US 12,323,769 B1
Ear-worn device configured for over-the-counter and prescription use
Matthew de Jonge, Brooklyn, NY (US); Andrew J. Casper, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US); and Nicholas Morris, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to Chromatic Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Chromatic Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,481.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/271,682, filed on Oct. 25, 2021.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/554 (2013.01) [H04R 25/50 (2013.01)] 53 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling an output of an ear-worn device, the ear-worn device storing a plurality of features thereon, wherein a first feature of the plurality of features is used to generate the output of the ear-worn device, the method comprising:
using at least one processor to perform:
transmitting a first command to the ear-worn device, wherein the first command is configured to cause the ear-worn device to adjust the first feature to a first setting included in a first range of settings;
after transmitting the first command, receiving input indicative of permission to adjust the first feature to a second setting different from the first setting and included in a second range of settings different from the first range of settings; and
after receiving the input, transmitting, to the ear-worn device, a second command, wherein the second command is configured to cause the ear-worn device to adjust the first feature to the second setting.