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Aided ear bud

Patent 7593537 Issued on September 22, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 7, 2027. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 11759502 filed on 06/07/2007

US Classes:

381/315Remote control, wireless, or alarm

Examiners

Primary: Ni, Suhan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04R 25/00

Abstract

An aided ear bud device is provided that operates as a hearing aid device as well as an ear bud device for a wireless phone. The aided ear bud normally operates as a hearing aid device. The aided ear bud state is changed by a verified input from a wireless phone. Upon the change in state, the microphone input from the aided ear bud is remotely output to the wireless phone while the incoming transmission from the wireless phone is combined with the microphone input and output to the user. The ear bud device can be modified to receive analog or digital inputs from other outside sources.

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