US 12,081,942 B2
Dynamic stimulus resolution adaption
Zachary Mark Smith, Pymble (AU)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/956,165.
Application 17/956,165 is a continuation of application No. 16/929,434, filed on Jul. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,510,014.
Application 16/929,434 is a continuation of application No. 15/358,225, filed on Nov. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,743,114, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0083125 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
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 H04R 25/305 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/36039 (2017.08); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
one or more input elements configured to receive environmental signals;
a classification module configured to classify an ambient environment of the device based on the received environmental signals;
a processing path configured to convert the environmental signals into one or more output signals for use in delivering stimulation signals to a recipient via one or more stimulation channels; and
a stimulus resolution adaption module configured to set a degree of current spread associated with stimulation signals delivered via a given stimulation channel based on the classification of the ambient environment.