Patent ID: 6078675
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04M,H04R

Abstract:
Communication system for a hearing-aid user and for use in connection with a mobile telephone apparatus having a GSM protocol or a similar mobile telephone system, and where the hearing-aid user wears at least one hearing aid with tele-coil signal input, said system comprising:a headset with a microphone coupled to the mobile telephone via a cable for placing the mobile telephone apparatus at a distance from the hearing aid, and the headset further comprising:a housing, the hearing aid being disposed proximate to the housing;a tele-coil, the tele-coil being disposed in the housing and coupled to the mobile telephone apparatus via the cable for communication with the hearing aid;an audio receiver, the audio receiver being disposed in the housing and coupled to the tele-coil; andwherein the tele-coil is arranged in such a manner that an axis of the coil points in a direction towards the hearing aid.