US 12,257,511 B2
Hearing device with age detection
Richard Kulavik, San Jose, CA (US); and Michael A. Jessup, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., White Plains, NY (US)
Filed by Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., White Plains, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,365.
Application 18/363,365 is a continuation of application No. 17/667,613, filed on Feb. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,731,055.
Application 17/667,613 is a continuation of application No. 16/379,388, filed on Apr. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,278,815, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 16/379,388 is a continuation of application No. 14/457,936, filed on Aug. 12, 2014, granted, now 10,258,887, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/895,475, filed on Oct. 25, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0372826 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/212 (2014.01); A63F 13/215 (2014.01); A63F 13/98 (2014.01); A63F 13/73 (2014.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/79 (2014.09) [A63F 13/212 (2014.09); A63F 13/215 (2014.09); A63F 13/98 (2014.09); A63F 13/73 (2014.09); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, via a hearing device, an age of a user wearing the hearing device, wherein:
the hearing device comprises one or both of a sensor and an accessory,
the one or both of the sensor and the accessory are configured to determine the age of the user wearing the hearing device,
the accessory is unique to the user; and
configuring operation of the hearing device according to the determined age of the user.