Patent ID: 9078070
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A hearing instrument comprising: a body of a hearing aid or cochlear implant; a plurality of electronic components within the body, including a transducer; an inertial sensor mechanically coupled with the body, the inertial sensor being configured to monitor the motion of the body and generate a movement signal representative of the body motion and representative of a first program in a plurality of programs; and a controller operatively coupled with the inertial sensor, the controller configured to process the movement signal to detect a recognizable movement pattern associated with the first program and control power usage by at least one or more of the electronic components as a function of the movement signal, wherein the inertial sensor draws less than about 10 percent of a total power draw of the hearing instrument during a given period if the transducer is on about ⅔ of the given period, and wherein the recognizable movement pattern is associated with a predetermined tapping pattern on a head of a user wearing the hearing instrument.