US 12,089,012 B2
Auditory function screening
Mark James Syms, Paradise Valley, AZ (US)
Assigned to Listen Up Hearing Technologies, LLC, Paradise Valley, AZ (US)
Filed by Listen Up Hearing Technologies, LLC, Paradise Valley, AZ (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/690,991.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292070 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 29/001 (2013.01) [H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
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1. An auditory function screening device configured to screen a user for possible hearing loss, comprising:
a controller;
a speaker coupled to the controller and configured to generate tones of each frequency of a set of test frequencies;
a microphone coupled to the controller and configured to detect ambient noise;
an actuator, coupled to the controller and configured to be activated to initiate an auditory function screening test;
a display coupled to the controller and configured to display an indication corresponding to a total number of generated tones; and
a memory coupled to the controller, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the controller cause the auditory function screening device to perform the auditory function screening test, the auditory function screening test comprising:
detecting an ambient noise amplitude from the ambient noise;
determining a gain adjustment based on the detected ambient noise amplitude;
generating a predetermined number of tones of each frequency of the set of test frequencies at a predetermined gain level based on the gain adjustment;
presenting an indication corresponding to the total number of generated tones; and
causing a use counter to be incremented, wherein the use counter indicates a number of times that the auditory function screening device has been used during a monitored usage period, wherein causing the use counter to be incremented comprises sending a message to an external computing device.