Patent ID: 9227060
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a sound processing unit that operates in accordance with a first program by applying noise reduction to an audio signal in accordance with a noise reduction parameter while the sound processing unit operates in accordance with the first program; an implantable cochlear stimulator communicatively coupled to the sound processing unit and that applies stimulation representative of the noise reduced audio signal to a patient via one or more electrodes while the sound processing unit operates in accordance with the first program; and a user input facility communicatively coupled to the sound processing unit and that is associated with the noise reduction parameter while the sound processing unit operates in accordance with the first program in order to facilitate manual adjustment of the noise reduction parameter while the sound processing unit operates in accordance with the first program; wherein the sound processing unit switches from operating in accordance with the first program to operating in accordance with a second program by processing the audio signal in accordance with an additional control parameter other than the noise reduction parameter, and wherein, in response to the sound processing switching from operating in accordance with the first program to operating in accordance with the second program, the user input facility is disassociated from the noise reduction parameter and associated with the additional control parameter in order to facilitate manual adjustment of the additional control parameter while the sound processing unit operates in accordance with the second program.