US 12,064,261 B2
Hearing assistance device incorporating virtual audio interface for therapy guidance
Justin R. Burwinkel, Eden Prairie, MN (US); Carlos Renato Nakagawa, Eden Prairie, MN (US); and Jason A. Galster, Studio City, CA (US)
Assigned to Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,321.
Application 18/100,321 is a continuation of application No. 15/589,298, filed on May 8, 2017, granted, now 11,559,252.
Prior Publication US 2023/0255554 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/486 (2013.01) [A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61B 5/741 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G09B 21/006 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04S 7/304 (2013.01); A61B 2505/09 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0625 (2013.01); A63B 2071/063 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented by a hearing assistance device adapted to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
generating, by the hearing assistance device, a sequence of audio cues that audibly guide the wearer through a series of actions involving the wearer's head and neck in accordance with a predetermined corrective or therapeutic maneuver;
sensing, using one or more sensors of the hearing assistance device, movement of the head during each of the actions;
determining, by a processor of the hearing assistance device, whether head movement for an action associated with each audio cue has been correctly or incorrectly executed by the wearer; and
producing, by the processor, an output indicative of successful execution of the actions by the wearer upon determining that the head movement has been successfully executed; or
producing, by the processor, an output indicative of unsuccessful execution of the actions by the wearer upon determining that the head movement has been unsuccessfully executed.