Patent ID: 9615179
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A method of indicating the reception of voice in a hearing assistance system that is constructed and arranged to assist a user to better hear the voice of another person, the method comprising: using a detector that is capable of determining whether or not speech has been received by the hearing assistance system to detect the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system; and in response to detecting the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system, visually indicating the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system, wherein visually indicating comprises: visually indicating, with a first visual indicator that is capable of being seen by the person whose voice was detected, the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system when the voice is received within a first active sound reception angle; and visually indicating, with a second visual indicator that is capable of being seen by the person whose voice was detected, the reception of the voice of another person by the hearing assistance system when the voice is received within a second active sound reception angle that is different than the first active sound reception angle.