Patent ID: 9602932
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A hearing aid comprising: an input transducer configured to output an audio signal based on a signal applied to the input transducer; a processor configured to compensate a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid and to output a hearing loss compensated audio signal; an output transducer configured to output an auditory output signal based on the hearing loss compensated audio signal, wherein the auditory output signal is to be received by a human auditory system; a wireless communication unit; and an operating system configured to control the wireless communication unit to perform communication with one or more devices, wherein the operating system comprises a scheduler configured to receive communication requests associated with respective communication tasks and to schedule at least one of the communication tasks based on a task priority and a state of a power supply of the hearing aid, and wherein the scheduler is configured to determine a possible start time for performing a next communication task based on a recovery time period for the power supply.