Patent ID: 8165330
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A method for a wireless data transfer between a hearing aid and an external device, comprising: receiving data sent from the external device by an internal receiving device in the hearing aid, the data received via a wireless connection; switching the hearing aid into a receiving mode in response to the receiving data; wherein while the internal receiving device is in the receiving mode the internal receiving device is constantly switched on in order to receive the data; and switching the hearing aid to a standby mode in response to no data being received from the external device via the wireless connection, wherein while the internal receiving device is in the standby mode the internal receiving device is alternately switched on and off in a uniformly repeating duty ratio of on/off durations in order to detect the receipt of further data from the external device via the wireless connection; wherein the duration of the switched-on and switched-off phases of the internal I receiving device in standby mode is selected within a duty ratio range of 1/9 to 2/3 in order to detect the receipt of the further data from the external device via the wireless connection.