US 11,701,516 B2
Optimization tool for auditory devices
Christopher L. Boven, Chicago, IL (US); and Reagan John Roberts, Barrington, IL (US)
Assigned to Soundwave Hearing, LLC, Glendale Heights, IL (US)
Filed by Soundwave Hearing, LLC, Glendale Heights, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/566,819.
Application 17/566,819 is a continuation of application No. 15/832,536, filed on Dec. 5, 2017, granted, now 11,213,680.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/430,062, filed on Dec. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0118255 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36038 (2017.08) [H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36039 (2017.08); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling parameter settings of an auditory device for a user comprising:
an auditory device processor;
an auditory device output mechanism controlled by the auditory device processor, the auditory device output mechanism including one or more modifiable parameter settings;
an auditory input sensor configured to detect an environmental sound and communicate with the auditory device processor;
a database in communication with the auditory device processor, the database including a reference bank of environmental sounds and corresponding sound profiles, each sound profile including an associated set of parameter settings;
a memory in communication with the auditory device processor and including instructions that, when executed by the auditory device processor, cause the auditory device processor to:
while the auditory input sensor is detecting a first environmental sound, receive a sound selection from the user, wherein the sound selection is a set of parameter settings, wherein the sound selection is associated with the first environmental sound;
store a first sound profile in the reference bank corresponding to the first environmental sound, and wherein the set of parameter settings of the sound selection is associated with the first sound profile;
receive a second environmental sound detected by the auditory input sensor;
analyze a frequency content of the second environmental sound;
compare the frequency content of the second environmental sound with the reference bank of environmental sounds and corresponding sound profiles stored in the database;
in response to the comparison, select one of the sound profiles corresponding to the second environmental sound; and
automatically adjust the parameter settings of the auditory device output mechanism to match the set of parameter settings associated with the selected sound profile.