;
a power source electrically connected to the connector;
wireless communicatio…

Assignees

• Solum Jeffrey Paul
• Sanguino Jorge
• Starkey Lab Inc

Inventors

• Solum Jeffrey Paul
• Sanguino Jorge

Classifications

• H04R25/556

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04R25/602 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04R2420/07

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04R2225/31

  Electricity · mapped topic