Patent ID: 9516438
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A hearing aid remote fitting system comprising a first client, an external device, a control server, and communications hardware in each of saif first client, external device and control server to allow the first client, the external device and the control server to communicate with a hearing aid system, wherein said first client comprises fitting software configured to fit the hearing aid system based on a selected hearing aid user profile having a unique user identification and fitting connection software configured to request said control server to establish a communication channel between said first client and said external device, wherein said external device comprises a unique device identification, external device connection software configured to provide said unique device identification to the control server, a redirector configured to direct the content of the data transmitted over said direct communication channel to the hearing aid system, and wherein said control server comprises a look-up database holding pairs of unique hearing aid user identifications and unique device identifications, and an interface configured to provide the direct communication channel between the first client and the external device based on corresponding user and device identifications, wherein said remote fitting system is adapted such that data for fitting the hearing aid system are transmitted using said first client, said communication channel and said external device.