Revision control within hearing-aid fitting software

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9124995-B2
Application number	US-201113340281-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2011
Priority date	Dec 30, 2010
Publication date	Sep 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 1, 2015

Abstract

A method for revision control within hearing-aid fitting software may include storing session fitting data for a plurality of fitting sessions of a hearing assistance device; displaying a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of fitting sessions of the hearing assistance device, the graphical user interface allowing for selection of two or more fitting sessions for display; receiving a selection of a fitting session from the list; and in response to receiving the selection, updating the graphical user interface to include a response curve related to the selected fitting session.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
storing session fitting data for a plurality of fitting sessions of a hearing assistance device;
displaying a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of fitting sessions of the hearing assistance device, the list of the graphical user interface allowing for selection of two or more fitting sessions for display;
receiving a selection of at least two fitting sessions from the list, the selection including a first fitting session and a second fitting session; and
in response to receiving the selection, updating a portion of the graphical user interface to overlay a response curve related to the first fitting session with a response curve related to the second fitting session, wherein the response curve related to the first fitting session is in a first format and the response curved related to the second fitting session is in a second format.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying a graphical user interface includes displaying data representing a current fitting session of the hearing assistance device in the list.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying a graphical user interface includes displaying data representing fitting sessions completed at a time different than the current fitting session in the list.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying in the graphical user interface an option to apply a hearing assistance device profile of a selected fitting session to the hearing assistance device; and
based on receiving a user preference indicating acceptance of the option, updating the hearing assistance device profile with data related to the selected fitting session.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying a response curve related to the first fitting session for a hearing assistance device includes displaying a response curve related to gain curves.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
presenting an option in the graphical user interface to revert settings of the hearing assistance device to data associated with a selected fitting session.

7. A machine-readable storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
store session fitting data for a plurality of fitting sessions of a hearing assistance device;
display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of fitting sessions of the hearing assistance device, the list of the graphical user interface allowing for selection of two or more fitting sessions for display;
receive a selection of at least two fitting sessions from the list including a first fitting session and a second fitting session; and
in response to receiving the selection, update a portion of the graphical user interface to overlay a response curve related to the first fitting session with a response curve related to the second fitting session, wherein the response curve related to the first fitting session is in a first format and the response curved related to the second fitting session is in a second format.

8. The storage device of claim 7 , wherein the graphical user interface includes data representing a current fitting session of the hearing assistance device in the list.

9. The storage device claim 7 , further comprising instructions to:
display in the graphical user interface an option to apply a hearing assistance device profile of a selected fitting session to the hearing assistance device; and
based on receiving a user preference indicating acceptance of the option, update the hearing assistance device profile with data related to the selected fitting session.

10. A system comprising:
a storage device configured to store session fitting data for a plurality of fitting sessions of a hearing assistance device; and
a display device configured to display a graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of fitting sessions of the hearing assistance device, the list of the graphical user interface configured to allow for selection of two or more fitting sessions for display; and
an input interface configured to receive a selection of at least two fitting sessions from the list including a first fitting session and a second fitting sessions, and wherein a portion of the graphical user interface is, in response to the selection, updated to overlay a response curve related to the first fitting session with a response curve related to the second fitting session, wherein the response curve related to the first fitting session is in a first format and the response curved related to the second fitting session is in a second format.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an option to apply a hearing assistance device profile of a selected fitting session to the hearing assistance device; and
based on receiving a user preference indicating acceptance of the option, updating the hearing assistance device profile with data related to the selected fitting session.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the response curve related to the first fitting session is a gain curve.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the session fitting data includes gain settings for the hearing assistance device.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the session fitting data includes noise management parameters.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the list includes a time associated with a fitting session.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the hearing assistance device is a behind-the-ear hearing assistance device.

Assignees

• Burk Matthew
• Edgar Daniel Mark
• Starkey Lab Inc

Inventors

• Burk Matthew
• Edgar Daniel Mark

Classifications

• H04R25/00

  Electric hearing aids · CPC title

• H04R25/30

  Monitoring or testing of hearing aids, e.g. functioning, settings, battery power · CPC title

• H04R25/70 Primary

  Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting · CPC title