Patent ID: 9363612
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a hearing aid capable of receiving a plurality of input signals, the method comprising the steps of: extracting source device identification information embedded in one or more of the input signals, wherein the source device identification information identifies a specific signal source device from which a particular input signal originates; selecting from the plurality of input signals one or more selected signals to be processed; processing the selected signals using one or more hearing programs; and generating an output signal of the hearing aid by said processing of the selected signals; wherein the step of selecting is at least partly dependent on the extracted source device identification information, or wherein the step of processing is at least partly dependent on the extracted source device identification information, wherein said source device identification information that identifies the specific signal source device is at least one of the following: a media access control address; an international mobile subscriber identity number; a mobile subscriber identity number; an Internet protocol address; a telephone number; a person's or device's name; a serial number; and a geographical position.