US 12,069,439 B2
Alignment between charging elements of a hearing device and a charger
Henrik Nielsen, Roskilde (DK); Søren Davids, Jyllinge (DK); Thomas John Chappell, Evanston, IL (US); and Anders Hjermø Michaelsen, Bagsværd (DK)
Assigned to GN HEARING A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed by GN Hearing A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,611.
Application 18/349,611 is a continuation of application No. 17/411,012, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,792,585.
Application 17/411,012 is a continuation of application No. 16/700,638, filed on Dec. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,202,157, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353960 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/60 (2013.01) [H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 31/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of configuring an insert to be made, the insert being a part of a charger, wherein the insert is for receiving a hearing device having a first charging element, and is for aligning the hearing device and the charger, the charger having a second charging element, the hearing device being a rechargeable hearing device configured to be worn by a user, the method comprising:
obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model, the digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element;
obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model, the digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the second charging element;
creating a digital three-dimensional insert model to align (1) the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and (2) the representation of the second charging element in the three-dimensional charger model.
 
18. A system for configuring an insert to be made, the insert being a part of a charger, wherein the insert is for receiving a hearing device having a first charging element, and is for aligning the hearing device and the charger, the charger comprising a second charging element, the hearing device being a rechargeable hearing device configured to be worn by a user, the system comprising:
one or more communication interfaces configured to obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model, the digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element;
wherein the one or more communication interfaces are also configured to obtain a digital three-dimensional charger model, the digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the second charging element;
wherein the system further comprises a processing unit configured to create a digital three-dimensional insert model to align (1) the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and (2) the representation of the second charging element in the three-dimensional charger model.
 
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, an execution of which by a processing unit will cause a method of configuring a to-be-made insert to be performed, the insert being a part of a charger, wherein the insert is for receiving a hearing device having a first charging element, and is for aligning the hearing device and the charger, the charger comprising a second charging element, the hearing device being a rechargeable hearing device configured to be worn by a user, the method comprising:
obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model, the digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element;
obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model, the digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the second charging element;
creating a digital three-dimensional insert model to align (1) the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and (2) the representation of the second charging element in the three-dimensional charger model.