METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AS VOICE CONTROLLER

摘要

A system for communication between one or more remotely controllable devices and a hearing assistance device includes a gateway device. The hearing assistance device detects voice commands issued by its wearer. The gateway device wirelessly communicates with the hearing assistance device, produces one or more control signals based on the voice commands, and routes the one or more control signals to one or more devices selected from the one or more remotely controllable devices according to the voice command.

主权项

1. A system for communication between one or more remotely controllable devices and a hearing assistance device configured to be worn by a wearer and to receive and process sounds, comprising:
a gateway device including:
a first communication circuit configured to receive a command signal from the hearing assistance device via a wireless communication link, the command signal representative of a voice command detected from the processed sounds by the hearing assistance device; anda control signal generator configured to generate one or more control signals based on the voice command; and one or more automation controllers communicatively coupled to the gateway device and communicatively coupled to the one or more remotely controllable devices, the one or more automation controllers configured to receive the one or more control signals and control the one or more remotely controllable devices using the one or more control signals.