Patent ID: 8265315
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A hearing aid system comprising: a) a hearing instrument comprising a rechargeable battery for energizing the hearing instrument, and b) a charging station, adapted for allowing a hearing instrument to be mounted and the battery to be recharged without removing the battery from the hearing instrument, wherein the hearing instrument further comprises a volatile data memory, wherein basic data for the configuration of the hearing instrument are stored during normal operation, and wherein the charging station comprises a data memory, wherein the basic data for the configuration of the hearing instrument can be stored, and wherein the system further comprises: c) a connection allowing communication between the charging station and the hearing instrument, to allow the basic data for the configuration of the hearing instrument to be transferred from the data memory of the charging station to the data memory of the hearing instrument, when the hearing instrument is mounted in the charging station.