Patent ID: 9613028
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04R

Claim:
1. A method for updating a hearing aid profile stored in a hearing aid, comprising: establishing a data link between the hearing aid and a hearing aid profile service; transmitting a hearing aid profile update request to the hearing aid profile service; receiving an updated hearing aid profile from the hearing aid profile service at the hearing aid, wherein the updated hearing aid profile is customized and generated by the hearing aid profile service responsive to the hearing aid profile update request; processing audio received at the hearing aid in accordance with the updated hearing aid profile; evaluating the processed audio; transmitting an evaluation of the updated hearing aid profile to the hearing aid profile service when the updated hearing aid profile is unacceptable; saving the updated hearing aid profile at the hearing aid when the evaluation is acceptable; capturing at least some sound as an audio sample by the hearing aid; and associating the audio sample with the hearing aid profile update request; associating meta-data with the audio sample, the meta-data including an indication of a target audio component; wherein the hearing aid profile service is located at a remote location relative to the hearing aid; wherein the hearing aid profile update request is sent by a personal computing device in communication with the hearing aid; and wherein the data link between the personal computing device and the hearing aid profile service is over a network.